International service trade refers to a way of international service import and export. The process in which one party provides services for the other party and obtains income is called service output or service output, and the party who buys other people's services is called service input or service input. In a narrow sense, international trade refers to the traditional intangible trade such as transportation, insurance, finance and tourism, which serves the international trade in goods. The broad concept also includes new trade activities developed in modern times, in addition to services related to trade in goods, such as contracting labor services, satellite transmission and dissemination. International trade in services refers to the process in which service providers provide services to consumers from the territory of a country through commercial places or natural person places and obtain foreign exchange income. In a narrow sense, international service trade refers to the import and export of services between countries. Broadly speaking, it includes the output and input of tangible labor and the trading activities of intangible providers and users without physical contact. Its contents include: 1. International transportation; 2. International tourism; 3. Transnational banks, international finance companies and other financial services; 4. International insurance and reinsurance; 5. International information processing and transmission, computer and information services; 6. International consulting services; 7. Export of labor services such as construction and project contracting; 8. International telecommunication services; 9. Advertising, design, accounting management and other project services; 10. International leasing; 1 1. After-sales services such as maintenance and technical guidance; 12. International audio-visual services; 13. International exchange services in education, health, culture and art; 14. Commercial wholesale and retail services; 15. Other official international services. International service trade can be divided into two categories: international additional services and international core services. International additional services refer to the additional services provided with the export of commodity entities. International core service is a service purchased separately for consumers, which can provide core utility for consumers.
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The definition of service trade in General Agreement on Trade in Services represents the views of most experts. In terms of trade patterns, the Agreement defines international trade in services as trade activities involving the following areas: cross-border provision, consumption abroad, commercial presence and movement of natural persons. The specific explanation of these trading activities is: 1, cross-border supply. Providing services from the territory of one member to the territory of another member, in which "cross-border" refers to the transit of "services", which is realized by means of telecommunications, post and telecommunications and computer networking. As for personnel and materials, in the modern scientific and technological environment, there is generally no need to transfer. For example, electronic settlement and payment in international finance, international telecommunications services, information consulting services, satellite video services, etc. 2. Foreign consumption. Providing services to service consumers of another member within the territory of one member. For example, domestic patients go abroad for medical treatment, foreigners travel to their own countries, and domestic students study abroad. 3. Commercial priority. The service provider of one member provides services through commercial entities in the territory of another member, which is the most important of the four modes of service provision and the most important form of service trade activities. It mainly involves market access and direct investment, that is, allowing the service providers of one member to invest and set up institutions and provide services in the territory of another member, including joint ventures, cooperative enterprises and wholly-owned enterprises. The service personnel of this institution can be brought from the provider's home country or hired from the host country. For example, foreign companies come to China to set up hotels, retail stores and law firms. 4.movementofnaturalpersons。 A service provider of a member provides services through a commercial website of a natural person entity in the territory of another member. Importers allow individuals to enter the country to provide services. For example, foreign professors, engineers or doctors come to their own countries to do individual services.