After China's accession to the WTO, China's export of agricultural products has been receding

Introduction: according to the statistics of Tianjin Customs, after China's accession to the WTO, the export of agricultural products is on the rise From December 2001 to February 2002, Tianjin Port has been returned 2312.4 tons, worth 1252000 US dollars Among them, 1177.6 tons of goods were returned from January to February this year, worth 734000 US dollars, up 56% and 5% respectively compared with the same period last year Because of the low cost of agricultural labor in China, it has advantages in the export of pork, poultry, aquatic products, vegetables, fruits and flowers, and the export of agricultural products has always been one of the important sources of foreign exchange However, after China's accession to the WTO, the export of agricultural products has been repeatedly blocked and faced with more and more difficulties The main reason lies in the implementation of technical barriers to the import of such products by the importing countries According to the survey of the Economic Commission for Europe, more than 25% of trade barriers in non-tariff barriers are caused by technical standards Before China's accession to the WTO, tariff, quantity restriction and foreign exchange restriction were the main barriers affecting the export of agricultural products in China Now, complicated and harsh technical regulations, standards and quality certification systems, as well as various requirements for packaging, marking, inspection, sanitation and environmental protection of import and export commodities constitute more hidden and difficult technical barriers for the export of agricultural products in China The impact is growing T8w: the export of agricultural products in China is vulnerable to the impact of technical barriers, mainly reflected in: the ecological environment, production conditions and health conditions are not qualified For example, from January to February this year, there were 9 returned Yali pears at Tianjin port, worth 142000 US dollars The reason for the return of Yali pears is that the inspection and Quarantine Department of the buyer's country found that there were harmful organisms in Yali pears exported by China, which led to the return of Yali pears Importing countries set up technical barriers by improving technical requirements For example, in recent years, tomato sauce exported from Xinjiang to the Philippines, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka and other countries are required to issue non transgenic certificates; dehydrated vegetables exported to Germany are required to issue non transgenic, chemical residue and non radioactive certificates In addition, China's agricultural inspection technology is relatively backward, and the research and practice of agricultural standardization lags behind the research of agricultural technology and the needs of domestic and foreign markets T8W