For the chaos of the mahogany furniture market, administrative law enforcement faces legal problems such as difficulty in obtaining evidence, difficulty in detection, and difficulty in investigation. More importantly, the national standards of this industry have not yet been approved. There are no standards, and many laws are difficult to
At present, in the timber market, red rosewood, one of the types of redwood, is generally 40,000 yuan per ton, while one ton of "white skin" is only seven or eight hundred yuan, and the price difference is fifty or sixty times. Incorporating "white skin" into the furniture will reduce the production cost, so some manufacturers deliberately do not remove the "white skin" according to the standard, but use the "white skin" to impersonate the mahogany raw materials worth 10,000 yuan or more. The multi-layer "make-up" process, such as color and drawing patterns, combines white skin with real mahogany furniture. This is almost an industry unspoken rule.
Some quality supervisors believe that for the chaos of the mahogany furniture market, administrative law enforcement faces legal problems such as difficulty in obtaining evidence, difficulty in detection, and difficulty in investigation. More importantly, the national standards of this industry have not yet been approved. There are no standards, and many laws are difficult to
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Not long ago, China's mahogany furniture industry 2010 annual general rating list. This grand prize, known as the "Oscar" of the mahogany furniture industry, named the top ten news of the 2010 Chinese mahogany furniture industry. However, the "white skin incident" of mahogany furniture that caused a sensation in the market a month ago was not on the list.
At the end of 2010, more than 60% of the sale of mahogany furniture in Xianyou County of Fujian Province was exposed by the media. This incident caused the birthplace of mahogany furniture, which has the reputation of “China's classical craft furniture capitalâ€, to be controversial. . In this regard, Lin Aixin, secretary-general of the Fujian Provincial Classical Craft Furniture Association, said in an interview with the "Legal Daily" reporter: "This has poured a bucket of cold water that is just too late for the mahogany furniture industry that has developed too fast."
It is understood that in recent years, the mahogany furniture industry enjoys the carnival of price inflation, while "digesting" the cynicism of consumers and the media. In the words of Lin Aixin, this highly qualified industry has entered at a speed unimaginable to the world. Prosperous period. Taking Xianyou as an example, the output value of classical craft furniture was only 500 million yuan four years ago, but by 2010 it was already 10 billion yuan. However, this problem of abnormal prosperity has begun to emerge: price fluctuations, frequent quality problems, lagging management systems, and lack of industry standards.
"White skin" material "smeared" mahogany furniture
In the production workshops of several furniture companies, there is a piece of light body (the exterior has not been processed) furniture, the staff will pick one, and there will be "white skin" mixed with it, even accounting for 60% of the entire parts. They waited for the workers who were responsible for the “makeup†to paint, dress up, then flow to the market, and finally buy them home at a high price. This is the "hidden rules" of the mahogany furniture industry exposed by the media more than a month ago.
According to the Chinese redwood standard, redwood is the heartwood of the genus Pteroma, Dalbergia, Diospyros, genus and genus. Mahogany furniture is a kind of furniture made of such wood. It is favored by consumers because of its warm color, elegant shape and durability. In recent years, factors such as precious materials and scarce resources have made mahogany furniture a new favorite of the collection industry.
"White skin" is the sapwood of mahogany. Compared with the heartwood, it has low density and low pressure resistance. If the surface and main structure of the furniture are mixed with a lot of "white skin", it will be eroded by insects in a few years, which will not only affect the mahogany furniture. Aesthetics will also reduce the firmness of furniture and shorten the life of furniture.
According to media reports, in the wood market, red rosewood, one of the types of redwood, is generally 40,000 yuan per ton, while one ton of "white skin" is only seven or eight hundred yuan, and the price difference is fifty or sixty times. Incorporating "white skin" into the furniture will reduce the production cost, so some manufacturers deliberately do not remove the "white skin" according to the standard, but use the "white skin" to impersonate the mahogany raw materials worth 10,000 yuan or more. The multi-layer "make-up" process, such as color and drawing patterns, combines white skin with real mahogany furniture. In addition to being used in the mid-range mahogany furniture such as red rosewood, this trick is also applied to some precious mahogany furniture such as large-leaf rosewood, lobular rosewood and huanghuali.
Experts believe that because of the value of mahogany, it is understandable to use white skin on some accessories. However, because the price of furniture containing “white skin†on the market is quite different from that of furniture without “white skinâ€, and consumers have insufficient understanding of mahogany furniture, most merchants will not include “white skinâ€. The information informs the consumer that it will not be used as a basis for pricing.
The manufacturer said that "smear-speaking" is a "professional"
It is understood that the third day after the sale of more than 60% of the mahogany furniture mixed with "white skin" was sold, Xianyou County responded and ordered the three illegal enterprises such as Wanlin, Hualong and Huanglige to be immediately suspended for rectification. And set up a special quality supervision and promotion leadership working group to conduct a large-scale inspection of the product quality of the county's craft enterprises, and temporarily discover the semi-finished products of mahogany furniture with "white skin", and focus on rectification; The semi-finished products of the "Pei" mahogany furniture will be collected and destroyed centrally. On the morning of the same day, the responsible persons and representatives of more than 600 large-scale mahogany furniture enterprises in Xianyou also gathered together and signed the promise to regulate production.
