Time will be the test The Pelly sanctions did not have a very significant impact on Taiwan's overall trading situation, since the brunt of the damage was taken by legal operators in the wildlife products sector--which does not constitute a large share of the economy-- and many operators were able to get around the restrictions by exporting via a third country or transferring production to mainland China. The sanctions were therefore considered largely symbolic.
由於遭培利直接傷害的對象，是合法野生動物產製品業，在國內產業所佔比例有限，加上業者靈活透過第三國出口或轉到大陸生產，化解不少危機，培利對台灣整體貿易的影響不大，被認為只是象徵性的制裁。