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The influence of the blue trade barrier—SA8000 to China



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ZHANG Hong
MENG Xiang-min

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DOI:10.17265/1537-1514/2008.12.005

School of Economics, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300160, China;
Tianjin International Trade and Shipping Service Center, Tianjin 300461, China

The blue trade barrier refers to the standards of the enterprise’s social responsibility, namely SA8000. At present, many overseas importers request the export enterprise to conform to SA8000. On one hand, it can bring the opportunity to us—to be helpful in the exportation enterprise transforming the economical growth way, be helpful to strengthen the cohesive force in the enterprise. On the other hand, it can also bring challenge-increasing the cost of the export, export declines.

SA8000; the blue trade barrier; opportunity; challenge