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Obstacles to trade: tariffs are not everything
[Obstacles au commerce : au-delà des droits de douane]

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  • Julia Schmidt
  • Walter Steingress

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Current trade disputes focus on import tariffs. However non-tariff barriers still constitute a large share of barriers to trade. Cross-country harmonisation of product standards reduces these barriers. The trade-enhancing effects of such harmonisation efforts are equivalent to a reduction in import tariffs of 1.8 percentage points, compared to an average applied tariff rate of 2.0% for the European Union. Les conflits commerciaux actuels se focalisent sur les droits de douane à l’importation, mais les barrières non tarifaires représentent encore une part importante des obstacles au commerce. L’harmonisation entre pays des normes réglementant les produits réduirait ces obstacles et équivaudrait à une baisse de 1,8 pp des droits de douane à l’importation, par rapport à un taux moyen de 2,0 % appliqué par l’UE.

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  • Julia Schmidt & Walter Steingress, 2018. "Obstacles to trade: tariffs are not everything [Obstacles au commerce : au-delà des droits de douane]," Eco Notepad 76, Banque de France.
    • Handle: RePEc:bfr:econot:76
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