Unlike tariffs, which are straightforward taxes on imports or exports (more on that below), non-tariff barriers often have a more indirect but equally significant influence on the economy. They ...

Non-tariff barriers, on the other hand, are often disguised as domestic policy and difficult to challenge. Non-tariff barriers are trade restrictions that don’t come in the form of a tax but ...

W hile the first batch of Kennedy Round tariff reductions was going into effect last week, a wide assortment of other trade barriers loomed as high as ever. These are nontariff gimmicks designed ...

Juicing the Energy Sector The just announced trade deal between the U.S. and European Union is poised to light a fuse under ...

These questions were the focus of a World Bank study entitled “Non-tariff Measures in Central America, Economic Impacts and Price Increases.” The study examined the application of import barriers– ...

The culprit is “non-tariff barriers” (NTBs), such as quotas and technical standards that systematically block goods from flooding U.S. markets.

India's Minister of External Affairs emphasises the need for Russia to import more Indian goods to balance trade deficit.

The culprit is “non-tariff barriers” (NTBs), such as quotas and technical standards that systematically block goods from flooding U.S. markets.

Unlike tariffs, which are straightforward taxes on imports or exports (more on that below), non-tariff barriers often have a more indirect but equally significant influence on the economy.