The Origin of Goods: Rules of Origin in Regional Trade Agreements
Olivier Cadot, Antoni Estevadeordal, Akiko Suwa-Eisenmann, and Thierry Verdier
Abstract
Rules of Origin (RoO) are among the most important instruments in the negotiation and functioning of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs), designed to determine the eligibility of goods for preferential treatment among RTA members. Ostensibly meant to prevent the trans-shipment of imported products across RTA borders after only superficial assembly, they may act as complex and opaque trade barriers in practice. This book suggests that RoO do this with intent rather than accidentally. In other words, RoO are truly trade policy instruments. The book’s overall message for the policy community is that ... More
Rules of Origin (RoO) are among the most important instruments in the negotiation and functioning of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs), designed to determine the eligibility of goods for preferential treatment among RTA members. Ostensibly meant to prevent the trans-shipment of imported products across RTA borders after only superficial assembly, they may act as complex and opaque trade barriers in practice. This book suggests that RoO do this with intent rather than accidentally. In other words, RoO are truly trade policy instruments. The book’s overall message for the policy community is that RoO are a potentially powerful and new barrier to trade. Their design should hold centre-stage in trade negotiations rather than being relegated to closed-door technical meetings.
Keywords:
Rules of Origin,
regional trade agreements,
preferential trade agreements,
trade,
World Trade Organization,
tariffs,
GATT
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2006 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780199290482 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: May 2006 |
DOI:10.1093/0199290482.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
Olivier Cadot, editor
University of Lausanne and CEPR
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Antoni Estevadeordal, editor
Inter-American Development Bank
Akiko Suwa-Eisenmann, editor
DELTA/INRA
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Thierry Verdier, editor
DELTA and CEPR
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