China Camera Cost Increasing, Pricing Starting To Rise

Published Apr 20, 2021 13:27 PM

China surveillance camera prices are starting to rise, as a result of increasing raw materials costs due to chip supply chain constraints, IPVM has confirmed across numerous China manufacturers.

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In this report, IPVM examines:

  • Dahua communications on price adjustment
  • Raw materials cost increase due to chip supply constraints
  • Manufacturers absorb price increases
  • Hikvision emphasizes electronics "price has never been increased" before
  • Hikvision on supply chain constraint challenges
  • Hikvision "price adjustment notice"
  • Duration of supply constraints and price increases

Dahua *** *** ****** ******** "***** **********"

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*** ****** ***** ****** "********** *****" in *** ********* ** *** *** reason *** "***** ********** ****** *** no ****** ** **** * ***** adjustment":

*************, ***** *** ********* ** **** year,production ***** ** ***** **** ********* ********** *** ** *** ********** ******** ** *** ********* ***** *** * *********** ****** ** *** ****** ********** *****, ****** *****, **********, *********, *** ********* ** *** ********* *******, ***. Therefore, in order to ensure the continuous supply of products and to maintain the level of service that you are entitled to expect, Dahua ********** ****** *** ** ****** *** ** **** * ***** **********. This adjustment will apply to all Dahua product lines. [emphasis added; translated from French]

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Hikvision ********** *********** ****** **** "***** *********"

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Electronic ******** **** **** ******** ****** *** ** **** *****, *** **** **** ***** ********* ******. This time, the shortage may cause many industries to make some adjustments. What will happen in the long run? I don't know. [emphasis added]

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******** *** ** **** ********* ***** the ***** ****** ******.There ** * *** ** *********** ** ***** ****** ******, ** *** *** **** ******* ** *** ******** ** *****, ** *** ***** ****, *** ******* ** ***** ******. The gross profit margin of the industry has nothing to do with the characteristics of the industry, but is determined by the competition strategy within the industry. [emphasis added]

Hikvision ****** ** ****** ***** *********** ** ****** ******** ****

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The ****** ***** **** **** ***** ********** ** *** **** *** *****, *** *** ** *** **** *** *****. The challenges in the past few years have come from the uncertainty brought about by sanctions, including sanctions on Hikvision and sanctions on Huawei. We have done a good job in the past few years, including ***** **** *********** ** ********* **** ** *** ****** ** ********* and obtain a longer transition period ... Haikang has handled the issue of the main chip relatively well, and it **** *** **** **** ****** ** ******* ** *******, but in *** **** ***, *** ******* ******** ** ************** ***** ****** **** ********** to us. [emphasis added]

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*** ******* ******** ** *** ****** chain **caused ** ************ ************* ********** ********. For example, the lack of semiconductors for automotive electronics has led to the suspension of production of automobile OEMs. This has never **** *********** ** *** ********** in the past 30 years. Advanced process semiconductors are not the only ones with a tight supply problem, but also products of conventional processes. [emphasis added]

** * ***** ** ********** ****, Hikvision ****** ** ** ******* ** work **** * ****** ** ********* suppliers ******* ** ********* ** **** a ***:

**** *** *********** ** ****** ***** security,we **** *** **** **** *** ******** *** **** **** ** ********, *** ** **** ******** ********* ** *******. We will not disclose detailed information about specific suppliers, but our supply chain will definitely make a lot of preparations in advance, and increase the inventory of raw materials to ensure a smooth transition. [emphasis added]

*** **** *** ************* ******** ** tense,we *** **** ******** ******** **********. We have a partnership with suppliers, not a simple buying and selling relationship. Supplier management is a complex system work, and it is difficult to answer this question in a few simple sentences. [emphasis added]

Hikvision '***** ********** ****** ******'

********* ** **** *** * '***** adjustment ****** ******' **** ************* **********(*** ************)****** ** *********:

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** *** *** ** **** *****, March, ****** **** ***** ****** *** Hikvision **** **********:

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*******, ******* ** ******* **** **** that ********* *** ******* *** *** been ********. ** *********'* *** ******* to, ** **** ***** *** **********, Hikvision *** *** ** ******** ** reduce ***** ***** ****** ****** **** increase *****, ***** ***** ** ************** given ******** ***** ****** ********* ** such ***** *********.

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********** *** **** ******** ********* *** increasing ********** ******** ** ***** ********. The ***** ** ******** ********. **I ****** **** ** *** *** ** **** ****, ** ****** ** **********. [emphasis added]

****'* ********, *** ******,******* ****'* ******** *** ****** **** capacity ****** **** **** ********** **** and ******** **** ****:

Demand ** ***** ******, *** *** ******** ** ******** **** ******** ********** **** ****, *** *** ******** ***** ****. However, capacity is in redistribution.

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* *** *********** ********* ** ***** suppliers *** ***** ********** ***** ******. If **** ******* ** ********, ** may **** ** ****-**** *********** ****** but ** ** ***** *** **** time, ** ***** ******* ******** ****** to ************* ****** ******, ***-***** ********.

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Comments (3)
U
Undisclosed #1
Apr 20, 2021

* ***** **** ** ** *********** this ********* **********. *** ******** **** was **** ****** ** **** ***-****** products ** ***** ***** ************* ***, and **** ***** ****** **** ***** had **** *********.

*** **** **** *** **** *** going ** ** ****** ** ******* on * **** ***** ******* ***** and ***** ** ** ***** **** option *** **** ** ***** *** incumbents, ** ***** ***** **** ***** prices ** ** ***** *** *** make ** ********** *******.

U
Undisclosed #3
Apr 20, 2021

* ***** **** ** ** *********** this ********* **********.

*** *** *** ***** ********** ** the ******** ** '*******' - ****** lots ** ********** ** ******* **** are *** *****.

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #2
Apr 20, 2021

****'* ** *********** ******* **** **** regarding *** ******** ** ************** *** the ****** ** *** **********.

*************** *** ** ************* ******** *** IPO

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