Severe situation with "double hit" Small and medium-sized manufacturer New virus March 5 13:46
Due to the effects of the new coronavirus, small and medium-sized manufacturers are faced with severe conditions in a wide range of businesses, such as not being able to receive products from factories in China and being unable to set up a sales strategy in Japan due to cancellation of events.
Etsumi, headquartered in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, is a manufacturer of camera-related products, such as bags and tripods for cameras, and mainly outsources production to Chinese companies.
The Chinese factory, which outsources the production of bags, temporarily stopped production due to the new coronavirus, but resumed operation late last month.
However, travel in China is restricted, and the number of employees who can join the company is limited, and the factory occupancy rate is only about 60 to 80%.
In addition, the factories of the material manufacturers that make the fabric for bags have not been able to resume production.
For this reason, the delivery of products scheduled for the middle of next month, aiming for a business holiday of a large holiday, is expected to be delayed in late May at the earliest.
It has also been affected by the cancellation of events in Japan.
Last month, the largest camera exhibition in Asia, CP +, was scheduled to be canceled in Yokohama.
The company planned to display camera bags and other items imported from overseas manufacturers and decide prices and purchase quantities based on the responses of visitors, but that opportunity was lost.
Yasuo Ito, General Manager of "ETSUMI", said, "We have been unable to receive products and have been unable to appeal at exhibitions, and the situation has been frustrating. I hope that somehow the situation will improve."