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This paper investigates the following three questions. ⑴What are the factors that affect the FTA utilization and firm performance by Chinese firms? ⑵What impact do these factors have on FTA utilization and firm performance? ⑶What is the impact of FTA utilization on firm performance? We set up hypotheses through the investigation of precedent studies, and do an empirical analysis using questionnaires. The main findings in this study are as follows. ⑴The global orientation among the firm-characteristic factors especially have the most positive effect on FTA utilization and firm performance. ⑵Among the FTA utilization capability factors, all factors except the ability to determine the country of origin have positive impacts on the FTA utilization and firm performance. ⑶All the factors except the spaghetti bowl effect among the external environmental factors have positive effects on FTA utilization and firm performance. ⑷ Finally, FTA utilization factors have significant positive effects on firm performance. However, the application of preference tariff has no statistical significance on export concentration.