The US House Of Representatives Will Introduce Another "Environmental Barrier".

Recently, the United States House of Representatives is currently considering two bills, which will be domestic footwear. Exit Business has considerable impact: the first bill proposes to reform the toxic substances control act, limiting the potential harmful substances such as chemicals and chemical mixtures, including ensuring chemical safety audits, data submitted by chemicals to EPD, and non confidential information submitted for public inspection. Chemical And so on. The second bill, the foreign producers' legal accountability act, was passed by the energy and Commerce Committee in July 21st. The bill stipulates that the export of consumer goods to the United States must appoint a registered American agent. The registered agent must be an American permanent resident or a local enterprise, and authorize the agent to receive legal proceedings on behalf of the manufacturer in the civil proceedings of the state level and the federal court, otherwise the product is prohibited from entering the United States. After registration, it means that the products of overseas manufacturers are also included in the jurisdiction of the United States. Once the quality problems arise, they will be held accountable for legal responsibility.

Meanwhile, the US House of Representatives has recently proposed the toxic metal protection act to the house of Representatives as the next initiative to limit the content of toxic heavy metals in children's products. The newly proposed toxic metal protection law stipulates the limits of toxic heavy metals on four kinds of products intended for children's use: Antimony is 60ppm, barium is 1000ppm, cadmium is 75ppm, chromium is 60ppm.

Inspection and quarantine experts pointed out that the two bills and the law on the protection of toxic substances for children's products will involve a large number of chemical raw materials industry and the downstream products industry of chemical products. The foreign manufacturers' legal accountability act, except chemicals, is clearly listed in the list of products under the jurisdiction of drugs, medical equipment and cosmetics, biological products, consumer goods, pesticides, automobiles or automobile equipment, and children's products include all articles related to children's clothing, food and shelter.

Under the influence of the United States Bill, domestic manufacturers will usher in a more serious trade. Environmental Science This will cause greater burden and pressure on some enterprises, especially the step of registration agency will greatly increase the cost to enter the US market, form additional restrictions on terms of trade, and weaken export advantages.

The United States has always been a traditional export power in the Ningbo region. According to the Ningbo inspection and Quarantine Bureau, in the 1-7 month of this year, the total volume of goods exported to the United States in Ningbo was more than 50 thousand batches, with a value of 1 billion 460 million US dollars, representing an increase of 36% and 43% over the same period last year. Under the influence of the bill, more than ten export products of textile, coating, rubber, chemical fiber, household appliances and children's shoes will be affected to varying degrees.

For this reason, the inspection and quarantine department urgently reminds relevant export enterprises to respond positively and strengthen the collection and understanding of relevant situations as soon as possible. First, we should speed up product structure adjustment, improve environmental protection requirements, formulate strict product review procedures and compulsory testing procedures to improve product quality, safety and competitiveness. Two, we should adopt high and new technology and clean technology to popularize green industrial production, find safer chemical substitute products and enhance product renewal ability in product manufacturing. The three step is to step up contact with us importers, understand the latest progress of the bill, and conduct relevant audit and registration procedures as soon as possible. Finally, if a product quality incident occurs, it is necessary to strengthen the coping ability of product accountability, timely report and avoid negative effects, improve product's ability to resist risks, and prevent products from being extended when they are subject to legal accountability.