non-tariff barrier

noun

Any of various means of limiting trade (especially imports) without charging a tariff in the form of taxes or duties (for example, technical requirements, inspections, licenses, quotas); a nontax import restriction.

Similar
NTM
Opposite
tariff barriertariff
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Meanings

nounnon-tariff barrier (plural non-tariff barriers)

plural non-tariff barriers

  1. Any of various means of limiting trade (especially imports) without charging a tariff in the form of taxes or duties (for example, technical requirements, inspections, licenses, quotas); a nontax import restriction.

    Synonyms: NTM · Antonyms: tariff barrier, tariff

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of various means of limiting trade (especially imports) without charging a tariff in the form of taxes or duties (for example, technical requirements, inspections, licenses, quotas); a nontax import restriction.

Similar
NTM
Opposite
tariff barriertariff
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APA

non-tariff barrier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-tariff%20barrier

MLA

“non-tariff barrier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-tariff%20barrier. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “non-tariff barrier,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-tariff%20barrier.

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