trade partners
Nations exchanging goods
Trade partners are countries, companies, or individuals who regularly buy from and sell to each other.
The term emphasizes mutual economic exchange rather than one-way transactions: China and the United States are major trade partners despite political tensions.
A trade partner may also be called a trading partner.
- goods and servicesProducts and provided labor
- exportsGoods sold abroad
- marketVenue for trade
- handshakeMutual palm-gripping gesture
- diplomaticTactful and sensitive
supply chain management · international treaties · global markets · regional alliances · sanctions · spice · silk · contract · merchant ships · customs regulations · quotas · ports · treaties · open borders · embargo · comparative advantage · shipping · tariffs
- economicssupply and demand, inflation, GDP, GNP, gross domestic product
- tradecustoms, commerce, export, exports, quotas
- global commercecommerce, foreign markets, export controls, customs duties, exchange rates
- globalizationglobalization, global village, multinationals, global economy, global markets
- ancient tradeSilk Road, caravan routes, sea routes, river routes, maritime routes
- economic dataGDP, CPI, PPI, inflation rates, inflation rate