Import

Import in International Trade Meaning of Import, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): 1. To receive goods and services from abroad. 2. An imported item. Cultural Property: Import Restrictions In relation to the international law practice and cultural […]

Trade Balance

J-Curve and International Trade Economy In relation to international trade economy, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of J-Curve: The expected adjustment path in a country's trade balance following a currency depreciation or devaluation. Because a change in the […]

Export Refund

Hierarchical Display of Export refund Trade > Trade policy > Export policy > Export financing
Finance > Prices > Farm prices
Agriculture, Forestry And Fisheries > Agricultural policy > Common agricultural policy > Common organisation of markets
Agriculture, Forestry And Fisheries > […]

Value of Trade

Hierarchical Display of Value of trade Trade > Trade > Trading operation
Value of trade Concept of Value of trade See the dictionary definition of Value of trade. Characteristics of Value of trade [rtbs name=”xxx-xxx”] Resources Translation of Value of trade Spanish: Valor comercial […]

Export Policy

Hierarchical Display of Export policy Trade > Trade policy
Trade > Trade > Trading operation > Export
Industry > Industrial structures and policy > Industrial structures > Export industry
Finance > Prices > Market prices > Export price
Finance > Taxation > Tax on consumption > […]

Agricultural Policy

Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and Europe There is an entry on common agricultural policy (cap) in the European legal encyclopedia. Resources See Also Government Government Contract Local Government Public Administration Administrative Law Public Law Resources See Also Further Reading […]

Barter

Summary of Barter

A direct exchange of products without cash. In some cases, a third party is brought into the transaction to dispose of some or all of the goods in a third country; this practice is known as switch trading. See Countertrade.

(Main Author: William J. Miller)

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Countertrade

A commercial arrangement in which the buyer pays for his purchases, wholly or partly, with something other than money. Very often countertrade deals include some cash, but a significant portion of the transaction is settled with commodities or services. Countertrade has been employed heavily […]

Temporary Admission

Hierarchical Display of Temporary admission Trade > Tariff policy > EU customs procedure > Customs procedure suspending duties
Trade > Trade > Trading operation > Export > Re-export Temporary admission Concept of Temporary admission See the dictionary definition of Temporary admission. […]

Customs Valuation

For importers, the process of estimating the value of a product at customs presents problems that can be just as serious as the actual duty rate charged. The WTO agreement on customs valuation aims for a fair, uniform and neutral system for the valuation of goods for customs purposes — a system that conforms to commercial realities, and which outlaws the use of arbitrary or fictitious customs values. The Committee on Customs Valuation of the Council for Trade in Goods (CGT) carries out work in the WTO on customs valuation.

Countervailing Charge

Countervailing Charge and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Countervailing Charge: A charge in addition to normal import duties that may be imposed under the European […]

Export

In the United States For information about Export in the context of international trade, click here Export in International Trade Meaning of Export, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): To ship an item away from a country for sale to another country. […]

Monetary Compensatory Amount

Hierarchical Display of Monetary compensatory amount Agriculture, Forestry And Fisheries > Agricultural policy > Common agricultural policy > Agri-monetary policy
Finance > Monetary relations > European currency > Euro
Finance > Monetary economics > Exchange policy > Exchange […]

Voluntary Restraint Agreement

Voluntary Restraint Agreement (VRA) and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Voluntary Restraint Agreement (VRA): An arrangement by which an exporting country takes steps […]

Terms of Trade

Summary of Terms of Trade An export-import price ratio derived by dividing indices of export prices by indices of import prices. For example, when export indices are 105 percent of a base period, and import indices are 98 percent of the same base period, then the terms of trade […]

Commodity Agreement

Commodity Agreement and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Commodity Agreement: A formal international arrangement among exporters and importers of a commodity. Such […]

Import (EU)

Hierarchical Display of Import (EU) Trade > Trade > Trading operation > Import
Import (EU) Concept of Import (EU) See the dictionary definition of Import (EU). Characteristics of Import (EU) [rtbs name=”xxx-xxx”] Resources Translation of Import (EU) Spanish: Importación (UE) French: […]

Agriculture-trade Relationship

Hierarchical Display of Agriculture-trade relationship Agriculture, Forestry And Fisheries > Agricultural structures and production > Regulation of agricultural production
Agriculture, Forestry And Fisheries > Farming systems > Farming system > Commercial farming
Trade > Trade > Trading […]

Agricultural Trade

Hierarchical Display of Agricultural trade Trade > Trade > Trading operation
Agriculture, Forestry And Fisheries > Agricultural policy > Agricultural policy
Agriculture, Forestry And Fisheries > Agricultural structures and production > Regulation of agricultural production > […]