Brazil tightens quality control over China imports
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- Category: Ningbo Business
- Published: Tuesday, 23 October 2012 14:15
Brazil plans to impose stricter quality control on imported domestic retail goods from China and other Asian nations, according to a recent statement released by Brazil's National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (INMETRO). In the second quarter of this year, INMETRO has issued a series of instructions to impose strict quality control on imports from China and other Asian nations to prevent the influx of cheap goods. The measures applied to 240,000 models of goods in textiles, steel products, car parts and children's items, particularly toys.
Brazil has issued a series of amendments since this January in regards to mandatory certification, which applies to most electrical household appliances including the microwave, toaster, water heater, kitchen utensils, baby stroller, automotive components, and information technology products. The measures raised higher standards on the function, energy efficiency, safety norm, and labeling of imported products.
The move discouraged many exporters in Ningbo, who has seen growing trade volume to Brazil in recent years. From January to August this year, Ningbo imported 7,068 batches of products to Brazil, worth $ 278 million, a year-on-year growth of 18.75 percent and 11.06 percent respectively.
Ningbo's exporters to the Brazil increased from 957 in 2011 to 1,038 in 2012, up 8.5 percent. However, Ningbo has to face rising trade restrictions from Brazil in recent years. A survey by Ningbo Inspection and Quarantine Bureau shows that Ningbo’s exports to Brazil in 2011 accounted for only 2.5 percent of the total exports, while 7.75 percent of economic loss was resulted from Brazil's trade measures.
