Analysis on the export of plant extracts in China in the first half of 2012

Business Club September 12 news with the comprehensive upgrading of the European debt crisis, the global economic environment is bad, external demand is not strong, affecting the export competitiveness of China's goods At the same time, the adjustment of domestic export supervision policy has further affected the growth rate of China's plant extract export In the first half of this year, China's import and export of plant extracts reached $730 million, an increase of 19.6% year on year Among them, exports reached US $600 million, a year-on-year increase of 12.8%, 35 percentage points lower than the same period last year, continuing the trend of continuous decline since the second half of last year Although the growth of export adversity driven by the traditional market is affected by external factors such as the slowdown of global economic growth and the continuous fermentation of European debt crisis, due to the rigid demand of China's plant extracts in the international market, in the first half of this year, the export of China's plant extracts commodities blossomed at many points, and a total of 107 countries and regions were exported Traditional markets are among the top, with Asia, Europe and North America accounting for 89.7% of total exports Among them, exports to North America rose again, with a year-on-year increase of 38.7%; exports to Asia and Europe also increased by 14.9% and 4.7% respectively However, the market performance of ASEAN, Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Oceania was disappointing, and the export volume decreased to varying degrees In terms of exports to a single country, the United States and Japan, two old brands, continue to lead the market In the first half of this year, China's exports of plant extracts to the United States and Japan were 120 million US dollars and 100 million US dollars, respectively, up 37.9% and 29.5% year-on-year; Spain and Mexico, although ranked in the forefront of the export market, were eroded by the European debt crisis, and the export of pigment products was blocked due to the impact of customs code classification China's exports of plant extracts to the two countries fell significantly, with the same export volume The ratio decreased by 20.3% and 14% respectively On the other hand, China's exports of plant extracts to Singapore and Indonesia in the ASEAN region also declined, with the export volume down 13.2% and 14.2% year-on-year, respectively On the whole, the traditional market has played an important role in promoting exports Therefore, Chinese plant extract enterprises should still pay attention to the traditional market and study the demand of the traditional market In the first half of this year, 1074 enterprises of our country exported plant extracts to foreign countries, slightly increasing compared with the number of export enterprises in the same period last year Among them, the export volume of private enterprises accounts for as high as 50.4%, which is far ahead and makes the largest contribution "Three capital" enterprises followed closely, accounting for 35.4% The development of plant extract industry in China is less than 20 years Private plant extract enterprises grow up and develop under the condition of lack of "care", and grow up in response to the challenge of financial "tsunami" again and again In recent years, they have taken the initiative to adapt to the needs of the international market, constantly improve product quality, conform to international standards, build international brands, and enhance international competitiveness, which has become an important force in the export of plant extracts in China From the rankings of plant extracts, the top 10 export enterprises ranked in the first half of the list (in terms of export volume) were Chenguang biology, Ningbo green health, Shanghai tincun pharmaceutical, Zhangjiagang free trade zone Maifu biological products, Beijing green gold, Dexin Bank (Zhuhai) flavor and fragrance, Chinese soil and animal Sanli flavor, Zhanyi County Bohao biology, Ganzhou Julong high tech, Qingdao Zhong Jiao state Intercompany It can be seen that enterprises whose export commodities are mainly natural pigments rank first It is worth mentioning that the export enterprises of plant extracts with high added value and raw materials of nutrition and health care products are ranked higher In terms of export commodities, export of several plant extracts with separate customs codes increased or decreased Among them, the demand for cinnamon oil increased sharply, with the export volume reaching US $200 million, a year-on-year increase of 504.7%; the growth of glycyrrhizic acid powder, glycyrrhetinic acid and its derivatives was significant, with 105.2% and 91.8% respectively; the growth of liquorice juice and extract was not high, only 12.7% The export of eucalyptus oil, anise oil and guava oil decreased by 22.2%, 25.5% and 24.1% respectively In the first half of this year, although the export of plant extracts showed a trend of adverse growth, domestic policy concerns had to be paid attention to, and the guiding role of policy could completely influence the development of an industry The implementation of the new policy changes the "rules of the game" in the first half of this year, which is an eventful time for China's plant extract industry China's plant extract industry is facing many challenges The export of plant extract products can be described as breaking through difficulties and rising from challenges At the beginning of this year, the General Administration of quality supervision, inspection and Quarantine of the people's Republic of China and the General Administration of Customs jointly issued the catalogue of entry and exit commodities subject to inspection and quarantine by Entry-Exit Inspection and quarantine institutions (2012) (hereinafter referred to as the catalogue of legal inspection) and made relevant adjustments to the previous catalogue, so that some plant extract products will be subject to new export commodity inspection on the basis of the original quarantine of plant products（ Dangerous chemicals) and food hygiene supervision and inspection (food additives) The newly adjusted regulatory conditions increase the cost and time of inspection In addition, the food safety law stipulates that food additives must be produced and operated in accordance with national standards, and there is no national standard to be filed in accordance with industrial standards Most of the plant extract products in China do not have national standards, so enterprises cannot apply for