ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -An embargo is a commercial barrier that prevents commerce or trade with a single nation or a group of countries entirely or partially.

Detailed explanation-2: -An embargo (from the Spanish embargo, meaning hindrance, obstruction, etc. in a general sense, a trading ban in trade terminology and literally “distraint” in juridic parlance) is the partial or complete prohibition of commerce and trade with a particular country/state or a group of countries.

Detailed explanation-3: -A nontariff barrier is a trade restriction–such as a quota, embargo or sanction–that countries use to further their political and economic goals. Countries usually opt for nontariff barriers (rather than traditional tariffs) in international trade.

Detailed explanation-4: -The main types of trade barriers used by countries seeking a protectionist policy or as a form of retaliatory trade barriers are subsidies, standardization, tariffs, quotas, and licenses.

Detailed explanation-5: -The most common barrier to trade is a tariff–a tax on imports. Tariffs raise the price of imported goods relative to domestic goods (good produced at home). Another common barrier to trade is a government subsidy to a particular domestic industry. Subsidies make those goods cheaper to produce than in foreign markets.