Constraints For the Expanding of Bearing Export Scales

Bearing industry in China has gained rapidChina which do export business through various
development. The export of bearing products alsochannels. Therefore, the competition is quite fierce,
increases, however, there are still many factorsresulting in lower prices to compete for market with
which may restrict the expanding of the export.each other. For example, one kind of spherical bearing
At first, the exported bearing products are low-end.has high export prices. When seeing this, many
In recent years, China has made remarkablemanufacturers start producing these products
achievements in developing international markets andwithout considering the market capacity. Thus, the
expanding the export. Although the export value ofcurrent export prices of these bearings have been
bearing products increases year by year, most ofreduced to 1 / 3.
them are cheap miniature ball bearings.Thirdly, the market of Chinese bearings is not stable.
Taking the 608ZZ bearings as an example, China isAt present, China's export products mostly rely on
the world's largest producer of this kind of products.intermediaries. In addition, products directly sold to
It is also one of the largest exporters of thesethe market are few. Manufacturers always do not
bearings. However, bearing products of this modelknow the requirements of end users clearly. This
that are applied in household appliances such assituation is no only detrimental to the organization of
domestic air conditioners and vacuum cleaners are allproduction, but also not conducive to after-sales
imported from NSK and KOYO companies. This is aservice.
common phenomenon. It illustrates that China'sFourthly, the export of overseas-invested enterprises
miniature ball bearings are sold in the low-end market.is growing increasingly. At present, many well-known
Secondly, the exported products are too focused onforeign bearing companies all invest in China and set
specifications. Meanwhile, they compete with otherup bearing factories. Their products are also
products at low prices. Because there is a certainexported. With the expanding scale of production,
capacity limit of the low-end miniature ball bearings inthe proportion of those bearings will expand, too.
the international market, hundreds of bearingFifthly, the quality and level of the foreign trade
products from China have to compete with productsclerks are very low. Some workers are not familiar
from other countries such as Russia and Romania. Aswith the technology and market. They can not
a result, the supply exceeds demand. This is the mainprovide perfect services to buyers which causes
reason for the competition at low price.great difficulty for Chinese bearing products to enter
Currently, there are no less than 500 enterprises inthe OEM market.