(of a restriction to trade) not involving a tax or duty.
the agreements also reduced non-tariff barriers to trade
Example sentencesExamples
- Governments have frequently resorted to the use of non-tariff barriers in the belief that trade protection is sometimes in their interests.
- The long phase-in period for Aussie beef and the tiny non-tariff opening for Down Under dairy did not satisfy many in the U.S. livestock industry either.
- While the EU has a common external tariff, each member can maintain its own non-tariff trade barriers.
- The movement of goods is also affected by a wide range of non-tariff barriers.
- The removal of non-tariff barriers to trade is sometimes described as trade liberalization.