Are there any reasons why imported building materials are sought after?

Recently, the reporter visited the major building materials markets in Beijing and found that the price difference between imported building materials and domestic building materials is quite different.

The price of domestic tiles is generally between 40 yuan and 100 yuan per square meter, while the price of imported Italian tiles is as high as 8,000 yuan per square meter; domestic paint prices are generally within 100 yuan per barrel, and paint imported from Finland Selling more than 700 yuan a barrel; home-made parquet prices are generally 200 yuan per square meter, and imported parquet from Germany sold more than 400 yuan per square meter. Why is the difference between imported building materials and domestic building materials so much? Is the value of imported building materials worth so much? The reporter interviewed people in the industry.

Where is the expensive imported building materials?

There are a wide variety of building materials. As many as 20,000 kinds of building materials are involved in ordinary houses, while the imported materials on the market are mainly decorative materials. There are decorative plates from Southeast Asia, such as Hung Hom and Baiyin. They come from Japan. Coatings, wallpapers, wall coverings, doors, windows, and architectural hardware in the United States, Germany, Italy, France, Belgium, etc. In addition, there are many imported brands of heating equipment, sanitary ware, marble materials, stainless steel appliances, carpets, and wooden floors.

One of the reasons for the high prices of imported building materials is the relatively high import duties imposed by the country. Tariffs on some building materials have been lowered, except for the reduction of tariffs on glazed tiles, marble, porcelain, kitchen appliances, doors and windows, and stainless steel furniture, but they are still relatively high. In addition to customs duties, freight and insurance costs are also high. In addition, foreign manufacturers often pay higher premiums for products in order to avoid consumer claims, and advertising costs also account for a large proportion. In addition, the production costs of foreign products are inherently high. For example, the cost of technology development, investment in environmental protection, etc. must be included in the cost. The profitability of imported building materials is also high, generally 50% to 200%. The combination of the above factors determines that the price of imported building materials is low.

The quality of imported building materials may not be good

The high price of imported building materials means that the quality of imported building materials is high? In fact, some imported building materials prices are 10 times that of domestic production, which does not mean that its quality is 10 times that of domestic production. A salesman in the building materials market pointed to a washbasin in the store and said: “This item sells more than 10,000 yuan, and ordinary people will certainly not buy it. We don't expect to sell too much. Whoever wants to buy it will buy it.”

The reporter saw a stone with a price of 8,800 yuan per square meter in the building materials market. The salesman said that they themselves could not tell why they were worth the price. Stone is a kind of representative imported building materials. The National Building Material Testing Center's Liu Wei told reporters that stone is collected from nature. Due to the different local strata structure in different countries, the stone produced by different countries is different. Because in some countries, the color and texture of stone are not available in China, the prices of these stone materials in the Chinese market are very high. As this “stone of the mountain” is worth less than so much money, it is indeed a beholder and the wise sees wisdom. Now.

In the interview, the reporter learned that many import building materials distributors said to consumers when they are selling their products because the quality standards of foreign building materials are stricter than those of China. Therefore, the quality of foreign building materials is definitely better than that of China. In fact, this argument is very one-sided. Liu Wei told reporters that China's building materials standards are fully able to meet the general requirements of consumers. As for some foreign building materials, the quality standards higher than zero points, does not constitute a fundamental difference. Moreover, domestic manufacturers are now facing fierce competition. In order to make products have better selling points, manufacturers are playing quality brands, and quality standards generally exceed national standards. As a result, the quality of domestic building materials still exceeds the quality standards of foreign countries.

In addition, the quality of imported building materials is not impeccable. Inspectors have discovered that a number of stone materials imported from Italy exceeded the standards.

Good imported building materials will also "acclimatized"

Due to the inconsistency in certain aspects between the imported building materials and the Chinese domestic building materials standards, the use of imported building materials is likely to cause difficulties for construction. For example, the aluminum alloy windows imported from Belgium have relatively thin window frames, which are much different from the size of windows in general buildings in China, and are very laborious to install.

In addition, because the climate conditions in the world are not the same, and the use of building materials is regional, materials that are relatively easy to use in oceanic climate countries may not work well in countries that have a continental climate.

Therefore, experts advise consumers that in order to avoid buying foreign building materials “accepted by soil and water”, it is necessary to clarify the corporate background of the imported product manufacturing company at the time of purchase, such as when the company was established, whether it was strong or not, and where the product was produced. How is the market occupancy, etc. In addition, if you develop a product suitable for use in China, you should also have a Chinese manual.