Parallel import is not a technical term. So there is no standard definition.
It is generally believed that smuggled goods that do not pay customs duties are parallel imports. Actually this definition is not accurate. What goods are sold by auction after being sealed up by the customs? I don't know. I think parallel imports refer to products that should not be sold in a certain country or region, but are sold in that country or region, or products that are not directly sold by authorized regular dealers. He has nothing to do with the place of origin, only with the place of sale!
2. Is there a difference between parallel imports and licensed products?
First of all, licensed products are guaranteed products that can be sold in Chinese mainland. Parallel imports are products that can enjoy warranty abroad (it is impossible to go abroad for warranty if smuggled in). If our licensed products are taken abroad, they are also parallel imports!
So there is no difference between parallel imports and licensed products.
3. What are the parallel imports?
Generally speaking, parallel imports are divided into Hong Kong Bank (Bank B), European Water (Water Reform), Malay Bank, North American Edition and so on.
As the name implies, the above four models are licensed in the above areas! But after arriving in China, it became parallel imports.
4. Where do parallel imports come from?
As we all know, almost all mobile phone brands in the world have production plants in China, Nokia in Beijing and Dongguan, Samsung in Tianjin and Shenzhen ... Therefore, the licensed products are produced in China (except for a few models).
Take Samsung as an example. Before Samsung set up a factory in Chinese mainland, there were three kinds of parallel imports: parallel imports (smuggled goods produced in Korea without paying customs duties), Hong Kong goods and parallel imports (European machines were translated by software).
Since Samsung set up a factory in Tianjin (including Shenzhen KJ), Samsung's parallel imports have only been replaced by Hong Kong banks (including Malay parallel imports) and water. At the same time, because the price of Hong Kong banks (made in Tianjin or KJ) is not as good as that of water reform and the warranty is not as good as that of licensed goods, they have gradually withdrawn from the market. Now Samsung's parallel imports basically refer to water reform. Of course, sometimes some parallel imports from Southeast Asia, such as those from Singapore and Malaysia, will also flow into China.
Samsung's licensed products and parallel products (water reform) are different in hardware, so the software versions can't brush each other. But the function is exactly the same. The only difference is the price, appearance and warranty. Samsung licensed products can enjoy the warranty of Samsung KF, while all parallel products can only be guaranteed by the seller. Because the quality of Samsung's mobile phones has always been excellent, Samsung's parallel imports have always been very popular in China. It is said that more than 80% of Samsung mobile phones in China are parallel imports.
Therefore, some parallel imports are produced at home and some are produced abroad.
5. What are the characteristics of Hong Kong banks?
Hong Kong banks are parallel imports.
Characterized in that:
First, there is no guarantee that it will be in the Mainland;
B, the appearance is the same as the licensed goods;
C, produced in Tianjin or KJ, also originated in Korea;
D. use traditional Chinese characters for labels and instructions;
E. Input methods include pinyin input and pinyin input.
F, the price is slightly cheaper than the licensed goods.
Bank of Hong Kong is also called Bank B..
6. What is water diversion (goods B)?
The name was invented by JS. There is no such thing. JS changed the label and shell of water reform to be the same as licensed products through various methods. In order to obtain higher profits.
To a certain extent, water separation can be regarded as a machine for water renovation and shell replacement, because no matter how the shell is changed (or the label of the shell is changed), the original hardware state is changed.
7. What are the disadvantages of water diversion?
A, it's not original parallel imports, so any problems may happen in the future. The more common problem is that the label of an impostor anycall falls off as soon as it is touched. The outer screen is covered with dust. The machine is loose. Wait.
B. Pretending to be licensed goods or selling them at high prices by banks in Hong Kong. In fact, the price of water diversion should be lower than that of pure water diversion because it is not original.
C, when there is a problem, it is easy to produce disputes.
8. What is water reform?
Water reform is a licensed parallel import in Europe and America after the software is sinicized (of course, there is no Chinese).
