一、货物原产地规则的含义和作用 从历史的角度看,“货物原产地”纯粹是一种自然地理意义上的概念,它是指货物作为商品,在国际贸易和国内贸易中的产生地、生产地、制造地或加工地,其作用在于向销售商和消费者表明商品的品质、特性、价值等,便于消费者挑选满意的商品。这种“货物原产地”类似于商品的商标。随着生产的社会化和国际化,跨国公司逐渐渗透到世界各个角落,国际贸易不断发展,国际投资活动方兴未艾,今天的“货物原产地”不仅表明某种商品的质量,而且涵盖了更为广泛的内容;它可以促进国际贸易和国际投资的发展,但更经常地,它还可能成为一种有效的贸易保护手段。因此,不论是发达国家还是发展中国家,都纷纷采取法律的形式规范货物原产地的含义和内容,一些国际机构也试图通过制定关于原产地规则的国际条约,以便统一或协调有关各国的不同规定。这样就使原本属于自然地理意义上的“货物原产地”掺入了更多的人为因素,使这一概念变得更加复杂。 First, the meaning and role of rules of origin of goods From a historical point of view, “origin of goods” is purely a natural geographical sense of the concept, it refers to the goods as goods, in the international trade and domestic trade in the place, Production, manufacturing or processing, its role is to show to sellers and consumers the quality of goods, characteristics, value, etc., to facilitate consumers to pick the desired product. This kind of “origin of goods” is similar to the trademark of goods. With the socialization and internationalization of production, multinational corporations are gradually penetrating into every corner of the world. As international trade continues to develop and international investment activities are in the ascendant, “origin of goods” today not only shows the quality of a certain kind of goods but also covers a wider range of commodities It can promote the development of international trade and international investment, but more often it can also become an effective means of trade protection. Therefore, both developed and developing countries have adopted legal forms to regulate the meaning and content of the origin of goods. Some international agencies have also tried to adopt international treaties on rules of origin in order to unify or coordinate different provisions of relevant countries . This made the concept more complicated by incorporating more human factors into the “origin of the goods” that belonged to the natural geography.