Analysis of the Impact of Green Trade Barriers on China's Fruit Exports to Japan, the United States and South Korea: A Trade Gravity Model

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Analysis of the Impact of Green Trade Barriers on China's Fruit Exports to Japan, the United States and South Korea: A Trade Gravity Model

Weihao Wu 1*
  • 1 School of Finance and Business, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China    
  • *corresponding author weihao_2015@126.com
AEMPS Vol.188
ISSN (Print): 2754-1177
ISSN (Online): 2754-1169
ISBN (Print): 978-1-80590-175-4
ISBN (Online): 978-1-80590-176-1

Abstract

In 2021, China's Yali pear was rejectedby Japanese Customs due to a residue of 0.02ppm exceeding the standard of thiamethoxam, which instantly fermented in major Chinese social networks and sparked heated discussions. This incident exemplifies green trade barriers, particularly Japan's "positive list system." As a leading fruit exporter, China has been subject to green trade barriers due to environmental pollution and other problems, which has also led to fluctuations in China’s fruit exports in recent years. Existing studies mostly focus on the overall study of green trade barriers on agricultural products, and there is almost no research on the impact of green barriers on fruits. Therefore, this paper expands the trade gravity model through statistical analysis to examine the impact of green trade barriers on China's fruit exports to the United States, Japan, and South Korea. The findings reveal that green trade barriers negatively affect China's fruit exports. Finally, according to the regression results, some practical suggestions are given based on the actual situation of each country.

Keywords:

Green trade barriers, Trade gravity model, China's Fruit Exports, TBT/SPS

Wu,W. (2025). Analysis of the Impact of Green Trade Barriers on China's Fruit Exports to Japan, the United States and South Korea: A Trade Gravity Model. Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences,188,86-91.
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Wu,W. (2025). Analysis of the Impact of Green Trade Barriers on China's Fruit Exports to Japan, the United States and South Korea: A Trade Gravity Model. Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences,188,86-91.

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References

[1]. P. Zhao and S. Gao, “Green trade barriers, financial support and agricultural exports,” International Review of Economics & Finance, vol. 97, p. 103758, Jan. 2025, doi: 10.1016/j.iref.2024.103758.

[2]. National Bureau of Statistics. Fruit Production Statistics. 2025. http://data.stats.gov.cn

[3]. General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China. The report of fruit export. 2025.http://www.customs.gov.cn

[4]. Ping. The Situation of fruit export in Japan, Korea and the United States. 2025. https://eping.wto.org

[5]. S. Mou, “The Impact of Green Trade Barriers on Chinese Tea Exports: A Gravity Model Study,” ME, vol. 14, no. 12, pp. 1849-1864, 2023, doi: 10.4236/me.2023.1412097.

[6]. Gu, G. D., Niu, X. J., & Zhang, Q. J. An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Technical Barriers on International Trade: A Case Study of China-Japan Tea Trade. InternationalTradeIssues, 2007, No.6,74-80. (In Chinese)

[7]. M. Miao, H. Liu, and J. Chen, “Factors affecting fluctuations in China’s aquatic product exports to Japan, the USA, South Korea, Southeast Asia, and the EU,” Aquacult Int, vol. 29, no. 6, pp. 2507-2533, Dec. 2021, doi: 10.1007/s10499-021-00761-y.

[8]. J. Ling, “Measurement of the Impacts of the Technical Barriers to Trade on Vegetable Export of China: An Empirical Study Based on the Gravity Model,” 2013.

[9]. B. Yang, J. L. Anderson, and F. Asche, “Determinants of China’s Seafood Trade Patterns,” Marine Resource Economics, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 9-112, Apr. 2020, doi: 10.1086/708617.

[10]. J. Wood, J. Wu, Y. Li, and H. Jang, “The Economic Impact of SPS Measures on Agricultural Exports to China: An Empirical Analysis Using the PPML Method,” Social Sciences, vol. 6, no. 2, p. 51, May 2017, doi: 10.3390/socsci6020051.

[11]. Z.-K. Liu, F.-F. Cao, and B. Dennis, “Does the China-Korea Free Trade Area Promote the Green Total Factor Productivity of China’s Manufacturing Industry?,” J Korea Trade, vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 27-44, Aug. 2019, doi: 10.35611/jkt.2019.23.5.27.

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