nontariff
- noun
- /nɒnˈtærɪf/
- Specialized
- Brazil, meanwhile, has traditionally used high tariffs and nontariff barriers to encourage independence from imports across its economy.
- nontariff barriers
- nontariff barrier to trade
Examples
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Negotiators focused on removing nontariff obstacles to trade to enhance economic cooperation between nations.
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Moreover, many countries retain tariff and nontariff barriers to trade.
Academic text (2002) -
Reduction and elimination of nontariff barriers.
Academic text (1991) -
There is no dispute about the need to transform all nontariff barriers into explicit ad valorem tariffs as soon as possible.
Academic text (1994) -
The treaty prescribed the elimination of tariff and nontariff barriers and the harmonization of member states' laws and regulations to the extent that these would affect the functioning of the common market.
Academic text (1991) -
The main objective of the Bretton Woods Accords was to restore multilateral trading, convertible exchange rates, and private capital movements, and to reduce tariffs and nontariff barriers.
Academic text (1998) -
The country implemented various nontariff measures to control the import of foreign goods.
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Many businesses struggle to navigate the complex nontariff regulations imposed by the government.
Synonyms
129
6.8
A government order that stops trade with a country or limits goods sent to it
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5.9
An official government order stopping trade with a country or some goods
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9.0
Refusal to import goods from another country to protest its actions
An official government order that stops or limits trade between countries
Antonyms
How Restrictive
- Formal
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6.8
134
3.8
- Specialized
- Formal
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4.0
673
2.7
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3.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nontariff comes from non- 'not' and tariff 'a tax on imports or exports', and it names a rule or measure that controls trade without charging a tax. So a single nontariff can limit or protect goods even though it is not a tax.