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The trade wiki provides you with perennial articles about the basics of doing business abroad. This essential sourcing guide covers all issues; from product specification to supplier research and customs, all important technical, legal, economical and political aspects are covered. Furthermore, we have a series of articles for the our most popular product categories. We cover many production locations throughout the articles, but China is in the center of attention due to its popularity as manufacturing location. We sometimes refer to it as China trade wiki. This is the best place for you to look up any trade related topic. Make sure that you also take a look at our manufacturing blog for more specific articles and at our industry reports for the product category that you’re interested in.

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The business cycle in China has declined from a high level without recession

Business Cycle in China: Decreasing Growth Rates

The overall Business Cycle China trend is still towards GDP Growth. A Trade Cycle describes the normal economic development of alternating booms and recessions. However, it is difficult to see the Economic Cycle China in this context since it has seen growth for decades. Learn more about China’s growth history.

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China trade barriers are tariff and non-tariff ones

Trade Barriers in China: Tariff & Non Tariff Barriers

Tariff and Non-Tariff barriers to trade are the most common measures to control their exports and imports. Also for China trade barriers, the former is about raising taxes and the latter about introducing limits to the amount of goods traded. Less common China trade barriers are anti-dumping duties & export restraints.

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China world trade terms have changed a lot thanks to WTO

Trade Associations: China’s Membership in WTO and Co

Due to its export orientation, China joined the globally most important trade associations relatively early and consequently had to adapt to their standards. China World Trade Organisation (WTO) & World Customs Organization joining are the most important Trade Association, which goes further than trade agreements.

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China Trade Agreements play an important role for import and export

Trade Agreements of China: Current & Planned Treaties

China has naturally the closest Trade Agreements with Hong Kong and Macau, but there are also extensive China Trade Agreements with a number of other countries all over the world, such as a China ASEAN Trade Agreement. Current trade agreements are usually about the implementation of (limited) free trade.

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China Trade History is important to understand current affairs

Trade History of China: A Brief Overview

From a trade historical point of view, China’s economic significance is getting back to where it was for centuries. At the beginning of the 19th century, China Trade History shows that it was even more advanced than Western Europe. The economic reforms starting in the 1970s allowed the country to gain old strength.

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China trade barriers are tariff and non-tariff ones

Taxes and Duties: Tariff Barriers to Trade in China

Tariff barriers to trade are commonly used to tax imports to a country and sometimes also exports from a country. Value-added tax, consumption tax and general custom duty are the most important China tariff barriers. The main purposes of are to provide funding for the government and to protect the domestic industry.

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