This kind of parallel imports are produced abroad, so the quality of hardware is not lower than that of licensed products. There may be some bugs in the original Chinese software. After improvement, it has exactly the same function as the authorized software.
Water reform is also called pure water.
9. What are the characteristics of water reform?
There is no anycall in the shell of water reform, and there are Samsung. The labels of batteries and accessories for water reform are all in foreign languages. The instructions are copied and the quality is rough. And it may not match the function of the mobile phone!
Generally, there is no charge for water reform, only line charges, because Europeans don't have to charge by seat. However, js usually comes with a garbage charger, which is generally not available.
10 and what are the parallel versions? what do you think?
Samsung mobile phone view command version are:
Check whether the software version is *#9999# and the licensed product is *# 1234#. Or *#8999#8378#
Check that the hardware version is *#8888# and the authorized product is * #111#. Or *#8999#8378#
The last two characters are the version number.
1 1. What is a fake?
Cheap goods are commonly known as diverted goods and refurbished goods.
12. Is the Bank of Hong Kong worth buying?
Not worth it. Reason: the price of Hong Kong bank is slightly lower than that of licensed goods, but there is no warranty of Samsung kf; At the same time, compared with water reform, the price is much higher.
So there is a general saying that transportation is not as good as water (reform) and ports (transportation) are not as good as transportation.
13 and js may do something about parallel imports.
A. pass off fakes as good goods. This is easy to distinguish, as long as you eliminate the worship of licensed goods and know a little about parallel imports, you can distinguish it.
B. confuse the real with the fake. Fake batteries are more common.
14, how to distinguish refurbished machines?
A carefully look at the screen for traces, data cable, earphone hole, speaker hole and tape hanging hole for dust.
B carefully observe whether the battery lock of the fuselage has poke marks, whether the rotating shafts of the upper and lower covers have rotation marks, and whether the two protrusions of the upper cover have indentations.
C carefully check whether there are records in WAP, voice function and call record information function.
The shell depends on comparison (comparing brightness, uniformity, hue, granularity with the verified machine ...)
F smell, the new machine has sandalwood smell, which is different from ordinary detergent and perfume. The body can't have sticky wax and oil (if there is, it has been beautified by JS).
G carefully check whether the contact point between the SIM card and the battery of the fuselage has wear marks (distinguish the other contact points).
H. Check whether the joint gap of the shell is even, whether it is below 1MM, whether there are prying marks, and whether there are prying marks at the two sealing points under the screen in the upper cover.
I used the new machine to compare the elasticity of the keys and the brightness of the internal and external display screens.
J Look carefully at the fixed gong nail of the fuselage for rotary printing, painting and inking (you can use a magnifying glass) and prying marks on the trademark.
15, is there a data line for parallel imports?
Some parallel data lines are standard, such as s200. Some don't.
16. What's the price difference between parallel imports and licensed products?
At the initial stage of listing, the price of parallel imports was equivalent to about 60% of the licensed price. In the future, with the decline of prices, the price difference is generally around 20-30%.
17. Why did the price of parallel imports rise instead of falling during the holidays?
This is completely market law. During the holidays, parallel imports are in short supply, so the price increase is normal. Licensed goods generally have activities during festivals.
18. When is a good time to buy parallel imports?
In theory, you can buy parallel imports at any time.
For novices and people who don't know whether the accessories are true or false, it is recommended to buy them when parallel imports are just listed, because the quality of accessories can be guaranteed at this time. But the price is higher at this time.
19, how to distinguish parallel batteries?
A. The label adopts secondary printing technology, with the front facing the light, and the color of the barcode part is black; The surface of the label has traces similar to those drawn by a pencil; Label handwriting and texture are clear.
B. The battery case material is firm and not easy to be damaged, so it is difficult to open the battery by general means.
C. The appearance has a certain roughness, but it feels very comfortable; Fine longitudinal scratches on the inner surface can be seen under the light.
