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Trade barriers in international business
Governments often employ various measures to regulate international trade and support domestic industries. Subsidies involve financial assistance from the government to help certain industries manage costs and maintain lower consumer prices, such as in the agricultural sector.
EXAMPLE: In a restaurant
business, the owner gives
the staff a set of rules/standards
they must meet. This could boost
their business.
DEFINITION: An agreement between businesses with a set of rules for in doing something such as making a product, supplying the materials, managing the process,etc.
Landed cost
DEFINITION: Is the official cost for an
imported product. This determines whether a
foreign purchase is a better deal than a domestic
purchase. It is the purchase price + all shipping costs.
EXAMPLE: To get specialty paper from
New Zealand, it costs 20.00 per 5000
sheets. These sheets will be exported
to Wales and the importation tariff is 5%.
All of these costs will give them the the
landed cost.
Excise Taxes
DEFINITION: tax paid on the manufacture,sale
or consumption of a particular product
within a country.
EXAMPLE: Alcohol and cigarettes are known
to harm a persons health, so excise taxes
are put on these products to reduce the
consumption of these goods.
Currency fluctuations
EXAMPLE : For example, assume you are a U.S. exporter who sold a million widgets at $10 each to a buyer in Europe two years ago, when the exchange rate was €1=$1.25. The cost to your European buyer was therefore €8 per widget. Your buyer is now negotiating a better price for a large order, and because the dollar has declined to 1.35 per euro, you can afford to give the buyer a price break while still clearing at least $10 per widget.
DEFINITION: is a change in an exchange rate.
It is a natural outcome of the exchange rate
system.
Embargoes
EXAMPLE: In 2017, Canada imposed a trading ban on Venezuela due to a human rights violation during a violent protest in Venezuela.
DEFINITION: A trading/commercial ban
with a certain country.
Subsidies
EXAMPLE: The agricultural industry is helped
by the Canadian government or Canadian agricultural programs that specify in subsidies. This helps farmers with their business.
DEFINITION: subsidies is money loaned
from the government to certain industries
to help them with costs and as well to keep
prices for consumers lower.
Tarrifs
EXAMPLE: President Donald Trump imposed a 25% tariff on steel and 10% tax on on aluminium. This tariff will raise the costs for the steel users such as automakers. This will then increase the price for consumers.
DEFINITION: Tariffs are taxes or duties paid on certain types of imports.