Export restraint
agreements
are designed to convince other governments to limit voluntarily the volume
or value of goods exported to or imported from a particular country. They are, in effect,
export quotas. Japanese steel producers voluntarily limit the amount of steel they send to
the United States each year.
“Buy national” legislation gives preference to domestic producers through content or
price restrictions. Several countries have this type of legislation. Brazil requires that Bra-
zilian companies purchase only Brazilian-made computers. The United States requires
that the Department of Defense purchase military uniforms manufactured only in the
tariff
A tax collected on
goods shipped
across national
boundaries
quota
A limit on the
number or value of
goods that can be
traded
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