The emergence of currency (and later letters of credit, paper money and non-physical currency) greatly simplified and promoted trade. The trade between two businessmen is called bilateral trade, and the trade between two or more businessmen is called multilateral trade. There are many reasons for the emergence of trade. Due to the specialization of the labor force, individuals will only engage in a small type of work, so they must obtain necessities through transactions. The trade between two regions is often because one place has a comparative advantage in producing a certain product, such as better technology and easier access to raw materials.
Trade:
Import and export goods included in customs statistics are classified according to customs supervision and are divided into the following categories:
1 general trade
2. Materials provided by countries and international organizations free of charge.
3. Other overseas donated materials
4. Compensation trade
5. Processing and assembly trade with supplied materials
6. Feed processing trade
7. Consignment and consignment trade
8. Small border trade
9. Processing trade imported equipment
10. Export goods of foreign contracted projects
1 1. Lease trade
12. Equipment and articles imported by foreign-invested enterprises as investment
13. Export processing trade
14. Barter trade
15. duty-free foreign exchange goods
16. Incoming and outgoing goods in bonded warehouse
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18. storage of transit goods in bonded area
19. Imported equipment in export processing zones
other
■ Trade terms:
The exchange rate of export commodities and import commodities. Also known as the comparison of import and export commodity prices, it is usually expressed by an index, that is, the comparison index of import and export commodity prices. The calculation formula is: terms of trade index = export price index/import price index × 100. For example, based on the previous year, the import and export commodity price indices are all 100. In the past year, the prices of import and export commodities have increased, but the increase rate is different. If the export price rises by 10% and the import price rises by 5%, the terms of trade index will increase.
The term of trade index higher than the base period means that the price of export goods is higher than that of import goods, that is, the country can exchange less export goods for more import goods, which is beneficial to the country and improves the terms of foreign trade. On the contrary, if the price index of imported goods grows faster than that of exported goods, or even the price index of exported goods remains unchanged or decreases, the terms of trade index is lower than the base period, which means that a country has to export more goods in exchange for the same imported goods, which is obviously unfavorable to the country and is a deterioration of the terms of trade. This change is usually used as an indicator of unequal exchange between developed and developing countries.
■ International trade
The exchange of goods and services between countries. For the countries concerned, it is foreign trade. The sum of foreign trade of countries constitutes world trade. International trade is the basic form of modern international economic relations, because the monetary and credit relations and scientific and technological cooperation between countries are based on the commodity movement.
A brief history of international trade is formed on the basis of international division of labor and commodity exchange. In slave society, due to low productivity, inconvenient transportation, less commodity circulation and limited international trade, the commodities traded are mainly luxury goods of slaves and slave owners. In feudal society, with the development of social economy, international trade also developed. During this period, China conducted international trade activities with Eurasian countries through the Silk Road, and there were also trade exchanges between countries along the Mediterranean, Baltic, North Sea and Black Sea. The geographical discovery from the end of 15 to the beginning of 16 promoted the development of international trade. At that time, the commodities involved in trade were mainly general consumer goods and luxury goods of feudal owners.
After the capitalist mode of production came into being, especially after the industrial revolution, due to the rapid improvement of productivity, the scale of commodity production continued to expand, and international trade developed rapidly, which began to be carried out worldwide. From17th century to19th century, the foreign trade volume of capitalist countries kept rising. Britain has long been in a monopoly position in international trade. At that time, the commodities involved in international trade were mainly general consumer goods, industrial raw materials and machinery and equipment. /kloc-after entering the imperialist period at the end of 0/9, a unified and all-inclusive world economic system and world market have been formed.
Since then, the first world war and the impact of the 1929 ~ 1933 world economic crisis have greatly damaged the capitalist world economy, and the world trade volume has dropped sharply and stagnated. After World War II, international trade further expanded and developed, and the United States became the largest country in international trade. Since the 1950s, with the continuous improvement of the socialization and internationalization of production, especially the rapid development of productivity brought by the new scientific and technological revolution, international trade has become more active than ever, showing many new features. Manufactured products in trade have surpassed primary products to occupy a dominant position, new products are constantly emerging, and trade methods are increasingly flexible and diverse.
