trade barrier

American  

noun

1. any regulation or policy that restricts international trade, especially tariffs, quotas, etc.

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Example Sentences

The improvements have largely been marked by an easing of trade barriers, such as the new framework between China and Canada that includes slashing tariffs on Chinese EVs and Canadian canola oil.

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The global economy is set to grow more rapidly than previously expected this year, but could falter if trade barriers rise again and geopolitical conflicts intensify, the International Monetary Fund said Monday.

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Contributions from exports could weaken in 2026 amid higher U.S. tariffs and trade barriers in other markets, despite solid demand for South Korean semiconductors, the ministry said.

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In a new era of heightened trade barriers, he added, “If all these economies and markets are less hooked together than they used to be, then there are greater benefits in diversification.”

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“A key risk to China’s green technology exports is other governments raising trade barriers in response to rising imports from China,” he says.

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