Search results for: “import quota”
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Export Quota
Export Quota and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Export Quota: A specific restriction or ceiling imposed by an exporting country on the value or volume of certain exports. […]
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Tariff Quotas
Tariff Quotas in International Trade Meaning of Tariff Quotas, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): Application of a higher tariff rate to imported goods after a specified quantity of the product has entered the country at a lower prevailing rate. See quota.
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Voluntary Export Quota
A quantitative restriction that a nation puts upon the export of a certain product to another country. This condition is usually in response to complaints from the importing country that its domestic industry is being injured by continuing exports of the product from its trading partner….
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Brazil – Measures Affecting Imports of Retreaded Tyres
Brazil – Measures Affecting Imports of Retreaded Tyres World Trade Organization – GATT Article XX(b) – Interpretation of necessity – arbitrary or unjustifable discrimination – disguised restriction Facts Brazil had imposed a prohibition on imports of retreaded tyres and on internal marketing of imported retreaded tyres. Brazil conceded that the measure was in violation…
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Turkey – Measures Affecting the Importation of Rice
Turkey – Measures Affecting the Importation of Rice World Trade Organization – TRQ utilization – Agreement on Agriculture Article 4.2 – national treatment The Turkey Measures Affecting the Importation of Rice case, brought by the United States, concerned various restrictions imposed by Turkey on the importation of rice. Turkey’s Schedule of Concessions on Goods…
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Foreign Trade
Foreign Trade Definition Foreign Trade is the exchange of goods and services between nations. Goods can be defined as finished products, as intermediate goods used in producing other goods, or as agricultural products and foodstuffs. Introduction International trade enables a […]
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GATT Accession
GATT Accession Summary of GATT Detais can be found in General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade). Accession Process The process was described by Christopher Mark in 1993: "Joining the GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE is rarely a simple or straightforward matter –especially if the […]
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Protectionism
Protectionism Definition Protectionism may be defined as government policies that favor domestic products over imported goods. The debate between protectionism and free trade has been a continuing issue in United States politics. Meanings For information on: * systematic protectionism […]
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Dictionary of International Trade
Dictionary of International Trade Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator) Contents The Dictionary of International Trade of Global Negotiator include, among others, the following terms and acronyms: Back haul Back letter Back order Back to back letter of credit Backhauling Bad faith BAF Bailee Bailment Balance of payments Balance of trade Bale Bank acceptance Bank…
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Dictionary of International Trade
Dictionary of International Trade Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator) Contents The Dictionary of International Trade of Global Negotiator include, among others, the following terms and acronyms: Back haul Back letter Back order Back to back letter of credit Backhauling Bad faith BAF Bailee Bailment Balance of payments Balance of trade Bale Bank acceptance Bank…
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Export Restraints
Export Restraints and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Export Restraints: Also referred to as bilateral restraint agreements. Quantitative restrictions applied by exporting […]
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Degressivity
Degressivity and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Degressivity: The characteristic of a trade restriction, which diminishes in severity over time. A degressive measure could […]
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Specific Limitations on Trade
Specific Limitations on Trade and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Specific Limitations on Trade: Measures that limit imports or exports of a product during a specified […]
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Marketing Agreement
Orderly Marketing Agreement (OMA) and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Orderly Marketing Agreement (OMA): A contractual agreement between two or more governments to restrain […]
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Quantitative Restrictions
Quantitative Restrictions in International Trade Meaning of Quantitative Restrictions, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): Explicit limit, or quotas, on the quantity of a good that can be imported or exported during a specified time period. This restrictions […]