The TPP could help change this by easing trade in intermediate inputs and helping build Pacific-wide value chains. Particularly valuable would be straightening out the spaghetti bowl of “rules of origin” – the regulations dictating when inputs produced in other countries can be used in products that will qualify for free-trade benefits.
TPP可以让中间投入品贸易更加便利，有利于构建泛太平洋价值链，从而有助于改变这一局面。特别有价值的是理顺“原产地规则”的混乱情况。原产地规则规定什么时候产于其他国家的投入品可以用于符合自由贸易利益的产品。