Second-hand home appliance supervision blank Ministry of Commerce intends to strictly control the old appliance trading

The solicitation of public comments on the "Consultation Draft for the Operation and Management of Used Electrical and Electronic Products" promulgated by the Ministry of Commerce has recently come to an end. In accordance with this approach, the next step will be to require real-name registration of acquired electrical and electronic products and the establishment of archives. After the transaction is completed, the seller must issue an invoice and provide an after-sale warranty period of at least 3 months.

However, the reporter visited a number of secondary trading markets such as Dongjiaxi, Jiaochangkou, and Shiqiaopu in Chongqing, and discovered that almost all businesses engaged in the acquisition and sale of second-hand home appliances have frankly stated that they are not faced with the introduction of such a new regulation. It may be implemented smoothly." So, what kind of industry rules and new rules are introduced in Chongqing's second-hand household appliance trading market, and what impact will it have on the second-hand household appliance market?

The Ministry of Commerce intends to strictly control the trading of old electrical appliances.

"For the acquisition of used home appliances, we do not need to register any more in the store. As long as the buyers and sellers complete inspection on the spot, they will not have any contact with the product afterwards." Dongjiaxi second-hand transaction market has operated for more than ten years. The owner of the home appliance trader, Zou, told the Commercial Daily reporter.

The Daily News reporters visited more than 20 second-hand home appliance sales stores in Dongjiaxi and Jiaochangkou, etc., and discovered that “doing it wrong” has become the current trading rules for almost all second-hand home appliance sales shops. All the shopkeepers stated that the second-hand home appliance sales will not provide any after-sales service after the consumer's on-site inspection and purchase is completed.

"Second-hand household appliances themselves are more than 70% cheaper than the new market price, and the profits themselves are already very meager. If the shopkeepers still bear the after-sales costs, they will still lose money." An Dongjiaxi second-hand transaction market owner admitted that he was a surname.

Practitioners collectively "sing out bad" new rules

“We need to publish industry norms. We heard about them from last year.” said a store owner surnamed Chen at Huaxin Street Flea Market, but it involved the real name registration for old home appliance purchases and the seller had to provide at least 3 The provisions of the monthly after-sale warranty, "I personally think that it will not work smoothly."

In his opinion, as far as old home appliance purchases are concerned, because of the age-old relationship, few people can provide the bills and procedures for buying home appliances at that time, and no one is willing to register real names. In terms of the sale of old home appliances, after-sales warranty service for more than three months will undoubtedly further increase operating costs and squeeze profits. Dongjiaxi Flea Market A horse owner who used second-hand air conditioning told the Commercial Daily reporter. "Increasing the operating costs, the final result is: Either the regulation is a dead letter; or the industry is facing a large-scale 'store closure.'"

Used home appliance market supervision blank

"As the largest second-hand home appliance recycler in Chongqing, we have been recycling the used home appliances and then handing it over to other professional waste home appliance processors for disassembly." Yesterday, Dan Dan, the director of the Jiu Jiadian Department of Chongqing Recycling Resources Group Co., Ltd. accepted An interview with the China Business Daily said.

Although the second-hand home appliance trading market is not mainstream, then what kind of regulatory principles is followed in such a niche market? The Shangbao reporter called the Chongqing Municipal Committee of Commerce, the Municipal Bureau of Industry and Commerce, and the relevant departments of the Municipal Bureau of Environmental Protection to receive the electricity. Staff all said that they have not yet participated in the supervision of the second-hand appliance market. "At present, there is no relevant laws and regulations to support, and we want to be able to do without supervision." Yang Lishan, chief of the Commercial Affairs Division of the Chongqing Municipal Commercial Commission, said in an interview with the China Daily News reporter, "After the new regulations are formally implemented, what exactly? Which department to implement supervision depends on the policy."

Depth call for introduction of supporting rules

According to the data from the National Development and Reform Commission, the current phase-out of household appliances in China exceeds 50 million units each year, and the phase-out rate increases by 20% annually. It is expected that by the end of the “Twelfth Five-year Plan”, the annual phase-out will reach more than 160 million units.

According to this draft, in the future operations of old home appliances, business operators should establish archival materials for the acquired old electrical and electronic products, and a strict registration system should be implemented at the time of acquisition. At the same time, the operator should also check the quality and performance of the old electrical and electronic products, repair and refurbishment of the main components, as well as trademark and producer information of the refurbished parts, as a basis for pricing, and record the inspection results together with the purchase price. Into the product file information.

“The construction of such a huge archive is obviously not a one-day completion, and there is still room for improvement.” Ren Minqi, a researcher in the home appliance industry of China Investment Advisors, said in an interview with the China Daily News, “An obvious problem is how to supervise The second-hand home appliance online trading market has not yet proposed a feasible solution."

In his opinion, if the second-hand household appliances trading market really wants to establish a complete recycling and sales system, it will need to introduce supporting rules to further refine the regulations. "For example, to quantify the new and old levels, models, and sizes of various home appliances, each operator can determine the product's recycling and sales prices based on the corresponding quantitative indicators."

“Before this, when consumers purchase second-hand home appliances, at the very least, they need to ask the merchant for purchase vouchers and related documents. Once there is any problem with the product, they can call the 12315 complaint to the Municipal Bureau of Industry and Commerce, and the Bureau of Industry and Commerce or the Consumer Association can help them. Consumers safeguard their rights, said the relevant staff of the Chongqing Municipal Bureau of Industry and Commerce Consumer Complaints.