The opportunities and challenges brought by the China-Us tariff war to the testing machine industry

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2025-06-16 15:14

As the tariff war between China and the United States continues to deepen, the testing machine industry is confronted with challenges such as rising import costs of raw materials (for instance, the tariff on precision sensors has reached 25%) and increased market access barriers in the United States. According to data from the China Association of Instrument and Control, in 2024, the export of testing machines to the United States declined by 18% year-on-year, but orders from the Southeast Asian market increased by 37%, showing a structural change.

The imposition of tariffs on key components in the United States, such as high-precision servo systems, has forced testing machine enterprises to restructure their supply chains, causing trouble for many companies in the testing machine industry. Under the high pressure of tariffs, American manufacturers have accelerated their localization production. Domestic enterprises are facing the squeeze of the high-end market and the pressure of technological competition has increased.

Under numerous challenges, the demand for testing in the domestic aerospace and new energy sectors has soared, driving the process of domestic substitution. This has raised the technological upgrade requirements for the development of the testing machine industry to a brand-new height. To meet the demands of market development, major enterprises have continuously increased their R&D investment and scientific research efforts. By 2024, the proportion of R&D investment in the industry is expected to rise to 8.2%, an increase of 3 percentage points compared to before the war

Any growth is accompanied by pain. The short-term pain has led to the long-term positive trend of the testing machine industry at present. It is expected that the global market share of domestic testing machines will exceed 30% by 2026. Lizhi Testing will also continue to deepen its "technology + market" dual-wheel drive strategy to contribute to the high-quality development of China's intelligent manufacturing.