More Than 3 Billion 400 Million U.S. Dollars In Textiles And Other Products In Ningbo Are In Crisis Due To The New EU Law.

Recently, the European Commission issued regulation No. twenty-sixth of 2016, requiring that the content of nonylphenol polyoxyethylene ether (NPE) in textile products should not exceed 0.01% (100ppm).

The pitional period of the regulation is 5 years, that is, from February 2021, products that do not meet the requirement of limitation will not be allowed to be sold or imported in the EU market.

The European Union is the largest market for textile exports in China, with exports exceeding US $3 billion 400 million in 2015.

The ban will have a major impact on the export of key products such as garments, indoor textiles, yarns and weaving fabrics in Ningbo.

The entry exit inspection and Quarantine Bureau reminds the relevant export enterprises that, first, we should pay close attention to and follow up the progress of the new regulations of NPE, understand the specific contents of the prohibition and take the initiative to formulate detailed coping strategies; two, we should make use of the pitional period of laws and regulations, improve the production technology, do research and development of NPE alternative products, and enhance the level of cleaner production technology; three, improve the quality management system, strengthen the quality control of the raw materials and production process, and ensure the export products.

It is in conformity with the laws and regulations and contract requirements of the importing countries.

It is understood that the impact of the new regulation on enterprises is mainly manifested in the following aspects:

First, more than half of the products will face the risk of being eliminated.

NPE is the most commonly used detergent in the textile industry.

It accounts for more than 80% of China's market share.

At present, more than 50% of the textile products in the market will not meet the EU NPE limit requirements, especially in printing, dyeing, leather, chemical fiber and other enterprises.

Two, the cost of production and testing will be greatly improved.

In order to meet the requirements of the new EU regulation, the production enterprises need to upgrade and upgrade the processes such as scouring, bleaching and dyeing. The process is complex and the parameter adjustment is difficult.

At the same time, raw materials and testing costs also need to increase by 10% to 30%.

Three, some textile enterprises will be released ahead of schedule.

Although the EU has given over 5 years of pition, but according to the survey, some European Union customers have asked me to use the new version of the directive to carry out product inspection. The actual implementation time of the directive is ahead of schedule, and some products will face the threat of being eliminated ahead of schedule.