D the width of the battery electrode and the cell of the mobile phone is appropriate, and the corresponding position below the battery electrode is marked with "+"| "-". The isolation material of the battery charging electrode is the same as the shell, but it is different, with a line in the middle.
E. The dot of the charging sign switch should be orange, which makes it feel tight when you pull it.
F, the pressing part of the battery lock is flat, and both ends are reinforced by metal clips; The manufacturer logo on the battery is very clear. There is a mold number on the bottom of the battery.
G, the battery on the phone, combined.
H, knock on the middle of the battery with your hand, with a full voice and no sense of emptiness.
The most effective way to judge whether the battery is true or false is standby time.
20. How to judge the charger of parallel imports?
Parallel imports are gray, the plug is a flat two-pin plug, and there are English letters at the end of the line near the mobile phone. The label is pure English and light blue aluminum-plastic paper, and six lines of English are written on the aluminum-plastic paper: the first line is: travel adapter, and the second line is model: * * * * * *. The third line is input (input voltage):100-240VAC50-60hz0.15a, the fourth line is output voltage: 0.5V==0.7A, and the first line is S/N (serial number): * * * * *. Look at the technology of the interface, the workmanship is very detailed and regular, the screws are polygonal, and there are small numbers at the fine needle of the mobile phone. The contact color at the interface is bright and consistent, the touch of the line is soft and not bright, and English words are printed on the line. But the fake line is hard and bright, and there may be Chinese pinyin!
In addition, the 1 terminal of the mobile phone has 1 small circuits.
There is no real seat fee for parallel imports ~ ~ The original seat fee for licensed products should be like this:
A. When the battery is not plugged in for charging, the indicator light does not light up;
B. Plug in the line charger, and the seat charger will perform self-inspection, and the indicator light will turn red-green-orange in turn, and then turn red to indicate charging;
C. When fully charged, the indicator light turns green and will not change.
2 1. Why are some parallel imports made in China?
This is because Samsung's line punch has been in general use since n628. Some parallel imports are packed and punched in China.
What do 22.4 10, 4 10c and 4 18 stand for respectively?
Generally speaking, the last digit of the Chinese version of Samsung products is 8, 0 stands for European version, so 4 18 is Chinese licensed code, 4 10 is European version code, and 4 10C is Southeast Asia (Malaysia) version.
The three functions are the same.
23. What are the vouchers for purchasing parallel imports?
Generally speaking, the purchase of parallel imports has the following documents:
A. The sales shipping document stamped by the seller is equivalent to the invoice.
B, warranty card, this is not a formal warranty card, but a parallel seller's commitment to parallel imports.
24. Parallel warranty?
Because parallel mobile phones are also mobile phones, you can ask for warranty.
Generally speaking, the warranty conditions of parallel imports should be agreed with the seller before purchase. It is more common to change the machine in 15 days, and the warranty is 1 year (6 months for accessories). These terms should be written in the sales document or warranty certificate.
If the warranty is not required, the purchase price can be reduced.
25. Can parallel imports enjoy the warranty of Samsung KF?
Free warranty is not allowed.
But as long as it is paid, Samsung KF can definitely provide services.
30. Can parallel batteries be made in China?
Of course. The quality of domestic batteries such as Scud and Desai can be comparable to the original ones.
There may be some differences in size, color and capacity.
Interviewee: Anonymous 3-9 17:32
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Too many people are vague about the concepts of parallel imports and licensed products. I would like to take this opportunity to explain them clearly to you.
1. First of all, it is certain that parallel imports and licensed products are produced by regular manufacturers.
Parallel imports do not mean that products are mixed with water. Don't treat parallel imports as fakes. At present, the technical integration of mobile phones is not backward enough for people to copy, unless it is OEM products, such as Kejian and Samsung, Lenovo and LG, Shouxin and Nokia, etc., but it is also a formal transfer of property rights. Therefore, there is no essential difference between parallel imports and licensed products. You don't have to look at parallel imports very badly.
