Tariffs and Non-Tariff Barriers

Tariffs have existed for centuries as a means of controlling trade, largely because they provide two important benefitsùrevenue for the government that levies them and improved economic return for the companies protected by them, who would otherwise have faced competition from foreign imports (Sumner et al., 1). Tariffs have advantages for domestic industries, particularly fledgling industries that could be threatened by foreign competition or those that are older and no longer efficient; they also protect domestic producers from foreign ôdumping,ö when a foreign company charges too low a price in the domestic market (Moffatt, 1).

Tariffs are disadvantageous for the consumer, however, who must pay a higher price for imported goods as a result of importers passing along the cost of the tariffs to them (Sumner et al., 1). Furthermore, imposing tariffs on imports is a hindrance to free trade and can be a way of perpetuating industry that by a

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