| In order to build a new system of a higher level of open economy,we need to constantly promote trade and investment facilitation.Bamboo and rattan,as a strategic natural resource,play a crucial role in developing a green economy,improving livelihoods and reducing poverty,protecting the ecological environment,and promoting ecological culture.China has the world’s richest bamboo resources and has become a major producer,consumer,and exporter of bamboo and rattan products worldwide.Since the beginning of the new century,the overall global tariff level has been continuously decreasing,and the impact of traditional import and export tariffs on the growth of international trade has been decreasing.However,the impact of trade facilitation related factors such as infrastructure,institutional environment,customs environment,finance,and e-commerce on international trade has been deepening.This article studies the impact of trade facilitation on China’s bamboo and rattan commodity exports,providing reference basis and countermeasures for improving China’s trade facilitation level and promoting the export and development of bamboo and rattan industries.Firstly,relevant literature and theories on trade facilitation were reviewed and summarized as theoretical support for the study.Combined with the specific situation of bamboo and rattan commodity exports,an analysis of the impact of trade facilitation on bamboo and rattan commodity exports was completed.According to data released by the International Bamboo and Rattan Organization,the export scale of bamboo and rattan products in China in 2023 was approximately 2.755 billion US dollars,accounting for 67%of the global total export trade of bamboo products.In terms of export regional distribution,it is mainly concentrated in Asia,North America,and other places.Afterwards,based on the framework established earlier,using the Global Competitiveness Report and other data,principal component analysis was used to calculate China’s trade facilitation scores for major bamboo and rattan importing countries/regions.On this basis,regression analysis was used to calculate the contribution rates of various dimensions of trade facilitation to the growth of China’s bamboo and rattan product exports,further verifying that trade facilitation is one of the important factors promoting the development of the bamboo and rattan industry.Finally,the empirical study on the impact of trade facilitation on China’s bamboo and rattan exports was carried out by comparing the measured data with the export trade data through the expanded Gravity model.On this basis,policy recommendations are proposed to promote the development of export trade of bamboo and rattan products in China.Empirical research shows that trade facilitation has significantly promoted the export of bamboo and rattan goods in China.For every 1% increase in trade facilitation level,the export of bamboo and rattan goods will increase by 1.9%.The impact of various primary indicators of trade facilitation on China’s bamboo and rattan commodity exports is ranked in descending order: institutional environment,customs environment,infrastructure,finance,and e-commerce.Based on the above research conclusions,this article believes that the development of China’s bamboo and rattan commodity exports should be promoted from the following three aspects: firstly,China’s bamboo and rattan commodities are mostly exported to neighboring countries/regions such as Asia.Therefore,it is necessary to strengthen China’s economic and trade cooperation and investment with neighboring developing economies such as Asia,so that trade facilitation can stimulate stronger foreign trade vitality;Secondly,through calculation,it can be concluded that China’s overall level of trade facilitation is not high,and it is necessary to comprehensively improve China’s trade facilitation level to provide better services for China’s import and export trade;Finally,in response to the difficulties encountered in the export of bamboo and rattan goods,it is necessary to actively seek bilateral negotiations,reasonably respond to non-tariff trade barriers,and promote countries to create a more fair and transparent trade environment in trade facilitation reform. |
