Import of used equipment needs strict control

On April 18th, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world's largest industrial auction company, held its first open-price auction in China in Beijing.

An industry insider who participated in this auction revealed that the goods that Rishikeki received were from all over the world. Among them were the kato hd820v hydraulic excavator produced in 2010 and the Carter 320d-e construction machinery produced in 2009. These second-hand machines from abroad were all sold at the auction.

Many industry insiders expressed that China's construction machinery industry has entered an era of low- and medium-speed growth, and the problem of destocking and overcapacity is beginning to become prominent. If there is no restriction and supervision on the imported second-hand construction machinery market at this time, domestic brand manufacturers will fear it. Shocked.

Unlike the scattered institutions that operated domestically-used second-hand machinery, Ritchie Bros. is the world's largest industrial auction company and has offices in 25 countries around the world. According to industry insiders, Elish's global platform and leverage capabilities, along with its business operations in China, means that more used equipment from around the world will flow into the country in the future.

It must be said that Ritchie stepped on a sensitive time node. Due to the declining macroeconomic growth and real estate regulation, the domestic construction machinery industry is entering the winter.

In fact, since the beginning of this year, disputes over whether it is necessary to severely restrict the import of used machinery have occurred many times in China. Including Sany Heavy Industry Zoomlion Shanhe Smart Liugong data shows that in 2012 the industry in addition to positive growth in concrete machinery, excavator sales fell 35% in the whole year, loaders fell 29.7%, cranes fell 35%, bulldozers technical standards .

A number of engineering machinery companies visited by the reporter all stated that, in addition to the enterprises' squeeze of the market for imported second-hand machinery through their own product innovation and quality improvement, they also hope that the state will introduce relevant measures to limit its imports.

The Secretary-General of China Construction Machinery Industry Association Su Zimeng also stated on many occasions that “The state should adjust its import management policy for second-hand construction machinery, especially for the manufacturing period of more than five years, with excessive discharge, excessive energy consumption, and potential safety hazards. The import of used equipment should be strictly controlled."