China again called on the State Association of plastic rubber to reduce import tariffs

Imports of natural rubber to occupy the domestic market to use 2 / 3, 2004, the state quotas, tariff quotas for the 12% quota has been able to meet domestic demand. 2004 is said to be in accordance with WTO commitments will be unified natural rubber import tariff of 20% is in fact an increase of 8 percentage points, or no domestic shortage of raw materials, foreign generally duty-free or low tariffs in order to ensure that the demand for resources, the rubber industry This is very understandable, in accordance with the wishes of the industry, the China Rubber Industry Association has repeatedly called on government departments to reverse this unreasonable phenomenon. In 2004 the State Council departments to respond to the Association, said to involve three types of problem can not be changed, according to the association to understand the import of wheat, corn farmers millions of households involved, the tariff has not increased, why natural rubber to rise in tariffs, this argument is no excuse The last two years, the natural rubber prices rising, companies can not afford, a bias tire production and a loss, the radial tire raw materials accounted for 80% of the cost, no-profit enterprises, in order to meet the market demand for tires, in order to Hundreds of thousands of workers of the Ministry of Labor and the survival of stability, to social stability and unity, the average profit of about 3%, still insist on production, rather than tariffs brought about by rising costs passed on to all users, in order for this issue To be fair, just and reasonable solution, it is understood that China Rubber Industry Association has recently re-write the report, called on countries concerned to properly resolve the issue, said Guan.

Recently, the association's report: a serious shortage of natural rubber supply situation in the future for a long period of time due to high tariffs on natural rubber, natural rubber prices coupled with high domestic rubber production costs are too high, first, so that it is difficult for enterprises Bear, and the other is rubber enterprises lack competitiveness in international markets, in order for the healthy development of China's rubber industry, it is proposed to import natural rubber tariffs down to 10% is appropriate.