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  2. Non-tariff barriers to trade - Wikipedia

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    Non-tariff barriers to trade (NTBs; also called non-tariff measures, NTMs) are trade barriers that restrict imports or exports of goods or services through mechanisms other than the simple imposition of tariffs. Such barriers are subject to controversy and debate, as they may comply with international rules on trade yet serve protectionist ...

  3. Trade barrier - Wikipedia

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    Because rich-countries are able to set trade policies, goods, such as crops that developing countries are best at producing, still face high barriers. Trade barriers such as tariffs on food imports or subsidies for farmers in developed economies lead to overproduction and dumping on world markets, thus lowering world prices to the disadvantage ...

  4. List of countries by tariff rate - Wikipedia

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    The following table shows the tariff rate, in percentages, according to United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), [1] World Trade Organization, [2] and World Bank. [ 3 ] UNCTAD indicators are based on MFN (Most Favoured Nation) and effectively applied import tariff rates for major categories of non-agricultural and non-fuel ...

  5. Massive new Trump tariffs are looming. Here’s how these ...

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    Several statutes dating back to the early 1930s grant the executive branch the authority to strike trade deals and raise tariffs without Congressional approval to maintain national security ...

  6. Global currencies are reshuffling amid tariff threats. Here's ...

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    Outside of North America, if tariffs are imposed on European imports, another major US trade partner, the euro is forecast to reach parity with the dollar. As of Wednesday, it was trading at 1.04.

  7. History of tariffs in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Tariffs have historically served a key role in the trade policy of the United States.Their purpose was to generate revenue for the federal government and to allow for import substitution industrialization (industrialization of a nation by replacing imports with domestic production) by acting as a protective barrier around infant industries. [1]

  8. Trump avoids big tariff actions on day one. But he promises ...

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    During the campaign, Trump vowed tariffs as high as 60% on China and up to 20% on other trading partners. After his victory, he vowed an additional 10% duties on China and 25% on Mexico and Canada.

  9. Protectionism - Wikipedia

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    Tariff rates (France, UK, and US) Average tariff rates in US (1821–2016) US trade balance (1895–2015) According to economic historian Douglas Irwin, a common myth about US trade policy is that low tariffs harmed American manufacturers in the early 19th century and then that high tariffs made the United States into a great industrial power ...