export restrictions
Outbound commerce limits
Export restrictions are government controls limiting what goods, technologies, or information can be sent to foreign countries.
They typically target military equipment, dual-use technologies, or strategically sensitive materials: Export restrictions prevented the company from selling encryption software overseas.
Countries impose them for national security, foreign policy, or economic protection.
Violations can carry severe penalties.
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- economic warfareHostile financial statecraft
- tariffsTaxes on imports
- trade barriersRestrictions on cross-border commerce
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