food production license (QS certificate) This will directly affect the normal production and operation activities of enterprises and the export of plant extract products, and will greatly limit the development of the industry The adjustment of the catalogue of legal inspection has had a great impact on the industry Many enterprises have problems in the procedures of export commodity inspection and export customs clearance, resulting in blocked exports and overstocked products And after the policy was issued, the implementation and implementation of local policies are different, and the supervision methods are very different, which makes many enterprises miserable On the other hand, since April, some plant extract commodities have been warned or investigated by local customs due to the classification of customs codes The varieties involved include capsanthin, stevia extract, green tea extract and quercetin, among which capsanthin is the most representative and influential The problem of coding classification is not accidental, because plant extract products involve many industries, such as food, nutrition and health care products, cosmetics and pharmaceutical intermediates, with many products, specifications and complex attributes, so plant extract products involve many customs codes in export, and it is difficult to define the classification of some products The occurrence of this problem is mainly reflected in two aspects: on the one hand, with the improvement of technical level and production process, the change of product composition and use, and the change of industrial policy, the current export commodities are essentially different from those of a few years ago, so there are problems in the use of code export declaration On the other hand, the export codes of the same plant extract commodity in different customs declaration are different, the Customs has not been clearly unified, and the export tax rebates of different codes are different, so the enterprise is warned or punished due to the use of different customs codes when exporting the product At present, the classification of customs codes has brought great trouble to some export enterprises, which makes them at a loss and hinders the development of the industry In response to the adjustment of the legal inspection catalogue, some industrial enterprises actively responded to and cooperated with China Chamber of Commerce for the import and export of medical and health products (hereinafter referred to as "Chamber of Commerce for medical insurance") to carry out relevant work and try to solve relevant problems through "two steps" The first step is to feed back information from enterprises, collect information from the chamber of Commerce, find common problems, communicate with relevant government agencies, and seek solutions; the second step is to focus on the long-term development of the industry and fundamental solutions to the problems The chamber of Commerce for medical insurance organizes the industry, enterprises, scientific research institutions, and third-party testing institutions to formulate the international business standards for plant extracts, so as to fill the management gap of plant extracts in China White, make the production of plant extract legal, plant extract can get effective supervision like food or medicine, and ultimately promote the healthy and orderly development of the whole industry The classification of customs codes is an industry wide problem rather than a situation encountered by an individual enterprise Therefore, the enterprises involved should actively communicate with the medical insurance chamber of Commerce, rely on the strength of the chamber of Commerce, strengthen the communication between the government and the industry, so as to know the national policies, reflect the demands of the industry, and solve the relevant problems The export prospect is still optimistic in the first half of this year Although the development of the industry encounters many adverse problems and the export growth slows down, the export prospect of plant extracts is still optimistic in the future At present, the natural health care products are highly praised in the world, and the big health industry is booming The plant extract industry complies with the concept of "natural and healthy", and will continue to develop The 12th Five Year Plan for the development of food industry clearly supports the development of plant extract industry, and the international market also opens the door to plant extract industry in China It is an inevitable trend for the export of plant extracts to keep increasing The brand awareness and international competitiveness of Chinese enterprises have gradually increased, and the industry development has entered a new track In the past, plant extract enterprises were small, scattered and disordered, lacking of high-quality scale enterprises in the industry Now, the field has two listed companies, Chenguang biology and Guilin Rhine, and the industrial pioneers represented by Beijing Green Jinke and Xi'an Haotian, who have high-quality brand products and the ability of sustainable innovation and development, as well as diversified enterprises such as Zhejiang Kangenbei Pharmaceutical Group, which further expand the field of plant extracts The chamber of Commerce for medical insurance is actively promoting the formation of plant extract industry alliance, promoting the growth of plant extract export and leading the development of the industry At present, the industry standard of plant extract in China is improving day by day, which promotes the development of industry standard The establishment of the international business standard for plant extracts led by the chamber of Commerce for medical insurance is in full swing In the future, the implementation of international business standards will help to improve the quality of plant extract products in China, improve the quality standard system, improve the industry access mechanism, strengthen the self-discipline of industry enterprises, and ensure the healthy and sustainable development of the industry China's plant extract industry has come along with thorns and bumps It can be said that it is these puzzles and difficulties that make the whole industry get more attention and understanding from the government, relevant institutions, chambers of Commerce, associations, etc., the overall level of the industry continues to improve, and the international competitiveness continues to improve Challenges and opportunities coexist The plant extract industry should seize the opportunity of the times, forge ahead bravely, and create brilliance again.