Contemporary international trade is dominated by developed countries, and the United States is still the largest trading country in the world, but its status has declined; The foreign trade of Germany, Japan and other countries has developed greatly; The share of developing countries in international trade is very small, but compared with themselves, foreign trade has also developed greatly and become a force to be reckoned with in international trade. International trade plays an important role in contemporary international affairs and is also of great significance to the economic development of all countries.
International trade theory is a theory to study the law of international commodity circulation. It should clarify a series of basic questions, such as why commodity exchange occurs between countries; What determines the nature and characteristics of international trade in various historical periods, and so on. Generalized international trade theory should also include international value theory and balance of payments theory.
The practice of international trade refers to the completion of a series of commercial activities through an import or export transaction. Generally speaking, it can be divided into three stages: ① preparation before trading. ② Transaction negotiation and contract signing. ③ Performance of the contract.
Foreign trade statistics vary from country to country. Some countries divide imports and exports by borders, and all goods entering the borders are counted as imports, which is called total imports; All goods shipped out of the country are exported, which is called total export, including re-export, that is, imported goods are re-exported without processing. The total import plus the total export is the total trade of a country. Britain, Canada, Australia and other countries use this method to count foreign trade. In some countries, imports and exports are divided according to customs clearance. Although the goods that have entered the country but have not been cleared through customs are not considered as imports, only the goods that have been cleared through customs are considered as imports, which is called special imports. Exports include domestic products shipped out of the customs territory and goods shipped out of the customs territory without processing after import, which is called special export. Special import plus special export is special trade volume. Germany, France, Italy and other countries use this method to count foreign trade. The above two methods do not include transit goods in foreign trade. The import and export of countries are usually unequal, and the difference between import and export in a certain period is called trade balance. Export is greater than import surplus, trade surplus or trade surplus, and export is less than import surplus, trade deficit or trade deficit; Equal import and export is called trade balance.
The scale of international trade is expressed by the volume of world trade. In order to avoid double counting, only the exports or imports of countries are counted, and the world trade volume is based on the world exports or imports. Since the trade volume of countries is the total import and export volume, the world trade volume is not equal to the sum of the trade volume of countries. Since countries generally calculate exports on the basis of FOB and imports on the basis of CIF, the world import volume is always greater than the world export volume. World trade volume is usually calculated in dollars. The actual trade volume is affected by price changes, which often cannot correctly reflect the changes of actual trade volume. Therefore, the world trade volume should be calculated at constant prices in a certain period of time to measure the changes in international trade volume.
There are many ways of international trade: ① According to the mode of cargo transportation, it can be divided into land trade, maritime trade, air trade and mail order trade. Most goods in international trade are transported by sea. ② According to whether there is a third party involved in the trade process, it can be divided into direct trade and indirect trade. The former is the direct trade between commodity producers and consumers; In the latter case, there is a third country intermediary between commodity producing countries and consumer countries, and there are many specific forms. One is that although the goods are directly transported from the producing country to the consuming country, there is no direct buying and selling relationship between the two parties, but trade through a third-country middleman; The other is that the producer countries first transport the products to the third country, and then the middlemen sell the products to the consumer countries. In addition, a country's foreign trade run by foreign trade manufacturers is also indirect trade. ③ According to the number of countries participating in the transaction process, it can be divided into bilateral trade and multilateral trade. Bilateral trade is a direct transaction between producers and consumers. However, a country's products often cannot fully meet each other's needs, which will lead to trade balance, trade imbalance and payment difficulties, which requires the intervention of other countries. Multilateral trade is a large-scale transaction between many countries, which is convenient for all trading countries to get what they need and achieve trade balance. ④ According to payment methods, it can be divided into cash trade and barter trade. Cash trade refers to the direct payment of import payment in currency, and the main means of payment in modern international trade are freely convertible currencies such as US dollar, German mark and Japanese yen. Barter trade means that both parties settle their debts with goods, which can make up for the shortage of foreign exchange and promote the export of domestic products. Because it is difficult to exchange goods directly, a more flexible form of generalized barter trade is often adopted, that is, it is stipulated to exchange several kinds of goods within a certain period, settle accounts separately and balance comprehensively. ⑤ According to the relationship between import and export in the transaction, it can be divided into unilateral import, unilateral export and reciprocal trade. The first two means that a country's exports to other countries have nothing to do with its imports from that country, but they are carried out independently, while the latter means that the import and export transactions between the two countries should be equal. Modern international trade mostly adopts the first two forms.
