Trade Barriers

Company XYZ produces cheese in Scotland and exports the cheese, which costs $100 per pound, to the U.S.  A 20% tax would require company XYZ to pay the United States government $20 to export the cheese

• Tariff
• Embargo
• Quota

In 2010, Mexico imposed a limit of 250,000 tons of sugar that could be imported into Mexico.

• Tariff
• Quota
• Embargo

In 1962, the United States prohibited all imports and exports to and from Cuba.

• Tariff
• Embargo
• Quota

 In 2006, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution to restrict the export to and the import from Iran on certain items and technology potentially related to nuclear weapons.

• Tariff
• Embargo
• Quota

In 2010, China announced that it would impose and import a tax on American poultry of up 105.4 percent.

• Tariff
• Embargo
• Quota

 In 2005, the United States limited the imports of Chinese textiles to 7.5% a year.

• Tariff
• Embargo
• Quota

In 2012, the United States Commerce Department announced that it would impose a tax ranging from 2.9% to 4.7% on Chinese made solar panels.

• Tariff
• Embargo
• Quota

 In June of 2013, the European Union described to lift restrictions of the trade of weapons to Syrian rebels.

• Tariff
• Embargo
• Quota

In 1990, the Japanese Government announced it would extend its voluntary limit on automobile exports to the United States.

• Tariff
• Embargo
• Quota

Argentina increased taxes to 9% on the import of milk powder after record levels of imports and fears Argentina farmers would suffer falling incomes.

• Tariff
• Embargo
• Quota