trade restriction
Commerce limiting measure
A trade restriction is any government-imposed barrier that limits the flow of goods or services across borders.
Common forms include tariffs, quotas, embargoes, and licensing requirements.
Countries implement trade restrictions to protect domestic industries, address security concerns, or respond to geopolitical tensions.
The new trade restrictions on semiconductor exports sparked retaliation from trading partners.
Critics argue such measures raise consumer prices and invite countermeasures, while supporters see them as necessary to preserve jobs and strategic industries.
- tariffTax on traded goods
- border taxLevy on imports
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- import banProhibition on foreign goods
- national securitySafeguarding a country's interests
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- economic problemsmarket failure, recession, inflation, deflation, stagflation
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- trade barriersimport quotas, import ban, export ban, protective tariffs, quota
- penaltiespenalty, fine, civil penalty, criminal penalty, infractions
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Unrestricted international exchange
open trade · free market · open borders · globalization · economic integration
trade restrictionlaissez-faire
Noninterference in commerce
deregulation · free enterprise · economic freedom · free market economy · open market
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