battery-operated fans

China exported US$4 billion worth of small household appliances (including battery-operated fans) in 2004, an increase of 33 percent from the previous year. In terms of volume, the country shipped 677 million appliances, up 24 percent from a year ago. As tariff barriers are lowered and standards are established in China, foreign battery-operated fans manufacturers will gain confidence in the investment environment. While the battery-operated fans price of imported products will decrease, they may not be able to compete with locally made products. To compete in China’s battery-operated fans market, foreign manufacturers tend to locate their production in China in order to lower the costs of production and marketing. Some imported products will be highly sophisticated or have highly specialized niche applications and will therefore not support relocation of production in China. Battery-operated fans made in China by Chinese and foreign companies, on the other hand, will penetrate into the world market. Foreign manufacturers will be able to introduce their high quality, low cost, Chinese made products under their recognized brand names to the international market which will further drive total Chinese export volumes.