Wesco / Anixter NA To Stop Selling Dahua and Hikvision

Published Mar 28, 2023 11:21 AM

One of the world's biggest distributors will stop selling Dahua and Hikvision in North America, a move the company confirmed to IPVM, that deepens the challenges the PRC China manufacturers face.

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In this post, based on Wesco corporate feedback, interviews with Anixter branches, and Hikvision's communication, we examine the impact of the move on Wesco/Anixter, its top rival ADI, and the future of Dahua and Hikvision in North America.

This comes just over a week after UK's Largest retailer, Tesco decided to stop using Dahua and Hikvision, joining a long list of entities banning the companies.

Wesco/Anixter **********

***** ***** ***,***** ******** *******, ************ *** *********** **** ** even ****** ******** ******** ************, ********* Wesco / ***'* ******* ******** **** with *******'* ***** ***, ******** * potentially ******** ********** ** ***.

*****'* ***** *** ******* ***** ****** Anixter*** *** ******* ** ******* ****** a ******* ****** ********.

Wesco/Anixter ********

***** *** ********* ** **** ****:

***** ** ** ****** ******** *** Dahua *** ********* ******** *** *** inventory ** ***** ******* *** **** continue ** ****** **** *** ********** U.S., *************, *** ***** **** *** regulations.

***** ******** ** ******* *** **** did ****, ****** *** ***** ******** to **** *** ***********, ********** ** IPVM ****:

** ***’* ***** **** ***** ** detail ** *** ********** ******** *****.

**** ***** ***** ***** ** **** multiple ******* ***** ** *** ******* last ****.

***** *** ********* **** **** ***** various ***** ************ ** ** ** not ***** *****, ** ***, ** them ****** ***** ** **** **** move. **** ********,*** *** *** ************* ************* ****** ***. *******, **** ***** not ***** ***** **** ******* ******** models (** ***** *** ***,*** *** *** ****** ******* ** revoking **************). ****, ***** *** *** ******* why **** *** ***** **** ** Canada, ***** **, *********, *** ******* to ** ******* ***. **** ** the **, ***** ***** *****, ** ADI ********** ****, **** ** ** not ******* ********* ** **** ***** products.

**** ****,****** *****, ***, *** ********** ******* Hikvision ***** ***** ** ********* *** **** but ** ******** ***** ** * larger *********** ** ********* ******** **** those * **** ********.

Outside ***** *******?

*****'* ********* ******* **** ***** ******* are **** ********* ** ***** *******, with ***** ******** ** ****'* ******** about ***** ******* *** ****** **** a ******* *********:

** ******* *********** ********** ** ** business *** **** ******** ** ******** compliance **** *** ***.

***** ******* ** ***** * *********** market *** ***** *** ********* ********, so ** ***** ****** ***** ** continue ** **** ***** ******** ************* in **** ******, ***** ** ***** statements ** **.

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

********* ****** ********* **** **** ** an ***** ** ********, *********** **** Wesco "**** *** ** ******** *** distributing *** ********* *********":

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Confusion ******* ******* ********

** **** ********** **** * ******* branches, *** ******** **** ******* *********, with **** ********* ** **** ***** the **** *** **** *** ****** they ****** **** ****:

  • ******* ******** | ******** ******: "** are ***** ******* *****/********* ********."
  • ******* ********* ******** | ******** ******: "We ***** **** ****** ** *****."
  • ******* ********** | ******** ******: "** have ******* ***** *** ********* ****** in *****." (*** ***** *** ** comment ** ** *** ******** **** coming **** *****'* ************.)
  • ******* ***. ********: "****** ** **** company ** **** ******* *** **** them. ** ** * ******** ****."
  • ******* ***. ******: "** ***'* **** Hikvision/Dahua ******* ** ***** ** **** branch *** ** *** **** **** from ********."

Unloading *********

* ********* ************* *** *****/******* ** unloading *** ******** ** ******* ** inventory **** ****. ** *** *********** itself **********, **** *** "** ****** ordering *** ***** *** ********* ********" but **** *** ***** ******* **** they **** ** *****.

******* **** **** ** *****/******* *** tried ** ***** *** ***** (**** specifically ****) **** ******** ****, ***** would ********* **** **** **** *** products **** ***** **** ** *********.

***** *** ***** *,***+ ********* ******:

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**** ***+ ***** ****:

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Boon *** ***?

*** ** *** *** *********** ** estimate **** **** ***** *** ********* sales ** ***** ******* *** *** shown ** ****** ***** ** ******* down. *** *******, ****** ***** ******* *** ****** *** President - ***** *** ********* ***'* #1 *******.

*** ******** ******* ** **** **** is * **** *** *** ** Dahua *** ********* ********* *** ***** to ****** ***** ******** ** ***, as *** ***** ********* ************ *** far *******. ** ****, *** ***** benefit **** **** **** ** *** biggest *****.

