Researching the Research on Incidence of Non-Tariff Barriers on Indian Exports vis-avis EU

The purpose of this paper is to examine the incidence of Non-Tariff Barriers on Indian Exports vis-a-vis E U. The paper studies various types of non-tariff barriers from EU on Indian exports and assess the incidence of these barriers at different points of time

The paper focuses extensively on the quantitative aspects of non-tariff barriers and their use by EU vis-à-vis Indian imports. The study relies on the secondary data of tariffs and non-tariff measures being compiled by UNCTAD (TRAINS database)

The study measures the change in incidence of non-tariff barriers as the per capita GDP increases over a period of time. It also identifies the relationship between incidence of non-tariff barriers and different category of exports viz Agricultural, Manufacturing and Services. Also the paper identifies the correlation between incidence of non-tariff barriers and import elasticity of EU for specific product categories.

Incidence of non-tariff barriers is negatively co-related to the per capita GDP of the exporting country. Incidence for primary products is highest, followed by manufacturing products. Incidence is lowest for services category. Also incidence of non-tariff barriers is positively correlated to the import elasticity of the product category.