2. So what's the difference between parallel imports and licensed products? The answer mainly lies in the different differences in regional sales and services.
The so-called concept of parallel imports is only a regional sales concept, or you can roughly and mainly regard it as a service concept accompanying regional sales, rather than an essential concept. In fact, at the time of purchase, we can see that a valuable service of the manufacturer is virtually tied up in the branch company in the product sales area. Whether it is necessary or not, the cost is different.
Having said that, I have to mention that you should not underestimate this difference. Yes, the difference between parallel imports and licensed products leads to the price difference, but it comes at a price. I will analyze them one by one, and first talk about why there is a price difference. Because of this difference, the strategy of the headquarters for each market region (here only costs, including production, publicity, sales, service, research and development, etc.). ) or the requirements of market regions are different, so the value of the mobile phone itself and its bundled services is different in each market region. Of course, the price expressed by value is even different, and it must be influenced by factors such as supply and demand. Specific examples are mentioned below.
In fact, everyone doesn't think there is any difference between parallel imports and licensed products, so I will give you the most common example to talk about the performance of this difference in real life. The T68i you bought from Hong Kong is broken. You get it from the customer service department in Chinese mainland and ask for it to be repaired. Miss turned you down because your T68i is a parallel product. You said no, when I bought it in Hong Kong, it was obviously licensed. Did that store cheat me? In fact, you have not been cheated. Your T68i is indeed licensed in Hong Kong, but since your T68i is not sold in Chinese mainland and you have not paid the service fee to the customer service in Chinese mainland (or your service fee has been bound to the customer service in Hong Kong), the customer service in Chinese mainland has no obligation to repair it for you. Obviously, in this case, the difference appears. Compared with the licensed T68i sold in Chinese mainland, your Hongkong T68i is the so-called parallel import.
As for the price, I think the biggest price of buying parallel imports is this, and I believe everyone will agree.
There are some big and small differences and costs, which I will mention later.
3. Continue the above example. You have an idea. You said I could pay, but it's no use. Miss said we have no right.
The headquarters has strict division and requirements for the activities carried out by regional branches, and any irregular cross-departmental and cross-regional activities will only disrupt the whole market order. Miss said to fix it for you, and everyone went to Hong Kong to buy a mobile phone. Who doesn't know that mobile phones in Hong Kong are cheap? At least the service fee I subsidize is less than the difference between parallel imports and licensed products. By the way, why not go to Hong Kong?
Hong Kong has low tariffs and low commodity costs. Products generally come from foreign factories, with advanced production technology, large-scale production and guaranteed quality. What's more, China simply assembled the materials, but they fell apart when they fell; In the effective management system of local departments, a young lady does three jobs, but a young lady in Chinese mainland does the opposite (I have a good reason to see that one person answers the phone to ask questions, one person logs in to the computer, and one person goes to the computer room to study with a faulty machine). The above is also a concrete example of the price difference.
Besides, even if there is a huge price difference between Hongkong and Chinese mainland, you can still enjoy the same service (regardless of the service quality here), and the consequences can be imagined.
Then at least we know that parallel imports and licensed products are born from the same root, but the treatment is definitely different. Do you buy parallel goods to take advantage of the price or licensed goods to enjoy the service? Let's decide.
