Currently,China is gradually opening its domestic market in line with WTO agreements. Since January 1st of this year,China has lowered the overall tariff rate from 15% to 12% and will further lower it to 10% by year 2005.

• 目前，中国正在按照加入世界贸易组织的协议逐步开放国内市场，自今年1月1日起，已依照承诺将关税总体水平由15%25下调到12%25，到2005年将下调至10%25左右。