Changing Mechanism From Technical Standards To Technical Barriers

Abstract: After Uruguay Round, taking the place of tariff barriers technical barriers to trade(TBT) has become a major means to trade protection. From the definition of TBT, we can see it is in fact a competition of technical standards. On the base of three motives of TBT, we will discuss the changing mechanism from technical standards to technical barriers in three fields: changing mechanism caused by technical difference and traditional custom; by erasing externality and by pure trade protectionism. TBT caused by the first two target at overall welfare of the country formulating these technical standards and are reasonable, should be treated in a right way that we should promote our own technical level and produce qualified goods; As to the last one, it is a kind of trade protection with rational banner covering irrational content. Therefore we must take the right approach such as using international law to stand up for our own profit. After analyzing different changing mechanism from technical standards to technical barriers, we can give equivalent solutions according to different type.