International Trade Taboo and Packaging Design Regulation II

3 disabled colors on the package

Different nationalities may have different taboos regarding colors due to differences in customs and religious beliefs. "As the Romans do as the Romans do," and "as the custom changes," the products that enter the international market cannot but consider the customs of different countries or nations in favor of colors, so as to avoid unnecessary loopholes. When designing export packaging, choose the appropriate color according to the customs of the world. Different countries have different reflections on colors

Japan avoids green and red, Americans like vivid colors, avoiding purple;

The Bishop of Is especially hated yellow because it symbolizes death and likes green, thinking that it can drive away evil;

Brazilians regard purple as sadness and dark tea as an ominous sign. They are extremely disgusted with this;

The French regard the bright colors as noble and popular;

Ruitu uses black as the mourning color, and likes red, gray, blue and green; the Dutch regard the orange as the lively color, orange and blue represent the color of the country.

The Danish people regard red, white and blue as auspicious colors.

Italians regard purple as a negative color, clothing, cosmetics, and high-end packaging preferences in light colors, and food and toy preferences have distinctive colors.

The Egyptians regard blue as a devil and like green; Indians like red;

Austria, Turks like green, while France, Belgium, Bulgarians hate green. Mongolians hate black.

Therefore, understanding the taboo colors of packaging in exporting countries is crucial to the design of export goods packaging. If China's red firecrackers exported to Germany have not been able to open sales for a long period of time, the products are unmarketable. After conducting market research, export enterprises in China changed the packaging paper and packaging materials on the surface of firecrackers to gray, resulting in a straight-up sales of firecrackers.

4 Disabled Packaging Materials

Good horse with good saddle. Good quality products must use appropriate packaging materials to match the content and form of the product. However, packaging materials commonly used in some countries may not be suitable for use in other countries.

The United States stipulates that the use of straw as a packaging material is prohibited in order to prevent the spread of plant diseases and insect pests. Once the customs found rice straw packaging material, it must be burned on the spot.

Japan, Canada, Mauritius, and several European countries have banned rice straw, hay, and newspaper scraps as packaging cushions. Egypt banned raw cotton, grape branches, old materials, or plant materials that are easy to infest pests and parasites as packing mats.

The Agriculture and Quarantine Institute of the New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries stipulates that the following materials must not be used in the packaging of imported goods: soil, marl, hay, straw, wheatgrass, chaff or clams, sphagnum moss, used old sacks, and other wastes, etc., as imported goods. package of.

The Philippine Ministry of Health and Customs stipulate that all imported goods are prohibited from being packed with sacks and sacks, straw, mats, and other materials.

The Australian Quarantine Bureau stipulates that fumigation certificates are required for all imports of goods packed in wooden boxes (including pallet timber).

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