Valve export policy of major countries

U.S. valve export-related policies

The United States as one of the main producers and exporters of valves, there are many policies affecting the valve industry's export situation.

First, standards-related policies

In the United States, the valve industry involves a number of standards. Many industrial valves need to comply with the American Petroleum Institute (API) standards, such as the petroleum industry valves to get the API mark in order to better open sales. This is a market access nature of the standard, prompting valve companies to produce products in line with its standards, or in the U.S. market and rely on the U.S. standard system of international markets will face sales difficulties. Like some supporting petrochemical industry and other related industrial scenarios under the valve export enterprises, if you intend to export for the U.S. market, must be certified to the appropriate standards, otherwise it is difficult to obtain recognition of the product.

Second, the impact of trade policy

Trade friction impact: U.S. trade friction with other countries will also have an indirect impact on valve exports. For example, during the trade friction between the United States and China, the United States to raise tariffs and other means, not only affecting China's direct exports of valves to the United States, but also make the U.S.-China valve-related industries upstream and downstream industry chain synergies impacted. Some Chinese valve companies originally supplied the U.S. valve industry chain upstream materials or components, or rely on the U.S. market downstream sales channels, will face stagnation or price competition and other issues, prompting the parties to adjust their market strategies, such as looking for new export alternatives or re-construct the industry chain relationship.

International trade agreements to promote export opportunities: the United States is involved in a number of international trade agreements, such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has a role in valve exports, although NAFTA is now being revised to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). If the valve enterprise is located in the United States, Mexico, Canada, any one of the three countries in the agreement related to trade terms, you can enjoy such as tariff reductions and other conditions, which is conducive to expanding the scope of the agreement within the member countries of the valve exports. For example, some Canadian valve companies in Canada to meet the relevant rules of origin and other conditions, can be exported to the United States or Mexico at a lower cost of tariffs, to a certain extent, to promote the regional trade in the valve industry.

Third, industry-related support

The United States in the field of high-end valve manufacturing continues to invest a lot of resources for research and development and innovation, this policy from the side to enhance the competitiveness of the country's valves in the international market. For example, the government's research institutions and valve companies to subsidise and support cooperation projects, and attach importance to scientific and technological innovation in the training of personnel in the valve industry. Relevant data show that the valve industry in the United States with a small number of enterprises (2019 relevant statistics for the number of enterprises above a certain size relative to its huge industrial system accounted for a small percentage), but occupies a high global market share of high-end valves.

Japan's valve export-related policies

Japan is one of the leading countries in valve technology, and its policies are characterised as follows:

First, industrial standards and quality certification system

Japan's domestic production of valves to follow strict industrial standards, such as the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS), in Japan's domestic market and the Japanese enterprises led by some of the overseas market projects on the valve quality requirements based on the JIS standard for control. At the same time, for some high-precision, high-quality requirements for the export of valve products, Japan has its own perfect quality testing and quality certification system, only through the relevant certification of valve products are allowed to export trade, this practice to a large extent to maintain the Japanese valve high-quality technology leading international image.

Second, the support of technological research and development

In order to maintain the leading edge of valve technology, the Japanese government in scientific research projects, the introduction of talent and other aspects of enterprise support. For example, in some of the valve new materials, new technology research and development, many companies can get the government's scientific research project subsidies, and play an active role in industry-university-research cooperation. Japan's valve companies in advantageous areas such as precision small valves, in the international market can rely on leading technology and good quality to win many orders, which is closely related to Japan's overall scientific research capacity investment and policy guidance.

Third, the domestic industrial structure adjustment on the impact of exports

Japan's domestic industrial structure pursued a policy of continuous optimization, resulting in the valve industry in the labour-intensive and low value-added products gradually transferred to other countries and regions, while the domestic focus on the development of high-end valves. For example, in the automation and intelligent factory construction related policies to promote some of the traditional valve production shows intensive and efficient, research and development and production of high-end precision valve products for export, etc., in order to achieve the goal of enhancing international competitiveness and access to high value-added profits and so on. According to statistics, Japanese valves exported to Europe and North America and other places, high-end products accounted for an increasing proportion.

Germany valve export-related policies

Germany is one of the European valve production and export of large countries.

