Energy-saving environmental protection industry, the financial crisis is undoubtedly the next most promising industries. But for other needs as the main strong point has been china’s energy-saving light industry, there are huge variables in the future, the biggest uncertainty comes from the wave of protectionism.

According to GuangZhou Customs to the latest statistics, the first half of this year, Guangdong’s exports to the EU soared 84.2% the amount of energy-saving lamps, but India’s exports have plummeted 63.2%. This ” ” phenomenon is entirely due to the EU and India, energy-saving lamps in China anti-dumping case in two very different outcomes. This has become a “Made in China” trade protectionism in overseas suffered a typical case seriously affected.

Return to the European sales surge

Encountered so far in China as the longest course of anti-dumping cases, the EU anti-dumping case of chinese energy-saving lamps after “eight-year War of Resistance”, passed anti-dumping investigations, anti-absorption investigation, anti-circumvention investigation, sunset review, and many other process, finally October 18, 2008, the EU announced that automatic termination of the compact energy-saving lamps in China’s anti-dumping measures.

The case against Chinese energy-saving lamp industry implications, due to be charged up to 7 years, 60% anti-dumping duties, many Chinese manufacturers forced to introduce energy-saving lamps in Europe, but many Chinese manufacturers adhere to long-term responding, wait is finally over turning point. After the end of the EU anti-dumping case, the EU market to re-open the door to the Chinese energy-saving lamps. Energy-saving lamps in Guangdong Province followed the rapid growth of EU exports. According to customs statistics, first half of 2009, exports to the EU energy-saving lamps in Guangdong 22.58 million, an increase of 48.2%; export value of 23.87 million U.S. dollars, soared 84.2%. After the baptism of anti-dumping case, the Guangdong’s exports to the EU energy saving lamp products, and significantly improve the quality and added value, only the first half of this year, exports rose 24.4% on the average price, volume and price go up into a virtuous circle.

  India exports dropped

In India, China energy saving lamp industry, but no such luck. August 2007, India originated in China energy-saving lamp of compact anti-dumping investigation. Only three domestic lighting enterprises responding. March 2008 anti-dumping case to the preliminary ruling, impose provisional anti-dumping duties. Final ruling was finalized in March of this year, with a minimum limit measures, several Chinese companies including Guangdong Light Industry giants, were collected, ranging from the amount of anti-dumping duties. Case as India export model of Chinese enterprises is understood to Vietnam also included in the survey, jointly and severally blocked by the Chinese companies to open factories in Vietnam to avoid anti-dumping or assembly of this “path.”

Reporter from Guangzhou Customs that anti-dumping measures in India after the implementation of energy-saving lamps in Guangdong exports to India suffered a serious setback. Preliminary ruling on the eve of Guangdong Province in January 2008 exports to India energy-saving lamps is also more than 800,000, since the beginning of the end of 2008, monthly exports fell to 100,000 the following. As the final ruling in the anti-dumping in a separate part of the respondent companies were the lowest limit, the overall anti-dumping tax burden is smaller than expected, energy-saving lamps in Guangdong have to resume exports to India, from March to June to resume monthly export volume to 200,000 more than exports in May surged to 373,000. However, the implementation of anti-dumping measures and under the double impact of financial crisis, compared to the same period last year, energy-saving lamps in Guangdong Province is still larger decline in exports to India. Overall, first half of 2009, Guangdong exports to India total of 1.189 million energy-saving lamps, export amount of 705 thousand U.S. dollars, double the number dropped sharply to 63.2% and 49.6%.

Actively responding to only harvest

It is understood that after the EU anti-dumping case, as the production base of China’s energy-saving lamps, Foshan, Guangdong province, none of the respondent companies, ultimately tragic loss of the EU market, while the anti-dumping cases in India, responding to the three Chinese enterprises have Foshan Lighting, Osram Foshan Lang two companies, while still being restrictive measures, but both companies access to individual tax rates, respectively, than the final ruling after the common tax rate of 7% -33% less, after all, was fruitful.

Customs analysts said the Guangdong Province as an important production base for light products, the enterprises should learn from the European Union and India, two anti-dumping cases in the experience and lessons to master the export pace, in the event of foreign anti-dumping cases, respond actively to maintain the domestic industry legitimate interests.