■ Invisible trade
Income and expenditure that do not belong to the import and export of commodities. Also known as intangible transaction, intangible import and export. Including: labor revenue and expenditure items that occur with the international movement of goods and people, such as freight, insurance, passenger transport, tourism, etc.; Investment income items generated by international capital flows, such as profits, interest, dividends, rents, etc. ; And other income and expenditure items such as funds from overseas institutions, remittances and patent fees. Expenditures belonging to these projects constitute intangible imports; The income belonging to these projects constitutes intangible exports. The income and expenditure of visible trade (trade income and expenditure) and intangible trade (non-trade income and expenditure) constitute the main part of the current account in the balance of payments.
There are many kinds of trade and many technical terms, such as foreign trade, domestic trade, international trade and overseas trade. What is international trade? What is foreign trade? What is overseas trade? A: International trade generally refers to the exchange of goods between countries (or regions) in the world through currency. It includes not only the exchange of tangible goods (in kind), but also the exchange of intangible goods (logistics and technology), which can also be called world trade. Foreign trade refers to the exchange of goods, services and technologies between a country or region and other countries or regions in international trade activities. This is based on the commodity trade activities of a country or region with other countries or regions. Sometimes it is also called ExternalTrade. Overseas trade refers to the foreign trade of some island countries such as Britain and Japan or some island areas such as Taiwan Province Province. What is export trade? What is import trade? What is entrepot trade? A: Export trade is a foreign trade activity that exports goods (including domestic labor services) produced or processed in China to foreign markets for sale. In foreign trade activities, we often encounter two concepts with the word "export" but different meanings. We should pay attention to their differences: one is net export, which means that the export volume of similar goods is greater than the import volume; The second is entrepot trade. This refers to the trade activities of buying foreign goods and exporting them to foreign countries without processing. Import trade refers to the trade activities of importing goods produced or processed abroad (including foreign-owned services) into the domestic market after purchase. Re-export trade is put forward to distinguish it from the direct trade behavior of commodity producing countries and commodity consuming countries. It means that commodity producing countries and commodity consuming countries cannot directly buy and sell commodities for some reason. However, goods must be bought and sold through a third country. The third country is both an intermediary and a consignor, and also gains profits through such transactions. This form is entrepot trade. To participate in this kind of activity, a third country must go through the value transfer activity of goods-buying and selling, but it doesn't have to go through the physical transfer of goods, and it can directly transport goods to producing countries and consuming countries without going through its own country ... What is tangible trade? What is invisible trade? A: Visible trade refers to the transaction of physical goods in import and export trade. It is called visible trade because these goods are visible and tangible. The import and export of tangible trade must go through customs formalities and be reflected in customs import and export statistics, thus forming a country's foreign trade volume in a certain period. At present, for the convenience of statistics, the United Nations classifies tangible goods into 10, 63 chapters, 233 groups and 786. 65,438+0,924 basic projects, including almost all goods traded in China. The names of various commodities in the standard international trade classification are as follows: class 0 food and live animals mainly used for food, class 65,438+0 beverage and tobacco, class 2 non-edible raw materials (excluding fuel), class 3 fossil fuels, class 4 animal and vegetable oils, oils and waxes, class 5 chemicals and related products, class 6 finished products mainly classified by raw materials, class 7 machinery and transportation equipment, class 8 miscellaneous products and class 9. Invisible trade refers to the trade of goods without material form in international trade activities, mainly referring to services, technology and finance. Invisible trade is usually not reflected in the customs export statistics, but in the balance of payments. Invisible trade is an important part of a country's balance of payments. What is the total trade volume? What is specialized trade? A: entrepot trade is to