non-tariff barrier

English

Noun

non-tariff barrier (plural non-tariff barriers)

2. 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.