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Views: 0 Author: Site Editor Publish Time: 2025-05-07 Origin: Site
The European Union has imposed anti-dumping duties of up to 54.9% on Chinese hardware products such as aluminum profiles and door handles, forcing enterprises to explore re-export trade models. A certain aluminum profile enterprise in Dongguan successfully avoided a 40% tariff by transshipment through Malaysia, repackaging its products and applying for a local certificate of origin. The order volume has returned to the pre-pandemic level. This operation of "container exchange in a third country + compliant customs clearance" not only reduces costs but also opens up emerging markets such as the Middle East and Africa through the trade agreement network of transit countries like Malaysia and Vietnam. Data shows that in 2024, the export value of China's hardware accessories to Europe through re-export trade increased by 37% year-on-year, becoming a key strategy to break through trade barriers.
In 2025, the transition period of the EU carbon tariff will enter the data verification stage, requiring enterprises to report the carbon emission data of each ton of hardware products. A certain stainless steel enterprise in Shandong Province successfully obtained the priority procurement right of EU importers by installing photovoltaic power stations and optimizing production processes, reducing the carbon emissions per unit product by 28%. Under the pressure of policies, Chinese hardware enterprises are accelerating the layout of low-carbon supply chains, such as using recycled aluminum and promoting energy-saving equipment. Some enterprises have already achieved premium exports through carbon footprint certification. It is expected that by the time of full taxation in 2026, enterprises meeting the CBAM standards will capture 15% of the EU market share.
The Yangjiang Hardware, Knives and Scissors Industrial Belt, through platforms such as Alibaba International Station and Temu, saw its cross-border e-commerce transaction volume exceed 100 million yuan in 2024, with business volume increasing by four times. Local enterprises have combined traditional hardware tools with smart home scenarios through the "independent website + social media traffic generation" model, launching remotely controllable smart door locks and AI voice power tools. The repurchase rate in the European and American markets has increased to 42%. The Yongkang Hardware Industry Belt has achieved over 30 million global exposures through the "Overseas Brand Window" online platform, driving more than 200 enterprises to expand into the "Belt and Road" market. From January to November, it reached over 4.2 billion yuan in intended orders.
Mexico has become the preferred destination for nearshore outsourcing in the United States. In 2025, the Mexico City International Hardware Fair attracted 150 Chinese enterprises to participate, with exhibits covering building hardware, industrial safety equipment, and more. China's hardware exports to Mexico increased by 22% year-on-year, mainly concentrated in auto parts and smart home products. Meanwhile, the RCEP has further driven a 15.6% increase in China's hardware exports to ASEAN, and Anhui's new energy hardware exports to ASEAN have grown by 98.8%, with photovoltaic brackets and energy storage equipment accounting for more than 30%. Under the combined effect of policies, Chinese hardware enterprises have adopted the "manufacturing in Southeast Asia + sales in Europe and America" model to reduce their reliance on a single market.
The prices of raw materials such as copper and stainless steel are expected to rise by 10% to 15% in 2025, forcing enterprises to shift to high-strength alloys and recycled materials. A certain lock enterprise in Zhejiang Province has adopted zinc alloy to replace copper materials, reducing costs by 18%. Meanwhile, through 3D structured light facial recognition technology, it has increased the gross profit margin of its products to 40%. Smart locks have performed outstandingly in exports, accounting for 35% of the total lock exports in 2024. The demand for biometric locks in Europe and the United States has increased by 25%. Chinese enterprises have seized the mid-to-low-end market with their cost-performance advantage (average price of 1,600 yuan per set), while South Korean brands have focused on the high-end market (average price of 2,400 yuan per set), forming a differentiated competitive pattern.
The Chinese government has launched the "Hundred Groups and Thousand Enterprises" market expansion initiative. By 2025, it plans to organize 4,000 enterprises to participate in overseas exhibitions. Jinhua hardware enterprises launched customized chemical tool sets at the Las Vegas exhibition in the United States, with on-site signing amounts exceeding 12 million US dollars. Meanwhile, in 2025, the tariff adjustment will implement zero tariffs on recycled copper and aluminum raw materials, promoting the development of green supply chains. However, enterprises need to be vigilant about the risk of technological homogenization. In China's smart lock patents, only 31% are invention patents. They need to strengthen the research and development of core technologies such as AI algorithms and materials science to cope with the technological barriers from Europe and the United States.
Summary: In 2025, the hardware foreign trade industry will present the characteristics of "policy-driven transformation, market regional differentiation, and technology-driven upgrading". Enterprises need to seize structural opportunities such as re-export trade, cross-border e-commerce, and nearshore outsourcing. At the same time, they should break through in the complex international environment through green certification, technological innovation, and the construction of supply chain resilience.
