Export of Container Houses to the EU

Exporting container houses to the EU requires compliance with core requirements such as CE certification, structural and material compliance, environmental protection and reusability, and export service capabilities, as detailed below:

CE Certification is a Mandatory Threshold

According to the EU's Construction Products Regulation (CPR, Regulation (EU) No 305/2011) and the EN1090 standard, all steel structures entering the EU market, including container houses, must pass CE certification. The EN1090 standard is divided into three parts: EN1090-1 (basic requirements for the conformity assessment of structural components), EN1090-2 (technical requirements for steel structures), and EN1090-3 (technical requirements for aluminum structures). Certification must cover factory production control, initial type testing, and continuous surveillance assessment. Enterprises need to establish a quality control system, including welding personnel qualifications, material certificate verification, welding system establishment, and determination of product performance parameters, ultimately signing a declaration of conformity and using the CE mark. Products that fail CE certification will be seized by customs, with losses reaching 20%-40% of the cargo value.

Structural and Material Compliance

Container houses must meet EU wind and earthquake resistance and fire protection requirements. The national standard requires a fire rating of B1 or above, while some unbranded products use flammable materials, with a fire rating of only C, posing safety hazards. The wind resistance rating must be 8 or above, while non-standard products use thin steel frames, with wind resistance of only 6-7, prone to deformation and cracking in coastal or strong wind areas. Additionally, materials must comply with environmental standards, avoiding the use of coatings or insulation materials containing harmful substances.

Environmental Protection and Reusability

The EU has strict environmental requirements for modular buildings, requiring a product reusability rate of over 80%. Unbranded products often use disposable materials that cannot be recycled after disassembly, not only increasing construction waste disposal costs (up to tens of thousands of yuan per hundred units) but also potentially being rejected due to non-compliance with environmental requirements. Leading manufacturers enhance component disassembly efficiency and reuse times through modular design and standardized interfaces, reducing lifecycle costs.

Export Service Capabilities Must be Comprehensive

Overseas engineering projects require manufacturers to have full-process service capabilities including customs clearance, certification, and overseas installation and commissioning. Some small manufacturers lack relevant qualifications, leading customers to commission third parties at an additional cost of 15%-20% of the project. Additionally, the EU market has strict after-sales service requirements, requiring manufacturers to establish a national or global service network with a response time of no more than 24 hours. Unbranded manufacturers, lacking a fixed team, are prone to project stagnation, with losses reaching several times the daily construction cost.