cross border

Enter another country

Cross border describes movement or activity between countries: cross-border trade, cross-border migration, a cross-border raid.

The term emphasizes crossing a national boundary rather than merely being international.

Usually hyphenated when modifying a noun, though the unhyphenated form appears in casual use.

commerce

import

Obtain from overseas

duties · trade agreement · freight · shipping · logistics · supply chain · smuggling · checkpoint · clearance · quota

finance

currency exchange

Converting between national monies

forex · investment · taxation · banking · wire transfer · money laundering · offshore · fiscal policy · transaction fees · multinational

Opposites
geographic scope

cross borderdomestic

Of the home

internal · intranational · local · national · in-country

regulatory jurisdiction

cross borderdomestic trade

Commerce within national boundaries

duty-free

jurisdictional containment

cross borderdomestic

Of the home

localized · contained · home market

Family

cross, border, crossed, crossing, crosses, crosser, crisscross, bordered, bordering

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G