1326 batches of imported tires found unqualified in 2016

The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine held a press conference May 18 to inform about the 2016 White Paper on Quality of Imports and Exports.

The administrator made a careful investigation about the quality of imported tires in 2016.

Statistics show that in 2016, the 24 bureaus directly under AQSIQ inspected 17,354 batches of tires, weighting 103,500 tons.

A total of 1,325 batches of tires, weighting 4,500 tons, were found unqualified.

In 2016, the administrators enhanced the inspection and supervision, in particular the spot check, of tire imports.

The origins of China’s tire imports include the US, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, Germany, Republic of Korea, and Canada.

The value of imports inspected through the administrators in Shanghai and Tianjin municipalities, Guangdong, Shandong, Liaoning, Jiangsu, and Jiangxi provinces, and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region accounted for 97% of China’s total tire imports. The import value inspected by Shanghai Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau was 250 million US dollars, taking up 42.47% of tire imports inspected in China.

Analysis on unqualified goods

China’s major tire imports in 2016 were car tires, heavy-duty vehicle tires, industrial vehicle tires, motorcycle tires, and engineering vehicle tires.

The mainstream brands were Pirelli, Goodyear, Michelin, Bridgestone, Continental, Cooper, Toyo, Kumho, Dunlop, and Nokian.

In general, the unqualified items of the imported tires include poor strength capability, poor durability, lacking of goods, mismatch between goods and certificates, and lacking of the CCC label.

Some tire producers and importers are not familiar with the rules of China compulsory certification, carelessness of the consignors, or irregular processes during the transportation, loading and delivery of the tires.

Most of the unqualified tires were from Switzerland, Germany, Indonesia, Sweden, the US, and Japan.

All these countries have developed auto and parts production industry and trade market, and the trade volumes are huge, so mistakes are more likely to be made in these countries.