First, strict quality and standards regulations

Product standards: Germany's valve products must first meet the strict domestic industrial standards, such as DIN standards. Many international buyers in view of the high quality of German standards, willing to choose the valve products in line with DIN standards. For example, in the European region of the engineering projects, if the specified use of German standard valve products, Germany's own enterprises in the competition has a natural advantage. And Germany in the valve manufacturing concern valve reliability, durability and other aspects of quality factors, from design to production of the whole quality supervision.

Certification system: Germany has a comprehensive product certification system, such as TUV certification for valve exports have mandatory or recommended requirements, TUV certification covers the safety of valve products, environmental protection, and other important aspects of the assessment, in the EU market and other international markets attach importance to the quality of products, the German valve companies with TUV and other certificates can quickly be recognised as a high degree.

Second, the manufacturing industry to promote policy

High-end manufacturing support: the German government has long attached importance to the development of high-end manufacturing, valves as part of the manufacturing industry, access to a variety of policy patronage. Such as high-end valve manufacturing enterprises to give tax breaks, provide research and development funds. German high-end valves in the global market with differentiated competitive advantages, thanks to such a policy environment. For example, in the field of petrochemical high-pressure flow control valves within the German-made valve products because of the high quality and performance by many oil companies to choose, oil-free lubrication compressor valves and other high-end products have been in the international market leading position.

Industry 4.0 strategy driven: Germany's Industry 4.0 strategy to promote the valve manufacturing industry towards intelligent, digital direction. Valve companies through technological transformation under the strategy to improve the efficiency and quality of valve manufacturing. On the one hand, to achieve more competitive in connecting the global industrial chain, can quickly respond to international orders and make production adjustments for export supply; on the other hand, in the international market to promote intelligent valves more selling points, such as with automated sensing and remote control functions of the valve in the industrial automation market is very popular, and is conducive to expanding the share of Germany's valve exports.

China's valve export-related policies

First, industrial planning and policy orientation

Policy to promote industrial upgrading and technological progress: ‘Made in China 2025’ and other strategies have a positive impact on the valve industry. The state encourages valve companies to increase investment in technology research and development, promote the valve industry to high-end, intelligent development, valves as fluid control equipment belongs to the category of equipment manufacturing industry and benefit from policy support, can enhance the competitiveness of China's valve companies in the international market. Domestic began to appear more and more capable of producing high-end intelligent valves, such as electric control valves and other products in the quality and performance continue to improve, and gradually gain recognition in the international market.

Localisation and import substitution policy side impact on exports: in the country's internal and external double-cycle economic policy, the valve localisation and import substitution tendency to further strengthen, but is not an obstacle to exports, but rather through the enhancement of the level of localisation, technological improvements to improve the overall competitiveness of China's valves in the international market. For example, some of the government-promoted large-scale industrial projects in the country to give priority to the use of high-quality domestic valves to promote technological improvements to meet the domestic demand for high-end, while the country can be exported to the standard products to have the same demand for other developing countries and even developed markets.

Second, tariffs and trade promotion policies

Export tax rebate policy: China has an export tax rebate policy on valves, such as the valve in 2023, the tax rebate rate of 13%, this policy helps to enhance the enthusiasm of China's valve enterprises to export, reduce the cost of exports, so as to provide more competitive prices in the international market of valve products. Enterprises can use this part of the tax rebate funds for product research and development, improve after-sales service, etc., to improve their own operational capacity in the international market, and enhance the overall image of China's valves in the international market.

Trade control policy adjustments to meet international demand: the state will be adjusted through the import and export tax rates, trade control and other policies to encourage domestic enterprises to export valve products. In addition to export tax rebates, such as simplifying the export process approval procedures for some valve products, relax some categories of valve exporters to participate in international trade fairs or docking restrictions on international customers, etc., the purpose is to promote the domestic valve enterprises to actively expand overseas markets, expanding international market share. However, in the international trade friction and trade protectionism rise also need to adjust the valve import and export trade policies in accordance with the international situation. Such as when certain countries on China's valve products during anti-dumping investigations, China will also take countermeasures and industrial adjustment strategies to protect the interests of domestic valve enterprises while seeking further improvements in export policy breakout restrictions.