transport goods from the nail country to the second country. Due to geographical reasons, it must pass through a third country. For a third country, although it does not directly participate in this kind of transaction, the goods have to go through customs statistics before entering or leaving the country's border or customs, which constitutes a part of the country's import and export trade. Total trade refers to a statistical method of dividing imports and exports based on borders, also known as the total trade system. Total trade can be divided into Italian imports and total exports. Anyone who enters it. All goods leaving a country's territory are included in the total export, including the export of domestic products, the re-export and re-export or transit of foreign goods. Total imports and total exports constitute total trade. At present, there are more than 90 countries and regions such as the United States, Britain, Japanese, Canadian and China. ] Special trade refers to the statistical method by which the customs divides import and export standards. Specialized trade, also known as specialized trade system, can be divided into specialized import and specialized export. Specialized import refers to foreign goods entering the customs territory and paying customs duties, which can only be called specialized import after being released by the customs. Specialized export refers to domestic products shipped out of the customs territory from China and re-exported goods shipped out of the customs territory without processing after import. Professional imports plus professional exports constitute a country's total professional trade. At present, countries that adopt specialized trade statistics methods include Germany, Switzerland and France. A: There are similarities and differences between international trade and domestic trade. * * * Same-sex performance: (1) has the same status in social reproduction. International trade is engaged in the exchange of goods and services between countries, while domestic trade is the exchange of goods and services between countries. Although the scope of activities is different, they are all commercial activities and are in the exchange link and intermediary position in the process of social reproduction. (2) there are * * * the same way of commodity movement. The transaction process of international trade and domestic trade is similar, but the way of commodity circulation movement is exactly the same, that is, G-W-G W-G. Lv Shang's commercial purpose is to gain more commercial profits through exchange. (3) Like their basic functions, they are all influenced and restricted by the laws of commodity economy. The basic function of international trade and domestic trade is to exchange goods through the media, that is, to buy and sell. Financing, warehousing, transportation, customs declaration and other activities must serve them; At the same time, capital must follow the basic laws of commodity economy, such as the law of value, the law of supply and demand and the law of saving circulation time. These laws will affect international and domestic trade to some extent. Whether engaged in international trade or domestic trade, we must follow these economic laws and never violate them. The main differences are: (1) different languages, laws and customs. ; International trade activities will first encounter differences, and these obstacles must be overcome first, otherwise it will be impossible to negotiate and sign contracts normally, handle trade disputes and conduct market research. Although domestic trade will encounter some differences in language and customs, the differences are much smaller. (2) Countries have different systems of currency, weights and measures, customs, etc. In international commodity exchange, there are many problems, such as the need to pay in foreign currency, frequent exchange rate changes, great differences in weights and measures and customs systems among countries, which complicate international commodity exchange activities. In contrast, domestic trade is much simpler. (3) The economic policies of different countries are different. The economic policies of various countries mainly play a role in their own economic development, but they will also affect the development of international trade to a certain extent. Many policies will also change due to different economic situations and different rulers. There are also financial policies, industrial policies, import and export management policies, tariff policies and so on, which must be studied in international commodity exchange activities. The content of domestic trade research is much less. (4) The risk of international trade is greater than that of domestic trade. Commodity exchange can not be separated from competition, and naturally there are considerable risks. But in contrast, the risks of international trade are more and greater. It is manifested as credit risk, commercial risk, price risk, exchange rate risk, transportation risk and political risk.