Currently existing problems in my country’s textile export trade
2.1 Trade frictions and trade barriers continue
After my country’s accession to the WTO, the rapid development of the textile industry has broken the global The textile industry has an original market and interest structure, so there are various obstacles to the export of my country's textile products, such as a large number of anti-dumping measures that "squeeze out other people's market share". Lucien de Voges, chairman of the French Textile Industry Federation, has said that import quota restrictions on Chinese textiles should be extended until the end of 2008. "In order to be in line with such agreements signed between China and the United States." Some countries and regions, especially developed countries, still refuse to recognize China's market economy status and even interfere in China's financial policies. From a textile perspective, they believe this is due to the rapid growth of my country's textile exports and the rapid growth of its share in the retail market of importing countries, which has had a certain impact on the manufacturing industry of importing countries, and has even affected the manufacturing industry of some developing countries. With exports declining, my country's textile industry will become the focus of global trade frictions.
Following technical barriers and green barriers, "labor barriers" represented by SA8000 social responsibility certification are becoming another major obstacle to China's export of textiles, because although my country's textile exports have great price advantages Big advantage. However, many of our country's labor force work without any social security. In the face of increasingly strict "labor barrier" measures implemented by importing countries, the textile industry has begun to actively implement a corporate social responsibility system, and in accordance with relevant Chinese laws and regulations and relevant international conventions, it has begun to implement industry self-discipline in line with international practices and my country's national conditions. However, in the early stage of implementing the social responsibility management system, it will definitely be hindered by various factors.
2.2 Problems existing in textile enterprises themselves
Textile enterprises are not very capable of independent production. my country's textile industry production is mainly based on large-scale processing and lacks independent innovation. Since my country's textile processing capacity and processing scale only have advantages in the mid-to-low-end product market, the profit margins of textile export companies are relatively low, and they only earn meager profits in the manufacturing and processing links. Exports are mostly based on OEM or OEM. More than 50% of clothing exports are processed with supplied materials, and more than 30% are processed by the importing country providing trademarks, styles, and paper patterns. Self-owned brand clothing only accounts for about 10%, and the level of design and development is not high, and it is impossible to independently design and produce suitable products. marketable products.
Export costs increase and brand competitiveness is not strong. Factors such as the rise in the RMB exchange rate and the reduction in the export tax rebate rate have become the biggest negative factors for China's textile export enterprises. Generally, the cycle of an export order is three months, and the RMB exchange rate does not tend to be stable, and there will be a larger change in almost a month. Big changes. Due to the low added value of textiles, the appreciation of the RMB has increased the export costs of enterprises. It also reduces the export profits of enterprises. Professor Shi Shijun, a famous economist in Shanghai, pointed out at the 2007 Export Situation Report held in Ningbo that the RMB has continued to rise since the middle of last year, and has now appreciated by nearly 3%. In addition, the tax rebate rate for some textiles has been reduced by 2 since December last year. percentage point. This has greatly aggravated the difficulties of textile enterprises.
The current response measures of industry associations and enterprises in my country's textile export trade
3.1 Response strategies of textile industry associations and chambers of commerce
Textile business guilds and associations should Strive to create a healthy and orderly development environment. According to the requirements of the development of the textile and apparel industry, we will carry out active and effective information services, formulate industry standards to strengthen industry self-discipline, and guide the rapid and stable development of the textile and apparel professional market.
(1) Carry out in-depth public information services in international textiles. Because the production companies themselves have relatively narrow channels for collecting information. Therefore, the Textile Chamber of Commerce should help them expand information channels, tap information resources, ensure that textile enterprises understand textile trends in a timely manner, and establish targeted information collection based on the requirements of international market business to provide the textile and garment industry with more abundant raw materials, products, and technical equipment. , prices and other market information.
(2) Develop industry standards. Strengthen industry self-discipline.
Industry associations and chambers of commerce should give full play to the role of coordination groups and corporate expert teams. For some unfair competition behaviors, measures such as price coordination and enhanced industry self-discipline should be adopted to supervise the law-abiding operations of import and export enterprises to ensure the import and export of textiles. Fair and orderly competition within the enterprise; at the same time, establish and promote the "Construction, Management and Service Standards for the Textile and Garment Professional Market", improve the management and service levels of the professional market, and establish an industry self-discipline mechanism for the textile and garment professional market. Enterprises are required to pay attention to the protection of intellectual property rights and provide relevant guidance to improve their understanding of the social responsibility system, improve the overall quality of the industry, and safeguard the overall interests and image of the industry in the international market.
(3) Promote cooperation and exchanges between the textile and apparel professional market and foreign counterparts. Compared with developed countries, there is a big gap between my country's textile enterprises in terms of technical level and other aspects. Therefore, we should carry out more exchange activities between textile enterprises, especially import and export textile enterprises, and foreign counterparts, expand trading channels in the textile and apparel professional market, and improve international A sense of competition.
(4) Carry out industry training, brand promotion and other service work. Carry out professional textile and clothing market management business training, industry knowledge training, and employee quality training, provide consulting services for the construction planning, operation management, transformation and upgrading of the textile and clothing professional market, and provide related services to improve the corporate brand image of the professional market.
(5) Establish a testing mechanism for the textile industry. In response to the increasing number of foreign trade barriers, my country's textile chamber of commerce and industry associations should actively take measures to face the various disadvantages brought to China's textile exports by the industrial policies and anti-dumping policies of major trading partners such as Europe, the United States, and Japan, and gradually Establish a textile and apparel monitoring system and timely release the export numbers, export prices, export countries and regions of some key products to help my country's textile enterprises correctly understand the market prospects and determine the direction of development.
3.2 Textile enterprises’ own countermeasures
(1) Take the road of innovation. To develop a strong enterprise, it is necessary to guide the overall situation with the scientific outlook on development, and to vigorously enhance its own independent innovation capabilities. The current international economy is in a period of adjustment of the industrial structure, moving towards new development in the direction of technology, knowledge, and service-intensiveness. Facing the new international economic situation, how does my country's textile industry move from "imitation" to "innovation"? For a long time, it has given foreign countries In terms of my country's textile and garment industry where multinational companies work. It is undoubtedly a huge challenge. It is difficult for any enterprise to develop sustainably without innovation, and it cannot occupy the international market solely by exporting low-tech, low-value-added products.
(2) Promote "brand strategy". China's textile industry will inevitably remain at the low end of the international division of labor for a long time. Strengthening brand building is an inevitable choice for China's textile and apparel industry to transform its growth model. In order to break the dilemma of "having scale but lacking brands", many companies have begun to try to export under their own brands.
(3) Promote product diversification, improve product quality and promote industrial upgrading, and improve the industrial system. At present, China's textile and apparel products have low technological content, and trade is still limited to low-value-added, mid- to low-end products. In this regard, my country's textile and garment enterprises must not only actively learn and absorb foreign advanced technological achievements, but also strengthen independent research and development. Adopt new technologies and new techniques to promote the development of the textile industry in the direction of deep processing and finishing, and increase the technological content and added value of products. Strive to enter the mid-to-high-end product market.