trade barrier

American  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

For many developing countries, it effectively operates as a trade barrier.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Concerns have been raised that because Scotland's scheme would come in before similar initiatives in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, it could create a trade barrier.

From BBC • May 26, 2023

The EU believes that the measure is a potential trans-Atlantic trade barrier discriminating against foreign producers.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2022

Officials argue that a lack of consistency in rules and regulations has become as big a trade barrier as tariffs, and that the new framework would address that problem.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2022

It needs the reduction of trade barriers to improve its foreign markets, but it should not overlook the chance to reduce the domestic trade barrier right here—right away—without waiting for any treaty.

From The Fireside Chats of Franklin Delano Roosevelt by Roosevelt, Franklin Delano