Kenya's PPE is Kshs 2,500 while China's is Kshs 810. That's 3x cheaper.
Making PPE doesn't need technical skills. So we rule out labor as the reason why the Kenyan one is expensive. The materials for making PPE are also locally available in both markets.
This is simply dumping which is a national policy in China. Dumping" is defined as the act of a manufacturer in one country exporting a product to another country at a price that is either below the price it charges in its home market or is below its cost of production. The goal of "dumping" is to capture the market or destroy the competition for a particular product or commodity so the price to the end user or consumer is lowered way below the competition, often below cost.
I haven't read Kenya's antidumping laws which were implemented in 2018 but my opinion is tougher action is needed by charging extra import duty on particular products from China in order to bring their price closer to the "normal value" and to remove the injury to domestic industry.
This strategy is a painful one for the few traders who have been importing cheaper goods from China but for the greater good in the long run, we have to bite the bullet. Should we fail then even the few traders who have been benefiting from the dumping of Chinese products will be wiped out. because the Chinese will set up shops in Kenya and compete with the Kenyan traders.
Making PPE doesn't need technical skills. So we rule out labor as the reason why the Kenyan one is expensive. The materials for making PPE are also locally available in both markets.
This is simply dumping which is a national policy in China. Dumping" is defined as the act of a manufacturer in one country exporting a product to another country at a price that is either below the price it charges in its home market or is below its cost of production. The goal of "dumping" is to capture the market or destroy the competition for a particular product or commodity so the price to the end user or consumer is lowered way below the competition, often below cost.
I haven't read Kenya's antidumping laws which were implemented in 2018 but my opinion is tougher action is needed by charging extra import duty on particular products from China in order to bring their price closer to the "normal value" and to remove the injury to domestic industry.
This strategy is a painful one for the few traders who have been importing cheaper goods from China but for the greater good in the long run, we have to bite the bullet. Should we fail then even the few traders who have been benefiting from the dumping of Chinese products will be wiped out. because the Chinese will set up shops in Kenya and compete with the Kenyan traders.
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