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Thai auto parts industry to benefit from the ASEAN free trade zone zero tariff

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Since January 1 this year, including Thailand, six old ASEAN member countries of ASEAN free trade agreement will provide for motor vehicles and parts import tariff to zero, with the automotive industry started to recover the situation, will the Thai automotive Parts industry benefit.
Kasikorn Research Centre here on the 13th is expected this year, Thailand’s auto parts exports from 2009 is expected to sharply 23-127000000000% Thai baht, to a substantial percentage increase of 18 to 22 percent, reaching 1500-155000000000 baht or so.
The research center that will help to increase the duty automotive parts, Thailand’s international trade opportunities, in addition to imports of foreign auto parts from Thailand, the cost will be reduced, the trade liberalization has also contributed to the six old ASEAN member countries form a unified market, so that the scale of production and consumption market is expanding, particularly in the automotive parts, automotive parts of its exports nine times.
Comparison of the old members of ASEAN to expand the export of auto parts business opportunity can be found to expand the export business opportunities in Indonesia, followed by Malaysia and the Philippines, particularly in Japanese small passenger cars and commercial vehicles spare parts, such as Thai-made electronic spare parts, engines and automobile transmissions, not only of high value, but also in quality to gain market recognition.
In addition, the company will expand the future of the automobile production base in Thailand to sell cars to the trend of domestic and international markets, will lead the demand for automotive parts exports also expanded. However, further open market will lead to more imports of auto parts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which will intensify market competition, particularly from Indonesia, bus and truck parts. To this end, auto parts enterprises must prepare for the competition from trade liberalization.

Luggage Business Without Fear of Zero Tariff

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

China and ASEAN each other in the process of reducing tariffs, many export enterprises Yiwu obviously enjoyed a lot of good. But faced with this in Indonesia and other countries this practice, Yiwu enterprises have been very calm mentality.

January 1 this year, China – ASEAN Free Trade Area started. However, recently, the fear of the impact of their quality and cheap Chinese goods manufacturing, Indonesia and other ASEAN member countries to delay the implementation of China – ASEAN FTA.

Free Trade Agreement was Variable

January 1, China and ASEAN 6 old member states (including Brunei, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore), with over 90% of the products at zero tariff, average tariff from China to ASEAN 9.8% to 0.1%; old member states of ASEAN 6 to China’s average tariff from 12.8% down to 0.6%. 4 new members of ASEAN, namely Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar in 2015 90% of the zero tariffs.

According to media reports related to this year’s launch of the comprehensive free trade area, a number of ASEAN enterprises have on the competitiveness of low-cost products in China expressed concern. Indonesia, part of the business owners that the origin of China’s clothing, toys and electronic products, will reduce their market share and damage its business interests.

To this end, the Government has to submit a report to the Council of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN and China hopes on China – ASEAN free trade zone in the reduction of tariffs to renegotiate some of the content, requires a lot of products to postpone the implementation of zero tariff policy to take effect in January 2011. The country that this can attract more Indonesian companies to upgrade the industrial structure adjustment of the time.

Yiwu Enterprises Comfortable With

90′s of last century, Yiwu trade with ASEAN has been. In 2005, the “China – ASEAN Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement on Goods Trade” purposes, native to China and ASEAN each other tariff preferences to certain products, preferential tariff treatment, Yiwu trade between ASEAN and temperature.

In 2008, Yiwu self-ASEAN exports 79,690,000 U.S. dollars, up 25.36 percent. Yesterday, reporter learned from relevant departments of Yiwu City, Yiwu of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations last year, the trade data are not yet available. But existing data show that 1 in October last year, Yiwu on the 10 ASEAN countries with exports amounting to 55.5 million U.S. dollars self, the main export commodities include textiles, garments, electronic products, toys, bags and so on.

China and ASEAN each other in the process of reducing tariffs, many export enterprises Yiwu obviously enjoyed a lot of good. But faced with this in Indonesia and other countries this practice, Yiwu enterprises have been very calm mentality.

Prior to that, was actively involved in Malaysia Chinese Export Commodities Exhibition and Investment Fair in Yiwu, the dragon head Shaobao Ling bags that they with Indonesia, Malaysia, ASEAN countries have been related to trade conducting business, and this year China – ASEAN FTA Full start promising area. Should the part but really deferring the implementation of the ASEAN countries and China, the majority of goods between the zero-tariff policy, they would not be too disappointed. “A good policy is best, if not, we will do a good job business, good products, to develop a broader domestic and international markets.” She said.

And Shao Baoling, like many other enterprises with ASEAN trade of Yiwu business owners in an interview that China and ASEAN trade cooperation is an external good, but the company wants to truly globally competitive, reliable, or continue to strengthen internal management and product innovation.