65.9% of infrared and ultraviolet light exports come from the Yangtze River Delta

Infrared and ultraviolet lamps are a special category in the lighting industry, and their main use is not general lighting. Infrared lamps can be used in animal husbandry to enhance the appetite and disease resistance of animals; in addition, they can also be used for sterilization and drying of food, industrial painting, enamel coating and distillation. Medical infrared lamps can also be used in hyperthermia, facial beauty, etc. in homes, hospitals and nursing rooms. Ultraviolet lamps can be used in machinery, textiles, food, and anti-counterfeiting to create special effects in environments such as theaters or nightclubs.

In the import and export trade, China's customs classifies infrared lamps and ultraviolet lamps into one category, collectively referred to as ultraviolet lamps or infrared bulbs. The export tax number is 85349900.
In 2005, the number of infrared/ultraviolet lamps exported to China was 9.58 million sets, and the export value was 13.97 million US dollars. The products were exported to 96 countries and regions around the world.

Since infrared/ultraviolet lamps are products with relatively high technology content, the fields of application vary widely, and there is no substitute between products, so there is no industrial cluster phenomenon like other lighting products. In 2005, the export of infrared/ultraviolet lamps showed several characteristics such as the dispersion of export destinations, the concentration of production areas, and the dependence on trading companies.

Decentralized export destination

Infrared/ultraviolet lamps were exported to nearly 100 countries and regions in 2005. The average import volume per country is about 150,000 US dollars. The number of infrared/ultraviolet lamps exported to countries is relatively average. There is no monopoly in one or two countries. The situation in the entire export market.

The top ten export destinations for infrared/ultraviolet lamps are mainly concentrated in developed countries and regions. The United States has become the largest export destination. In 2005, the total value of infrared/ultraviolet lamps exported to the United States was 2.24 million US dollars, accounting for 16% of the total.

Japan's status is second only to the United States. It is the second largest export destination for infrared/ultraviolet lamps. The export value is 2.21 million US dollars, accounting for 12.5% ​​of the total export volume.

Germany imported $1.74 million worth of infrared/ultraviolet lamps from China in 2005, accounting for 65.9% of total exports in the third Yangtze River Delta region.

In 2005, a total of 422 companies in the country engaged in the export of infrared/ultraviolet lamps, which were distributed in 115 cities in 21 provinces.

From the perspective of the amount of exports, Zhejiang Province is the province with the most concentrated exports. In 2005, Zhejiang Province exported a total of 5.6 million infrared/ultraviolet lamps, ranking first in the provinces, accounting for 40.1% of the total export value. Shanghai is the second-largest export region, with exports accounting for 19.5% of total exports. If you add Jiangsu Province, which is also from the Yangtze River Delta, the infrared/ultraviolet lamp exports in the Yangtze River Delta region account for 65.9% of the total exports of this category of products in the country, and are in a dominant position in the industry.

However, if you look at the distribution of exports from various cities, infrared/ultraviolet lamps have not yet formed an industrial base like the ancient town of Zhongshan. In Zhejiang Province alone, there are 19 cities including Hangzhou, Ningbo, Wenzhou and Huzhou that are involved in the export business of this product. The trade amount ranges from millions of dollars to thousands of dollars. The top 10 cities accounted for only about 65% of total exports, and the other 35% came from 105 different cities.

Relying on trading companies

In 2005, there were 422 companies engaged in the trade of infrared/ultraviolet lamps nationwide. The average export volume per household was only 30,000 US dollars, and 77.2% of the trade was conducted in the form of general trade.

In addition, the feed processing trade is also an important way of exporting infrared/ultraviolet lamps, with 16.8% of exports being completed in this form. Other trade methods only account for a very small proportion of the total trade amount.

Since the amount of infrared/ultraviolet light transactions is small and too much for general trade, many exports must rely on various types of import and export trading companies. Of the 422 companies, 281 are import and export trading companies. The amount of infrared/ultraviolet lamps exported by them reached 8.33 million US dollars, accounting for 60% of the total.

Among the top ten export enterprises, six are import and export trading companies, including the number one Zhejiang Meiduole Trading Co., Ltd. The company’s exports alone amounted to $1.57 million, accounting for 11% of the industry’s exports.

Another export company worth mentioning is Heraeus (Shenyang) Special Light Source Co., Ltd., which exported 1.55 million US dollars in 2005. It is the second in the industry and the largest exporter of light sources. The company specializes in the design and production of UV and IR products for manufacturing, scientific and cosmetic applications such as automotive, analytical instruments, daylight laser technology, water treatment, printing and more. The founder of the Heraeus Group, Dr. Heraeus, was the inventor of the world's first UV lamp in 1904.


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