non-tariff barrier
English
Noun
non-tariff barrier (plural non-tariff barriers)
- 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.
- Alternative forms: NTB (initialism), nontariff barrier
- Synonym: NTM
- Antonyms: tariff barrier, tariff
- Hypernyms: barrier, hindrance
References
- “non-tariff barrier”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.