6. Accounts receivable, net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Accounts receivable, net

	2016			2015
	US$’000			US$’000
Accounts receivable		4,431			4,557
Less: Allowance for doubtful debts		(38	)		(57	)
		4,393			4,500

The following is an age analysis of past due account receivables as of December 31, 2016 and 2015:

	2016		2015
	US$’000		US$’000
Current		1,789		2,762
30-59 days past due		1,072		633
60-89 days past due		852		635
Greater than 90 days		680		470
		4,393		4,500

ZHEJIANG TIANLAN

Accounts receivable, net

	2016			2015
	RMB’000			RMB’000
Accounts receivable		204,166			238,325
Less: Allowance for doubtful debts		(39,066	)		(30,418	)
		165,100			207,907

The following is an age analysis of past due account receivables as of December 31, 2016 and 2015:

	2016		2015
	RMB’000		RMB’000
Within 1 year		118,476		150,345
1 year – 2 years		31,340		44,393
2 years – 3 years		9,387		8,588
3 years – 4 years		4,593		3,881
4 years – 5 years		240		700
Greater than 5 years		1,064		-
		165,100		207,907

At December 31, 2016, the trade receivables pledged as security for the Company’s bank loans and third party’s loans amounted to approximately RMB25,474,000 (2015: RMB27,566,000).

ZHEJIANG JIAHUAN

Accounts receivable, net

	2016			2015
	RMB’000			RMB’000
Accounts receivable, gross		91,069			99,864
Less: Allowance for doubtful debts		(32	)		(32	)
Accounts receivable, net
		91,037			99,832
		2016			2015

	RMB’000			RMB’000
Allowance for doubtful debts:
Balance at beginning		(32	)		(131	)
Charged to statement of income
Recovered		-			99
Balance at end
		(32	)		(32	)