The Dual Margin Of China’s Wood-based Product’s Export And Its Affections

The scale of foreign trade of China’s wood-based products is expanding. However, under the new situation, the consciousness of international environmental protection has created green trade conditions, which is represented by forest management certification and chain of custody certification. The situation greatly limits the wood-based products’ production and exportation. Based on highly disaggregated date from United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database, the present situation of China’s wood-based products’ export was analyzed firstly. The dual margin of China’s wood-based products’ export over the period of 1996-2014 was analyzed secondly. The study found out that the growth of China’s wooden product’s export is from dual margin. Then the factors that may influence dual margin were further evaluated. The results indicate that destination market scale has positive effect on intensive margin, but it has negative effect on extensive margin. Variable trade costs have negative effect on dual margin. Multilateral resistance has positive effect on dual margin. Labor productivity has positive effect on dual margin. Economic crisis has little effect on intensive margin while it has significant impact on extensive margin. Based on the study, some suggests were put forward:first, strengthen forestry resource cultivation, guarantee forestry industry security; second, increase investment in scientific research, promote the value of export products; third, perfect monitoring early warning mechanism, reduce the proportion of trade friction; forth, adjust the structure of export market, improve the status of forest products; fifth, increase investment in human capital, improve labor productivity; sixth, accelerate the process of free trade, reduce trade resistance gradually.