As senior editor of British Ceramics magazine, JoBeth Phillips is very familiar with the British ceramics industry. She accompanied the trade delegation of North America to Foshan to buy tiles in the past year. With her experience in the Chinese ceramics market, she told reporters in detail about the export of Chinese ceramic tiles to the United Kingdom.
Anti-dumping Duties Impede Chinese Ceramic Enterprises from Opening up the British Market
According to JoBeth Phillips, last year, the UK’s ceramic tile consumption amounted to approximately 50 million square meters, which was a drop from previous years. Overall, however, the entire market has shown signs of growth. In recent months, due to the decline in the credit rating of the United States, the market recession has reappeared.
The British ceramics industry, like all industries, is inevitably affected by the economic crisis. The British government has not introduced specific policies to support the ceramic industry. “The biggest government action is to impose anti-dumping duties to protect and foster a healthy competitive market. “JoBeth Phillips told reporters that the introduction of anti-dumping policies is mainly because British authorities hope to reduce or even prevent some dealers from importing tiles from China through the increase in costs. Indeed, after the European Union announced on March 17 this year the preliminary results of anti-dumping investigations on tiles produced in China, the high anti-dumping duties became a huge "stumbling block" for Chinese ceramic tiles entering China: Except Foshan Xinruncheng Ceramics Co., Ltd., obtained 36.6 In addition to the % tax rate, other companies are levied at 73% of the country's general tax rate. “Before the low exchange rate between the pound and the euro, some exporters introduced Chinese products, but since the implementation of the anti-dumping duties, the prices of goods imported from China are not far from the prices imported from Europe.â€
However, the role of anti-dumping remains to be seen. Because of the low exchange rate of the pound and the euro, as well as the increase in the cost of anti-dumping imports of tiles from China, it is difficult for other tile companies in China and Europe to establish a foothold in the UK market. All distributors are in a difficult position. Therefore, as Jobeth Phillips said, the United Kingdom is looking for a tile producer outside of Europe and will eventually enter into a trade partnership with it.
It is understood that the vast majority of tiles imported from Britain from Europe come from Spain and Italy. There are only a few ceramic tile manufacturers in the UK, while the British Ceramic Tile, Original Style, and CP Group and Johnson Tiles are among the most prestigious. They all have exports. Department, but the main business is concentrated in the United Kingdom. British Ceramic Tile mainly produces wall tiles; Original Style mainly produces functional floor tiles such as mosaic and non-slip tiles; CP Group produces wall tiles, mosaics, baffles, and natural stone products. In addition, Pilkington's was one of the UK's largest ceramic tile manufacturers and distributors before it got into financial trouble. It was recently re-entered the market after being regulated by the government and acquired Dorset Wooliscroft brand of the company by Original Style.
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