Is the quality of Chinese home textile products not as good as foreign countries? Compare Chinese and American standards

In May last year, the General Office of the State Council issued “Several Opinions on Carrying out the “Three Products” Special Action for the Consumer Goods Industry to Create a Good Market Environment.” The opinion pointed out that the domestic consumption environment is worse than that abroad. Consumers believe that the quality, safety and technical standards of foreign products are better than those of domestic products, standard testing and supervision are in place, the market order is relatively standardized, and there are fewer fake and shoddy products, so they can consume more confidently and boldly.

Indeed, some consumers say: Domestic home textile products are not as good as foreign ones. When economic conditions permit, foreign professional brands are the first choice, followed by international fast fashion brands such as ZARA and unscrupulous prints, followed by foreign trade export products, and finally Domestic home textile products.

Such a statement makes my country’s home textile enterprises feel so embarrassed!

Regarding such a conclusion, as a domestic professional textile media, it is necessary for us to give consumers a correct guide and give domestic enterprises a clean slate!

As we all know, my country is a major exporter of textiles, and many home textile products in the international market are made in China. According to new statistics from China Customs, my country’s total exports of home textile products in 2015 were US$40.23 billion; from January to May this year, my country’s exports of home textile products were US$15.18 billion.

Export companies have a say in whether foreign products or foreign trade export products are better than domestic products.

Hebei Textile Import and Export Corporation: “The comparison of products must first be based on the fact that the two are of the same grade. As long as they pass inspection, there will be no problems with products that meet national and industry standards, and their safety and quality will not be the same as those of Hebei Textile Import and Export Corporation.” There is a big gap in export products, but our domestic design, pattern and brand operation capabilities are indeed not as good as those of foreign brands.”

Another industry insider said: “Some foreign trade products are not as good as domestic brand products. Before, seven or eight domestic companies were competing for a foreign order, and the competition was very fierce. In the past two years, with the transfer of orders, Cambodia has , Vietnam has also joined our competition. Export companies are very sensitive to price. Whoever offers the lowest price will win the final order. Therefore, in order to control costs, many foreign trade companies can only ensure that their products basically meet the testing standards in the domestic market. Differently, as the relevant quality supervision departments have gradually tightened their supervision of products, the market order has gradually become more standardized in the past two years. Therefore, the quality of domestic products, especially brand products, has improved significantly. ”

In consumer surveys, many consumers said that they are more willing to buy products from international brands such as Japan’s MUJI and Spain’s ZARA than domestic brands. In addition to their beautiful appearance, another important reason is that the quality of big brands is guaranteed. .

In this regard, several heads of foreign trade companies said that whether it is ZARA or MUJI, a large proportion of their products are processed in China, so their products are also produced according to relevant Chinese standards and will not be better than other similar domestic brands. product.

Comparison of relevant standards between China and the United States

Whether there are differences between Chinese and foreign home textile products is evidenced by standards. Since space is limited, let’s first compare China’s textile and home textile standards with those of the United States, which has a great influence on China’s exports.

As long as it is a regular product, the quality is closely related to the standards it implements; domestic and foreign standards are comparable, and theoretically the quality of domestic and foreign products is also the same.

Source|China Textile News/Textile Printing and Dyeing Clothing