Trade Cases
December 4, 2017
WTO: Trade Restrictive Measures Declining
Written by Sandy Williams
WTO members showed restraint in imposing trade restrictive measures last year, according to the organization’s most recent annual overview report on trade-related developments.
Members implemented 108 new trade-restrictive measures during the reporting period July 2016 through June 2017, an average of 9 measures per month compared to 15 per month in the previous annual report. Trade-restrictive measures include new or increased tariffs, customs procedures, quotas, and local content measure.
