Methods on quantification of non-tariff barriers equivalents of fishery products

Abstract

Fishing water resources and aquatic breeding, is of great importance for the region and the country's economy. Professional fishing and fish farming, employment and income opportunities for people in different parts of the country has created.Articles 115 and 33 of the third and fourth five year economic, social and cultural development plan emphasize on the elimination of non-tariff barriers and replacement of tariff equivalents .So the methods which can be used for quantification of nontariff barriers should be identified and compared .In this paper tariff and non-tariff barriers of fishery products within time period 2007-2014 are analyzed by price wedge method . The price wedge method yield a tariff –equivalent estimate of technical barriers to trade. The main findings reveal superiority of price-wedge method .Also majority of products under study such as ornamental fish, fish breeding and trout show an increasing tend in terms of tariff equivalents.