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Rules of Origin and the Web of East Asian Free Trade Agreements

The authors provide an overview of the preferential rules of origin in East Asia, highlighting the aspects that might possibly generate some trade-chilling effects. They review characteristics of existing preferential trade agreements with special...

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Main Authors: Manchin, Miriam, Pelkmans-Balaoing, Annette O.
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE
AGREEMENT ON TRADE
AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN GOODS
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
APPAREL
AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS
BILATERAL AGREEMENTS
BILATERAL CUMULATION
BILATERAL FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
BILATERAL TRADE
BLOC TRADE
CHEMICAL PRODUCTS
COMPETITIVENESS
COMPETITIVENESS OF FIRMS
COMPLIANCE COSTS
CONCESSIONS
CONFERRING ORIGIN
CONTENT REQUIREMENT
CONTENT REQUIREMENTS
CONTENT RULE
COST ANALYSIS
CUSTOMS
CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES
CUSTOMS DUTIES
CUSTOMS MECHANISMS
CUSTOMS OFFICIALS
CUSTOMS VALUATION
DETERMINING ORIGIN
DUTY DRAWBACK
DUTY DRAWBACKS
DUTY REDUCTION
ECONOMIC COOPERATION
ECONOMIC EFFECTS
ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
ECONOMIC RELATIONS
EXPORT PRODUCTION
EXPORTERS
EXPORTING COUNTRY
EXPORTS
EXTERNAL TRADE
FINAL PRODUCT
FINAL PRODUCTS
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN FIRMS
FREE ACCESS
FREE CIRCULATION
FREE TRADE
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
FREE TRADE AREA
GENERAL SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES
GRAVITY MODEL
HARMONIZED RULES
IMPACT OF TRADE
IMPACT OF TRADE INTEGRATION
IMPORT DUTIES
IMPORT DUTY
IMPORTED INPUTS
INSPECTION
INTERMEDIATE INPUTS
INTERNATIONAL RULES
INTRA-REGIONAL TRADE
LAST PROCESS
LOCAL CONTENT
MANUFACTURING PROCESS
MANUFACTURING PROCESS REQUIREMENT
MANUFACTURING PROCESSES
MARGINAL COSTS
MINIMIS RULE
MOST FAVORED NATION
MULTILATERAL LIBERALIZATION
NON-ORIGINATING INPUTS
NON-ORIGINATING MATERIAL
NON-ORIGINATING MATERIALS
ORIGIN CRITERIA
ORIGIN DETERMINATION
ORIGIN REQUIREMENTS
ORIGIN RULE
ORIGIN RULES
ORIGIN SCHEME
ORIGINATING INPUTS
ORIGINATING MATERIALS
ORIGINATING PRODUCTS
OUTSOURCING
POLICY RESEARCH
PREFERENTIAL ACCESS
PREFERENTIAL AGREEMENT
PREFERENTIAL AGREEMENTS
PREFERENTIAL MARKET ACCESS
PREFERENTIAL RATES
PREFERENTIAL REDUCTION
PREFERENTIAL RULES
PREFERENTIAL RULES OF ORIGIN
PREFERENTIAL SCHEME
PREFERENTIAL TARIFF
PREFERENTIAL TARIFF REDUCTION
PREFERENTIAL TARIFFS
PREFERENTIAL TRADE
PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENT
PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
PROCESS OF DEVELOPMENT
PRODUCT-SPECIFIC RULES
PRODUCTION COSTS
PRODUCTION PROCESS
PRODUCTION PROCESSES
PROVING ORIGIN
REGIONAL CONTENT
REGIONAL IMPORT SUBSTITUTION
REGIONAL INTEGRATION
REGIONAL TRADE
REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
REGULATORY BARRIERS
RESTRICTIVE RULES
RESTRICTIVE RULES OF ORIGIN
RULES OF ORIGIN
RULES OF ORIGIN REGIMES
SUBSTANTIAL TRANSFORMATION
SUBSTANTIAL TRANSFORMATION RULE
SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES
TARIFF BARRIERS
TARIFF CLASSIFICATION
TARIFF DATA
TARIFF LINES
TARIFF NOMENCLATURE
TARIFF REDUCTION
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
TEXTILE PRODUCTS
TEXTILE SECTORS
TOURISM
TRADE BARRIERS
TRADE DEFLECTION
TRADE DIVERSION
TRADE FACILITATION
TRADE FLOWS
TRADE MINISTRIES
TRADE PARTNER
TRADE PARTNERS
TRADE PATTERN
TRADE PREFERENCES
TRADING PARTNERS
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
VALUE ADDED
VALUE OF IMPORTS
VALUE-ADDED CRITERIA
VALUE-ADDED METHOD
VALUE-ADDED RULE
WTO
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/07/7848005/rules-origin-web-east-asian-free-trade-agreements
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7456
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Summary:The authors provide an overview of the preferential rules of origin in East Asia, highlighting the aspects that might possibly generate some trade-chilling effects. They review characteristics of existing preferential trade agreements with special emphasis on lessons from the European experience, and analyze some important features of the existing rules of origin in East and South-East Asian regional integration agreements. The empirical analysis of the effectiveness of preferentialism on intra-regional trade flows focuses on the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA), with the aim of providing a rough estimate of the costs of requesting preferences. The results suggest that preferential tariffs favorably affect intra-regional imports only at very high margins (around 25 percentage points). This points to the likelihood of high administrative costs attached to the exploitation of preferences, particularly with regard to the compliance with AFTA's rules of origin.

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