Abstract:Based on the schedule of specific commitments to services trade of China and financial statements of the listed firms in the service sector, this paper uses the frequency and price index respectively to study trade barriers in various services and compares it with manufacturing industries. The study shows that the openness in services trade is broader but shallower, and the barriers are in higher level than that in manufacturing industries. The level of service barriers is quite different among service sectors and the level of barrier in traditional services, except the transportation, is lower than modern services among which the restrictions in financial services are most severe. The restrictions in market assess are more stringent than that is stipulated in national treatment except education service. Therefore, to clarify the functions of government and to improve the legal system is a good way to solve the problems. Meanwhile, measures should be taken to gradually reduce the market access barriers and optimize industrial structure to improve competition level of modern services.