Trade Polices for Electronic Commerce

Trade Polices for Electronic Commerce

Some countries in the World Trade Organization initially opposed WTO's decision to exempt electronic delivery of products from customs duties, out of concern for the revenue consequences. Others supported the decision as a means of securing op...

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Main Authors:	Mattoo, Aaditya, Schuknecht, Ludger
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	AGGREGATE IMPORTS AGREEMENT ON TRADE AIR TRANSPORT APPLIED TARIFF AVERAGE AVERAGE TARIFF BUSINESS SERVICES CD CENTRAL BANK COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SERVICES CONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION ABROAD CONVEYANCE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN CROSS-BORDER SUPPLY CROSS-BORDER TRADE CUSTOMS CUSTOMS DUTIES DOMESTIC PRODUCTS DOMESTIC REGULATIONS ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS ENGINEERING SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FAVOURABLE TREATMENT FINANCIAL SERVICES FIXED INVESTMENT FOREIGN EQUITY FOREIGN PRODUCTS FOREIGN SERVICES FREE TRADE GATS GATS RULES GATT GUARANTEE OF MARKET ACCESS IMPORTING COUNTRY INSURANCE INSURANCE SERVICES INTERNATIONAL TRADE LIBERALIZING COMMITMENTS LOST TARIFF REVENUE MARGINAL COSTS MARKET ACCESS MARKET ACCESS COMMITMENTS MFN MODES OF SUPPLY MULTILATERAL RULES NATIONAL TREATMENT NATURAL PERSONS OPENNESS ORDERING PACKAGING PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS QUOTAS SERVICE SECTORS SERVICE SUPPLIER SERVICE SUPPLIERS SERVICES ACTIVITIES SERVICES SECTOR SERVICES SECTORS SERVICES TRADE SHIPPING TARIFF TARIFF DATA TARIFF RATE TARIFF RATES TARIFF REDUCTIONS TARIFF REVENUE TAXATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOTAL REVENUE TRADE CREATING TRADE CREATION TRADE DIVERSION TRADE IN SERVICES TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRADE REGIME TRADE-RESTRICTIVE MEASURES TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSPORT SERVICES WASTE DISPOSAL WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/06/437119/trade-polices-electronic-commerce http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19834

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Summary:	Some countries in the World Trade Organization initially opposed WTO's decision to exempt electronic delivery of products from customs duties, out of concern for the revenue consequences. Others supported the decision as a means of securing open trading conditions. The authors argue that neither the inhibitions nor the enthusiasm is fully justified. First, even if all delivery of digitizable media products moved on-line--an unlikely prospect--the revenue loss for most countries would be small. More important, however, the prohibition of customs duties does not ensure continued open access for electronically delivered products and may even prompt recourse to inferior instruments of protection. Barrier-free electronic commerce would be more effectively secured by deepening and widening the limited cross-border trade commitments under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), and by clarifying and strengthening certain GATS disciplines.

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