** *** ***** ****, ** ***** now ** ****** *** *** ** drop ***** *** ********* ** **** would ********** **** **** ******* ** losing ** ***** ** **** *** this *****.

*** *** *** ******* ** *** request *** ******* ** **** ******.

Bad ****** *** ***** *** ********* ********

***** *** ********* **** ****** *** years **** **** **** *** ******** were ******** **** ***** ********** ** corrected. ***** **** ***** ********** ******, Wesco ** ** ***** **** **** from * ********* ********** (** ** where **** ******* *** ***** ********) and **** * ********* **********, **** puts ******* ******** ** *** *** companies.

Why ***?

** ** *** **** *** ***** has ******* ** ** **** ***.

*********, ******, *** ***** *** (*) the *** ******** *** ****** *** existing ******** **** ************** *******. ***** the ** ********* ***** ********* * "******" ** "national ********"**** **** * ***** ***, **** is ********. ********, *** ** *** enact **** ***** ********* (**-******"*********" *********) **** ***** **** ** ******* to ** ******** **** ********* **** as *********. *** ****** **** ***** products ***** **** ******* ***** *** be **** ** **** ****.

**** ******* **** **** *** ** government *** ***** * ********* ** inherently ********* (*.*.,**** *** *** ***** *** ** government) *** *****'* **** ***** *** serious **** *** ****** **** ** dealers **** ****** ********* ** ******** in ********** *******.

Comments (11)
JH
John Honovich
Mar 28, 2023
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*** ****. * ** * *** surprised ** *** ****** *** ******* why **** *** **** ***, ** the ******* ***** ****** *** ***** and ********* **** **** ***** ******* for **** ****.

****** ***, **** ** * **** for ****.

***** ** ** *** **** **** week:

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***** *** ********* *** *** ** ISC ****, ** **** **** **** barred **** **********.

(1)
SD
Shannon Davis
Mar 28, 2023
IPVMU Certified

**** *** ****!!!!

(3)
UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Mar 28, 2023

*** **** ***** ***’* ******* **** in *** ******* ** ****** *** Axis ******. ****.

(2)
(3)
(1)
UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
Mar 28, 2023

* ***** **** **** *** ******* security *********** ***** **** * ***** relationship **** *** * ******* ***** camera *************?

(2)
JH
John Honovich
Mar 28, 2023
IPVM

**** ** *** ******* ***? *** you *********?

(2)
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Donald Maye
Mar 29, 2023

***** ******* ** * ******* ***** branch ** * ***** **** * LinkedIn ****:

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**** ******** ******* *********, *** ** *****:

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #3
Apr 03, 2023

*********** ** *** ** **** **** up ******* *** ********. **** ******* rumours ** ** ******** ******* **** here *** * ******-*** ***********.

UD
Undisclosed Distributor #4
Apr 05, 2023

**** **** **** ********* **** *** in ********* ***** *** ***** ** Anixter **** **** **** ******* *********.

JH
John Honovich
Apr 05, 2023
IPVM

***** ***** *** ******* ******* ** North *******. ** **** ** ***** America **** *** ***** ******* *** existing *****, ** *** ** **** to *** ************* ** **** **** are ********** *****.

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #5
Apr 05, 2023

**** *** *****.

*** *** ************ ********* ****** ** PRC ********** ***********. ******** ** **** be *********, ***** **** ** ***** of ******* ***** **** ** *** prime ***********, ** **** ** ********** our **** * **** ** ********* to ********* **** ***** **** *** National ******** ********** ***** *******.

***** ******* ** ***** **** **** to **** **** * ****, *** their ****** **** **** ********* ********* us ** ***** **********'* ******.

** *** ***** *** ** *** Security ********.

******: **** ******* *** **** ***** to *** *** **********:******** *** **** ********* ***** - National ******** ********** ***** ******

JH
John Honovich
May 15, 2023
IPVM

* ***** ***** **** ******** ****, now ********* *** **** ** ***** to ******* ************* ****:

** **** **** *** **** * successful **** *** ***. ***** ********* USA ***. (“*********”) ********* ** **** and *** ***, ********** ******** ******** to *** *********, ** ***** **** to **** *** ******* ** *** distribution ******** ** *** *.*. ******.

***** *******,distribution ** ********* ******** **** ***** ******* *** **** ** ******* ** ***** ******* ***’* ******** ********* ****, *** ********* **** *********** ***** ************ *** ********* **** ***** ******* *** ***** ******* ******. [emphasis added]

****'* * ***** * **** **** to **** *** ********* **** *** been ****** ***** *** **** ****.

****, ********* ********** ***** *********:

** **** **** ** ******** ***** discounts *** **** ******* ******** *********** activities **** *** ********** ************

** ** **** ********,********* *** **** **** ***** **** ADI, ** ***** ****** ******* ********* from ***.