international commerce
Cross-border economic exchange
International commerce is the buying and selling of goods and services across national borders—trade between countries rather than within them.
The term appears in legal and policy contexts: International commerce depends on stable currency exchange rates.
Tariffs, trade agreements, and shipping logistics all fall under its umbrella.
Often shortened to international trade.
- exportsGoods sold abroad
- importsGoods brought in
- tariffsTaxes on imports
- customs dutiesTaxes on imports
- duty freeExempt from customs levies
embargoes · outsourcing · global supply chain · cargo ship · sanctions · export controls · ship · remittances · free trade · fair trade · cross-cultural communication · balance of payments · foreign exchange · trade blocs · bilateral agreements · quotas · franchising · WTO
- tradetrade balance, free trade, trade barriers, customs, trade deficit
- Trade Termstariffs, imports, exports, customs, quotas
- trade lawtrade law, trade regulations, trade laws, trade treaties, trade barriers
- trade tariffstariff rates, protective tariffs, import tariffs, import duties, customs duties
international commercedomestic trade
Commerce within national boundaries
local trade · local commerce · domestic markets · regional trade · home market
international commercesubsistence economy
System without market surplus
barter · gift economy · self-sufficiency · barter economy · foreign aid
international commerceprotectionism
Shielding local producers
autarky · trade barriers · economic nationalism · self-sufficiency · trade embargo
nation, commerce, commercial, merchandise, international, mercantile