Hong Kong, China (customs territory)

“Trade Policy Reviews” analyse the trade policies and practices of each member of the WTO. The reviews consist of three parts: an independent report by the WTO Secretariat, a report by the government, and the concluding remarks by the Chair of the WTO’s Trade Policy Review Body. The opening section - “key trade facts” - provides a visual overview of the WTO member’s major exports/imports, main export destinations, origins for its imports and other k Read More

El surgimiento del comercio electrónico está impulsando importantes cambios en las formas de realizar operaciones de comercio internacional. Ha quedado claro que las mejoras en la aplicación de la facilitación del comercio deben estar respaldadas por sistemas electrónicos. A través del estudio comparativo de una serie de informes publicados por organizaciones internacionales— la Unión Internacional de Telecomunicaciones (UIT), la Organización de Co Read More

This Trade Policy Review has provided an excellent opportunity for us to better understand China’s trade and investment policies. I would like to thank, once again, Vice Minister Wang Shouwen and his delegation for their constructive engagement throughout this exercise. I would also like to thank our discussant, Ambassador McCormick, for his insightful remarks; and the more than 60 delegations which had taken the floor for their active participation.

The emergence of e-commerce is driving important changes in the ways of conducting international trade. It has become clear that improvements in trade facilitation implementation should be supported by electronic systems. Through a comparative study of a number of reports issued by international organizations – the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the Unite Read More

This Trade Policy Review has provided an opportunity for Members to better understand Mexico’s trade and investment policies. I would like to thank the Mexican delegation led by Mr Juan Carlos Baker, Under-Secretary of Foreign Trade in the Ministry of the Economy; the Discussant, H.E. Ambassador Gustavo Vanerio, Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the WTO; and all the Members who have participated in this exercise, for your invaluable contributions.

Between 2014 and 2017, the economy of Hong Kong, China (HKC) grew at an average annual rate of 2.8%, driven mainly by domestic demand and exports, mainly to the People’s Republic of China (Mainland China). This growth rate is slightly lower than at the time of the previous Review. Services, in particular trade and finance, continued to be the mainstay of the economy, contributing 92% to GDP and 88% to total employment, and reflecting HKC’s pos Read More

L’émergence du commerce électronique entraîne d’importants changements dans les pratiques en matière de commerce international. Il apparaît désormais clairement que les améliorations apportées à la mise en oeuvre de la facilitation des échanges devraient être appuyées par des systèmes électroniques. Dans le cadre de l’étude comparative de plusieurs rapports publiés par des organisations internationales – la Banque mondiale, la C Read More

Le 11 juillet 2019, l’OMC a distribué deux rapports du Groupe spécial chargé des affaires “États-Unis — Certaines mesures visant les produits en acier et en aluminium” (DS550) et “États-Unis — Certaines mesures visant les produits en acier et en aliminium” (DS551) introduites par le Canada et le Mexique, respectivement.

El 11 de julio de 2019, la OMC distribuyó dos informes del Grupo Especial que entendió en los asuntos planteados por el Canadá y México: “Estados Unidos — Determinadas medidas relativas a los productos de acero y aluminio” (DS550) y “Estados Unidos — Determinadas medidas relativas a los productos de acero y aluminio” (DS551).

El 11 de julio de 2019, la OMC distribuyó dos informes del Grupo Especial que entendió en los asuntos planteados por el Canadá y México: “Estados Unidos — Determinadas medidas relativas a los productos de acero y aluminio” (DS550) y “Estados Unidos — Determinadas medidas relativas a los productos de acero y aluminio” (DS551).