Furniture manufacturing enterprises have gradually attached importance to and participated in the development of energy conservation and emission reduction, and the total retail sales of furniture in the domestic market in early 2022 will decline. At present, the domestic sales of furniture in the first half of the year are under pressure, and the company plans to increase the domestic market. Functional sofas account for up to 30% of the European and American upholstered furniture market, and there is a huge blue ocean market to be developed in the future.
In 2022, the State Administration for Market Regulation will organize national supervision and spot checks on the quality of furniture and durable consumer goods. The State Administration for Market Regulation notified the spot check situation: This time, 248 batches of products produced by 247 enterprises were inspected, involving 3 products such as sofas, brown fiber elastic mattresses, and toilet chairs. A total of 44 batches of products were found to be unqualified, and the spot checks were unqualified. The rate was 17.7%. In this follow-up and spot check, 22 unqualified companies were found in the last spot check, 7 companies are still unqualified this time, and 15 companies are qualified.
Two consecutive unqualified enterprises included Hongfa Furniture (Shenyang Hongfa Enterprise Group Furniture Co., Ltd.), Sanye Home Furnishing (Chengdu Sanye Furniture Co., Ltd.) and other well-known furniture brands.
The results of the sofa spot check showed that the failure rate was 12.0%. This time, 133 batches of products produced by 133 enterprises in 14 provinces (municipalities) were randomly checked, and 16 batches of products were found to be unqualified. The unqualified rate of the random check was 12.0%, which was 5.5 percentage points lower than the previous random check. In the past three years, the failure rate of national supervision and random inspection of this product was 10.8%, 17.5% and 12.0% respectively.
According to the 2022-2027 China Furniture Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospect Investment Feasibility Analysis Report, this spot check focused on 7 items including product materials, processing, physical and chemical properties of surface coatings, mechanical properties, and safety properties. . The problems found in the spot check involve two items, such as product materials, processing, and mechanical properties. According to the analysis of the technical institution, the failure of the above items will reduce the comfort and service life of the sofa. The main reason for the failure is that the company selected low-quality raw materials.
The random inspection results of brown fiber elastic mattresses showed that the failure rate was 28.4%. This time, 95 batches of products produced by 94 enterprises in 18 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) were randomly checked, and 27 batches of products were found to be unqualified. In the past three years, the unqualified rate of national supervision and random inspection of this product was 14.4%, 21.1% and 28.4% respectively.
The spot check focused on 5 items including physical properties of fabrics and composite fabrics (color fastness to rubbing), physical properties of core materials, safety and hygiene requirements, flame retardancy requirements, and durability requirements. Unqualified items involve safety and hygiene requirements and durability requirements. According to the analysis of the technical institution, the main reasons for the failure are that the enterprise does not strictly control the raw materials, the materials used in the production process have poor resilience, and the necessary inspection of the finished products is lacking.
The results of random inspection of toilet seats showed that the failure rate was 5.0%. This random inspection is a sampling in the field of circulation. 20 batches of products produced by 20 enterprises in 6 provinces (municipalities) were randomly inspected. One batch of products was found to be unqualified, and the unqualified rate of random inspection was 5.0%. In the past two years, the failure rate of national supervision and random inspection of toilet seat products was 4.5% and 5.0% respectively.
This spot check focuses on the static load test of the toilet seat, the static load test of the toilet seat armrest, the static load test of the footrest, the static load test of the bedpan, the impact test of the toilet seat, the stability test of the toilet seat, the capacity requirements of the bedpan, and the temperature of the bedpan. Eight items such as change requirements were tested. The unqualified item is the impact test of the toilet seat. According to the analysis of the technical organization, the main reason for the failure may be that the strength of the pipe used for the bracket of the toilet seat of the enterprise is not enough.
The State Administration for Market Regulation requires that, in response to the problems found in this product quality national supervision and random inspection, local market supervision departments should strengthen the handling of the results of the random inspection. In accordance with the "Product Quality Law of the People's Republic of China", "Interim Measures for the Administration of Product Quality Supervision and Spot Check" and other regulations, do a good job in handling the results of supervision and spot checks. Seal up and detain substandard products in accordance with the law, order substandard product sales enterprises to stop selling the same product, comprehensively clean up and dispose of substandard products in stock according to law; order substandard product manufacturers to stop producing and selling the same product, and clarify rectification requirements and urge the implementation of rectification measures , and organize a review in a timely manner. Those suspected of committing a crime shall be transferred to judicial organs in a timely manner. Lawfully include seriously illegal and untrustworthy enterprises into the list of severely illegal and untrustworthy enterprises for management. The processing of the results should be entered into the e-CQS system in time and submitted to the General Administration. The General Administration will strengthen the follow-up and supervision, and report the handling of the results in various places as appropriate.
At the beginning of the year, our expectations for exports in 2022 were not bad. We expected a wave of orders before Easter, but we did not expect the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. In the long run, the development of the domestic market will be better than that of exports.
Nikato is a German high-end furniture brand. It was founded in 1734 and entered China in 2000. It was originally an OEM for foreign countries and mainly exported to the European market. In recent years, with the development of the Chinese market, several production factories have begun to switch to domestic sales. Some factories have already produced completely for the domestic market, and some domestic sales account for about 50%.
In 2022, the proportion of domestic sales will definitely be larger, which is related to the export situation and the company's own strategic adjustment. On the one hand, the export OEM is relatively passive and easily affected by external factors, while the initiative to build a brand for the domestic market is stronger. On the other hand, the export market is currently facing the problem of insufficient orders. The area is relatively better.
According to data released by the General Administration of Customs of China on July 13, from January to June 2022, the total export value of furniture and its parts was 226.47 billion yuan, and the export value in the same period in 2021 was 226.13 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 0.2%. Overseas, according to research, the demand for new orders for American furniture fell by 21% from January to April, and the orders of nearly 70% of market participants fell. With the decline in demand in North America and other regions, it is expected that the subsequent export growth rate will likely continue to decline, and there will be some pressure to obtain orders.
The export situation in 2022 is not ideal, so the best way for enterprises to survive now is to do internal circulation and external circulation together. There must be both export and domestic sales, so that the development of the enterprise will be more stable. However, some companies reported that the export situation in the first half of the year was relatively stable with little change. Judging from the loading situation, the export situation of the parent company in the first half of the year was relatively stable with little change. Although the conflict between Russia and Ukraine had some impact on the export business, there was no sharp drop in orders, and the overall situation was relatively stable.
The manufacturing output of the furniture industry will decline in 2020, and the national furniture shipment data will decline in 2022. The development of smart furniture has become an inevitable trend in the current furniture industry, and industry mergers and acquisitions have begun to become mainstream. The Home of Living was established in 2018. The parent company is Dongguan Rongma Furniture Co., Ltd., which started out in the leather business. In 2006, it began to do foreign trade of upholstered furniture, mainly in the European market. Currently, the export business accounts for about 80% to 90%. When it comes to the production schedule, in the past, the production schedule was basically scheduled after half a year, especially at the end of 2020, some foreign trade orders could not be received, and the production could not come, but now the production schedule is basically It is 2 to 3 months.