By the way, this is actually a kind of discrimination, I personally think. Why is the market price in Chinese mainland always more expensive than other places? Why do we always get the new machine slower than others in Chinese mainland, or it is someone else's garbage, and we still regard it as a treasure? Why can't our market in Chinese mainland always enjoy the service in line with international standards? Of course, we also have our own shortcomings, our own system problems, our own communication problems, and so on. But what else have we seen? Our market in Chinese mainland is not taken seriously. Those foreign manufacturers will say that Chinese mainland is a big market with great potential, and we attach great importance to this nonsense, but in fact it seems so. Really? Personally, I think that foreign manufacturers attach great importance to the profits in Chinese mainland market (this is of course a fact), while ignoring the further development of the profits in Chinese mainland market. Foreign manufacturers will only sell their products in China, will not try to make us buy them again, and will not serve us wholeheartedly (this is another reason why the state forces three guarantees). Our level is limited. At present, domestic products are not ready to compete with foreign products. We still want to buy foreign products, and the profits are waiting for foreign manufacturers to collect them. So it is not unreasonable for foreign manufacturers to do so. What other versions, different accessories and so on? However, events such as Alcatel's Bluetooth incident, Panasonic's machine recycling, Ericsson's quality problems and so on, as long as they are not monopolies, are enough to destroy a company, but they appear in our Chinese mainland market, and we just tinker with them. This is not a general neglect, but contempt and discrimination. What does the whole Chinese mainland market take for granted? Proving ground! If there is something wrong, correct it quickly so as not to damage other markets. I don't say this because I don't want everyone to stop buying products from foreign manufacturers in the future. It is a good thing that the domestic market is getting more and more attention now. Moreover, everyone should also pay attention to their own rights and interests, update their consumption concepts, seek proper channels to solve anything wrong (like the method of smashing a big rush in Wuhan, Mercedes-Benz still ignores it), and tell everyone so that no one will be deceived. I also believe that we will be strong as soon as possible.
Step 4 get to the point. In addition to the big differences and costs mentioned above, there are some differences and costs that everyone should pay attention to between parallel imports and licensed products. The machines are the same, but the attached things are not necessarily the same. For example, different accessories, some will have bases, condoms, ropes, extra batteries, etc., not necessarily in other regions. It's not too late to know the difference before buying, and then decide after weighing, otherwise it's too late to regret losing. Accessories are small things, but more seriously, hardware specifications and software systems are big things. Know whether the machine you want to buy is discriminated against by foreign manufacturers again, and what kind of hardware or version or function is installed for you, or even less. This is not easy to master, but it is generally rare. If you have the conditions, you'd better understand it before buying it.
Actually, I personally think it's better to buy licensed goods. The price is a bit expensive, but at least there is a clear responsibility. Manufacturers can't escape if they want to.
What is parallel, what is licensed, what is good and what is not good, what should be paid attention to, etc., I believe everyone has a clear impression. But I think it is necessary for everyone to know how parallel imports come from. After all, this problem involves the adulteration of parallel imports.
Let me give you a familiar question. Everyone likes Samsung's machine (to be honest, I don't like it very much, but the appearance is ok and the function is not satisfactory), but it is very expensive (compared with the China market). Why? Because Samsung has no factory in Chinese mainland, all mobile phones are produced directly from South Korea and then imported into China, which is much more expensive, but at least the quality is guaranteed. However, not everyone can afford such a price. Some unscrupulous businessmen began to make a bad idea, smuggling some mobile phones back from abroad (generally Europe, because Samsung has the most factories in Europe), changing the system into Chinese (of course, the modified system also has problems), commonly known as burning the machine, and then pretending to be licensed for sale; Even tell you directly that this is parallel imports, because some people are willing to buy cheap parallel imports. In fact, the modified parallel import is no longer a strict parallel import. If your machine is forcibly modified, the manufacturer will not provide you with any service, even if you take it back to the original sales area.
I can't say what kind of parallel imports are, so let's call them adulterated parallel imports. Anyway, everyone will pay attention to it in the future. It's not easy to use and repair this machine, so it's better not to buy it. Here is a good way to distinguish Samsung parallel imports. I am not good at it. Think about it. Samsung printed Anycall instead of Samsung on the machine in Chinese mainland market. If there is Song San, 90% of them are parallel imports, and it is also likely to be adulterated parallel imports (because Samsung's machines in Hong Kong and Taiwan are as expensive and the smuggling profit is not high, and they are generally smuggled to Europe). Each mode has different methods, so I won't describe them one by one. As far as Samsung adulterated parallel imports are concerned, there are few other brands adulterated parallel imports. Please pay attention to Samsung.