Do Revisions to the Harmonized System Lead to Distortions in Rules of Origin? A Case Study of India’s Selected Free Trade Agreements

Revision in Harmonized System (HS) and its impact of rules of origin (RoO) are matters of immense importance in international trade policy discourse due to its far reaching economic and trade implications. In this article, we analyse the impact of HS amendments on RoO, based on the change in tariff...

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Published in:Legal issues of economic integration 2023-05, Vol.50 (Issue 2), p.185-210
Main Authors: Cornejo, Rafael, Singh, Surendar, Harris, Jeremy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case studies
Classification
Codes
Economics
Free trade
International policy
International trade
Organic chemicals
Revisions
Tariffs
Trade agreements
Trade policy
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Summary:Revision in Harmonized System (HS) and its impact of rules of origin (RoO) are matters of immense importance in international trade policy discourse due to its far reaching economic and trade implications. In this article, we analyse the impact of HS amendments on RoO, based on the change in tariff classification (CTC) by examining India’s trade agreements with South Korea and Japan. Findings of the article show that the revision in HS impacts 42% of subheadings with CTC rules in case of India- South Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and 28% in case of India- Japan CEPA, thereby potentially affecting up to 48% and 16% share of their total trade, respectively. Harmonized System, Rules of Origin, Trade Policy, Free Trade Agreements, WCO
ISSN:1566-6573
1566-6573
1875-6433
DOI:10.54648/LEIE2023010