| In 2005, including digital cameras, including another | | | | especially in the flat-panel television. Since late start in |
| installment of "Information Technology Agreement" | | | | this area, SVA and BOE have called for countries to |
| (ITA) products, import tariffs will decline to zero. At | | | | provide the appropriate policy support. It is reported |
| this point, China will be completed for all products | | | | that China's LCD Panel may impose 12% import |
| covered by the ITA tariff cuts to zero commitment. | | | | tariffs. |
| "In 2005 all of zero tariffs on IT products may not | | | | Some experts said that the tariff's role in international |
| be much impact, because previously there is over | | | | trade is being gradually weakened. First of all, under |
| 90% of products to achieve a zero tariff." Industry | | | | the framework of the WTO, tariffs have dropped to |
| veteran Dong Yunting bearish decline in tariffs on the | | | | a lower level; Secondly, the Western developed |
| domestic industry affected, "say, digital Digital | | | | countries, the use of leading-edge technology, the |
| watches the camera's core technology lies in the | | | | biggest profit split; third, the developed countries |
| hands of Japanese companies, tariffs play a | | | | more and more use of anti-dumping, technology |
| protective role has been minimal. " | | | | patents, standards and other non-tariff trade barriers |
| However, there are sources, including Japan, the | | | | to protect domestic markets; Fourth, cross-border |
| United States, including some developed countries are | | | | mergers and acquisitions of transnational corporations |
| being proposed to extend the scope of products | | | | weakens the role of tariffs. Thus, paying attention to |
| covered by ITA, which may include ITA products not | | | | the use of tariffs to protect domestic industries |
| previously listed home appliance products, the move | | | | when should actively carry out technological |
| will bring China's high-end flat-panel TVs and other TV | | | | innovations to enhance the sustainability of national |
| is being challenged. | | | | industrial development and eventually become bigger |
| At present ITA agreement, and did not include home | | | | and stronger industry. |
| appliances, nor will produce color television sets cover | | | | Data show that China's basic components of the |
| the CPT, which means that in 2005, import tariffs on | | | | sales revenue in 2003 was 3,000 billion yuan, 15.9 |
| CPT CRT is still maintained at about 12%. | | | | billion U.S. dollars of export and imports 21.9 billion, is |
| However, such protection will not take too long, the | | | | the only China's electronic information industry trade |
| final tariff rate will decline to zero, but the length of | | | | deficits industry. Industry analysts believe that |
| time. In fact, the western developed countries have | | | | component-based reason for the growing trade |
| begun proposed consumer electronics products into | | | | deficit is because the majority of multinational |
| the ITA in order to expand the scope of zero-tariff | | | | companies are already building factories in China, but |
| products, the industry used to be such a proposal | | | | the main high-end digital camera watch components |
| called the ITA II. | | | | must also be imported from abroad, such as the |
| If the household appliances covered by the ITA, the | | | | Instrument Industry in 2003 sales of domestic |
| impact of China's color TV industry will be enormous, | | | | enterprises was 50 billion yuan, but the same year, |
| especially the impact of high-end TVs. The industry | | | | imports amounted to 9 billion U.S. dollars. In other |
| believes that the whole industry chain of China's color | | | | words, no matter how high the tariff could not |
| TV will be subject to the impact of falling tariffs, | | | | protect this industry. |