According to a survey conducted by the "Legal Daily" reporter, although some manufacturers began to reflect on it, in the mahogany furniture industry, there is also a voice that has previously been exposed to the "white skin" of mahogany furniture.
The "Legal Daily" reporter interviewed a number of Xianhua County mahogany furniture companies, industry experts and administrative officials, from their mouths, the so-called "outside" means that the Chinese mahogany standards cited in the media reports are not directly directed at mahogany furniture. Production, but only the standard for the quality of mahogany. For specific production, Fujian Province has its own local standard for classical craft furniture (DB35/T 741-2007). The national light industry standard also has dark and precious hardwood furniture parts, both of which are made of classical craft furniture. Clearly defined.
According to the local standards for classical craft furniture in Fujian Province, “white skin†is allowed to be used in mahogany furniture, but “the appearance of the product should be free of sapwood. The internal strength of the structural strength should also be free of sapwood. The area of ​​the sapwood on other parts should be Not more than 1/10 of the part (the sapwood with a width less than 5mm is not counted).
The national light industry standard dark dark hardwood furniture section pointed out that "the front side of the product should be free of sapwood; the sapwood content of the surface of other parts should not exceed 1/10 of the surface area of ​​the part (the sapwood with a width less than 8mm is not counted) )".
"The reason why these standards are so specified is mainly because they do not waste the resources of the mahogany." Cai Zhenfeng, the head of the discipline inspection team of the Xianyou County Quality Supervision Bureau, explained to the "Legal Daily" reporter that "because the redwood resources are scarce; some redwoods are not Then the rules, so if all are made according to the material of the mahogany, some of the mahogany that could be used may be wasted."
Lin Aixin, secretary general of Fujian Classical Craft Furniture Association, also said that the proper use of "white skin" is a commonality of the industry. It is impossible to waste the whole valuable wood because of a little "white skin". The key is to regulate the use. The quality of sapwood has not been as serious as reported. If it is handled well, it will not be riddled by insects in two or three years.
The national standard is lagging
"The exposed companies are definitely problematic. First, the sapwood exceeds the prescribed standards. Secondly, they do not actively tell consumers." Lin Aixin told reporters that although there are objections to some of the facts in the media reports, Compared with the current situation in this industry, he is even disappointed. "Although the surface has developed rapidly, the industry has been in a state of mixed resources."
As the media reports show, companies that do not use sapwood according to the standard are far more than three exposed, which is almost an industry-specific unspoken rule. In this regard, Lin Aixin said: "The media reports are like a basin of cold water. After the dumplings are cooked, they are poured down in time to make the industry awake and not stick to it." He even looked at the incident. Make a milestone upgrade opportunity for the mahogany furniture industry.
According to the statistics of Fujian Classical Furniture Association, there are more than 2,600 classical craft furniture enterprises in Xianyou County, many of which are hand-workshop-style production and family-oriented management. Product quality awareness and standard awareness are poor. There are often phenomena such as shoddy filling and fish mixing.
"The problem now is that the speed of development has far exceeded the management level of the government." Lin Aixin said.
On the phone, Cai Zhenfeng asked the reporter emotionally: "We are in charge every day, but the problem still occurs. Who do you say this strange?"
"First of all, more than 2,000 companies, we have several people, it is impossible to go home; secondly, even if we check it, we still face legal problems such as difficulty in obtaining evidence, difficulty in detection, and difficulty in investigation. For example, we are The factory saw a piece of illegal furniture fittings containing a lot of 'white skin', and proposed to deal with it, but people can say that I have not used it yet; and some fake mahogany, we will encounter testing problems after we check it." From the management dilemma, Cai Zhenfeng could not hide his helplessness. "There is a provincial standard, but the standards are not detailed enough. Many things are inoperable. And it should be the national standard first, and then the landmarks according to the national standard, but the industry The national standard has not yet been approved. There are no standards, and many laws are difficult to match."
The reporter learned from Lin Aixin that the national mahogany furniture standard has been led by a Guangdong enterprise and is being submitted to the relevant state departments for review and approval. The standard of Fujian Province was revised in 2010 and is ready for implementation in the near future. Refinement has not yet begun.
"On the one hand, we will improve standards, systems, and sound management institutions; on the other hand, we will improve the level of testing technology. These two measures are fundamentally able to solve the chaotic situation of the mahogany furniture industry." Although the analysis is so clear, Lin Aixin said that from the reality, he Not optimistic.
"The conditions of these two measures are still not very suitable. Xianyou County is trying to establish a long-term supervision mechanism, and the success or failure is unknown, but at least it can provide a reference for the industry." Lin Aixin said.
Finally, Lin Aixin suggested that under the premise that the big framework has not been perfected, the most important thing is that consumers should be rational, to understand the knowledge of mahogany furniture, to have the awareness of rights protection, and to sign a purchase agreement with the seller. “In the past, because consumers didn’t understand, there were some irregularities in this industry and no one said it. Now everyone knows, this will promote the upgrading of the whole industry, some small manufacturers will be eliminated, and big manufacturers will pay more attention to branding. ".
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