tariff barriers
Trade-blocking levies
Tariff barriers are taxes imposed on imported goods that make foreign products more expensive than domestic alternatives.
Governments use them to protect local industries from foreign competition, raise revenue, or exert political pressure.
The term often appears in trade policy debates: The country erected tariff barriers to shield its steel industry.
Contrasted with non-tariff barriers like quotas or regulations.
- anti-dumping dutiesTaxes on underpriced imports
- protectionismShielding local producers
- quotasMandated numerical limits
- dutiesRequired tasks or charges
- import restrictionsLimits on foreign goods
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Unrestricted international exchange
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