Redwood furniture "ID card" is difficult to match the industry, businesses have their own concerns

The "new national standard" for mahogany furniture, titled "General Technical Conditions of Mahogany Furniture," will officially come into effect today. According to the regulations, any mahogany furniture that lacks a product manual, a quality card, and a certification document will no longer be allowed to be sold. When I visited the mahogany furniture market, I noticed that most merchants were not providing these essential documents. Some even openly stated they would not comply with the requirements. The owner of a local mahogany furniture store shared that sales had dropped significantly last year. Sometimes, only one or two sets were sold per month, and profit margins were very low. "Furniture merchants don’t want to be equipped with an 'ID card.' On one hand, they have limited knowledge about mahogany furniture. They often confuse the five categories and eight types of mahogany and are sometimes misled by manufacturers without realizing it." Another reason merchants are reluctant to provide these documents is their fear of risks. "The industry is full of mixed-quality products. After being painted, many pieces of mahogany furniture are hard for the average person to distinguish from genuine ones," said a source familiar with the matter. "If businesses strictly follow the regulations and provide proper 'identity cards,' what happens if consumers find out they bought fake goods? How can we handle claims then?" Even if some merchants are willing to provide the required documentation, there are still loopholes in the standards. According to the rules, the product name must be clearly marked when selling. "There are two ways to fill in the product name: one based on the tree species and the other on the wood type. If it's named after the tree species, fraud can be prevented. But if it's named after the wood, it gives merchants more room to mislead customers." According to the "National Standard for Redwood of the People’s Republic of China," redwood includes five genera and eight categories, such as red sandalwood, rosewood, and red rosewood. For example, under the red rosewood category, there are seven species, including Dalbergia cochinchinensis, Dalbergia bari, and Dalbergia velutipes. Huangshan explained that among these, Dalbergia cochinchinensis is commonly known as "red rosewood," and its price can be ten times higher than that of Dalbergia velutipes. "If the product quality card only lists 'red rosewood' but the merchant sells Dalbergia velutipes as big red rosewood, consumers lose money, and it becomes difficult to prove their case when defending their rights."

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