nontariff
Quotas, not taxes
Nontariff describes trade barriers that aren't tariffs—quotas, licensing requirements, safety standards, or other regulations that restrict imports without imposing a direct tax: nontariff barriers, nontariff measures.
The term appears mainly in trade policy discussions, often with the implication that such restrictions accomplish what tariffs would while being harder to quantify or challenge.
Fixed assigned amount
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- subsidyFinancial assistance from government
- licensingGranting official permission
- certificationAttestation of qualification
standardization · labeling · packaging · quarantine · sanitary · technical · procurement · antidumping
Obtain from overseas
- exportForeign-bound sale
- commerceExchange of goods, services
- goodsThings for sale
- servicesActs performed for others
WTO · GATT · liberalization · globalization · multilateral · bilateral · regional · preferential
Accepted levels of quality
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
- conformityAdherence to norms
documentation · testing · verification · approval · registration · assessment · audit · traceability
quota
Fixed assigned amount
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- subsidyFinancial assistance from government
- licensingGranting official permission
certification · standardization · labeling · packaging · quarantine · sanitary · technical · procurement · antidumping · countervailing
import
Obtain from overseas
services · WTO · GATT · liberalization · globalization · multilateral · bilateral · regional · preferential · retaliation
standards
Accepted levels of quality
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
conformity · documentation · testing · verification · approval · registration · assessment · audit · traceability · harmonization
nontarifftariff
Tax on traded goods
customs duty · import duty · duty · import tax · excise