trade commission
Business oversight body
A trade commission is a government body that regulates commerce, often focusing on fair competition and consumer protection.
The U.S.
Federal Trade Commission investigates deceptive advertising and antitrust violations.
Trade commissions may also refer to agencies promoting international trade: The trade commission helped exporters find overseas buyers.
A trade commission can additionally mean a fee paid to brokers for arranging commercial transactions.
- tariffTax on traded goods
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- antitrustAgainst corporate market dominance
- price fixingIllegal coordinated rate-setting
- unfair practicesUnethical conduct in business
FTC · consumer protection · inquiry · hearing · investigation · commerce · bureau · oversight · monopoly · enforcement · import · export · treaty · negotiation · duty · quota · agreement · bilateral
- government bodiesagency, bureau, legislature, department, ministry
- Economic Bodieseconomic council, finance ministry, treasury department, central bank, budget office
- oversight bodiesoversight board, ethics committee, oversight committee, ethics board, inspector general
- regulationregulators, rules, laws, regulatory oversight, standards
- regulatorsthermostat, voltage regulator, regulatory agency, pressure regulator, oversight body
- trade organizationschamber of commerce, customs union, common market, guild, cartel
trade commissionarbitration panel
Body resolving disputes privately
trade commissionfree market
Commerce without state intervention
laissez-faire · deregulation · invisible hand · free enterprise
trade, commission, trades, traded, trading, trader, traders, tradesman, tradesmen