In-bond diversion

We show that the US in-bond system of imports may be used by firms to illegally avoid trade barriers, a practice known as in-bond diversion. Digging into official Chinese and Mexican trade statistics, we uncover traces of US quota-hopping in-bond diversion by Chinese exports of textiles and apparel...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Vezina, P, Rotunno, L
Format: Working paper
Published: University of Oxford 2013