The two new standards of the European Union, EN71-18:2024 and EN71-19:2024, require stricter testing of the migration amounts of phenol and bisphenol A in toys.
For textile enterprises, this new regulation directly affects garment accessory enterprises - zippers, buttons, printing coatings, etc. may all be included in the inspection scope. The owner of a company specializing in children's clothing fabrics in Shaoxing did the math: the cost of a single test has soared from 5,000 yuan in the past to 12,000 yuan, while the profit margin of EU orders is already less than 8%.
The ABNTNBR14725:2023 standard enforced by Brazil can be regarded as a "nightmare" for the textile printing and dyeing industry. The new standard has carried out a major revision of chemical labels, comprehensively upgrading the classification of chemicals, safety data sheets (SDS), and label requirements.
After the new regulations were implemented, the import costs of dyes and auxiliaries rose by 30% directly due to compliance renovations.
Pakistan's policy of imposing an 18% sales tax on e-commerce platforms
Vietnam's policy of requiring e-commerce platforms to withhold taxes and fees from sellers seems to target the domestic market, but in fact, it is "aimed at" China. As 80% of the goods for e-commerce in Vietnam come from China, the new regulations have indirectly raised the terminal selling prices of Chinese goods.
Under the severe situation of both internal and external difficulties, internally, enterprises need to optimize their production structure, enhance inventory management capabilities, leverage digital means to open up sales channels, and explore new marketing paths during the off-season. Externally, the industry needs to accelerate the pace of technological research and development, establish a production system in line with international standards, and unite to deal with trade barriers. In the long run, only by breaking through technological bottlenecks through innovation-driven development and reshaping international competitiveness through brand building can we gain a firm foothold in the global textile industry chain reconstruction and turn this sudden "crisis" into an "opportunity" for the industry's rebirth.