After Wto Accession China's Tariffs On The Role Of Weakening And Countermeasures

Year 2007 is the first year of china after the transition-period that we join the WTO. In this year, our standard of tariff has become 9.8% which lower the average standard of the developing countries. Economic integration has been one of the outstanding characteristics of world economy. When a group of countries or areas form an economic integration organization, the barriers and obstacles to the flow of goods, services and production factors among members will be greatly reduced. First of all, countries all make every effort to achieve global trade liberalization, which advocates the abolition non-tariff barriers and reduction of tariffs. Secondly, WTO rules stipulate tariff as the only legal protective means, allowing every country to set reasonable tariff to safeguard domestic industries. Finally, the form of non-tariff barriers is getting more diversified and scientific. So it is necessary to discuss the tariff's position and role in economic integration. As we all know, the tariff is not only a category of taxes, but also an economic measure of controllness for a country. Because of the specific function of tariff,the regulation of tariff must applied with the national economic and public policy.There are five parts in this dissertation. Part one is the relevant literature thrust of tariff. The second part related through the concrete analysis of economic theory, strengthen the knowledge of traditional tariffs and tariff policy to the new understanding. The third part exist the system of China's tariff structure and the basic legal basis, summed up some problems: legal system is imperfect; the structure of tariff does not adjust well; use of non-tariff barriers is insufficient. Then the fourth part expounds the international experience of our near countries. The fifth part sets the legal system related to tariffs force, strengthening the functions of government services to deal with the unique perspective of the relative weakening of the role of tariffs, effect use of non-tariff barriers and resolve the increasingly complex and technological. By analyzing the relationship between economic integration and the tariff administration, the author try to solve the problem of relative function weakening of tariff on a special eye, this dissertation maintains that tariff administration is still necessary in economic integration, every country can implement reasonable tariff measures to promote economic development. At present, China should set up reasonable and effective tariff administration system to put the protective and active function of tariff into full play, while integrating with the global economy.