An Empirical Study on the Impact of Digital Trade Barriers on the Export Benefits of Cross Border E-commerce

The world today is facing unprecedented changes, and the rapid development of digital technology and the digital economy is becoming a key force in restructuring global factor resources and reshaping the global economic structure. However, at the same time, issues such as digital trade barriers and digital divide have also emerged, affecting the healthy development of digital service trade among countries, including cross-border e-commerce, to varying degrees. Based on reviewing relevant literature and conducting research on the development status of digital trade barriers and cross-border e-commerce exports, this article empirically analyzes the impact mechanism of digital trade barriers on cross-border e-commerce exports from four indicators: digital trade barrier index, GDP, tariff level, and population. Finally, based on empirical results, policy recommendations are proposed on how China can respond to the restrictions of digital trade barriers to enhance the competitiveness of cross-border e-commerce exports.