trade restrictions

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The European Union allows goods to move freely between the 27 countries in the economic bloc, which would complicate any bid to impose trade restrictions on a single member state.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Tariffs and trade restrictions also impact the chipmaking giant.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

It could also help protect the U.S. from supply disruptions caused by international conflicts or trade restrictions.

From Science Daily • Dec. 28, 2025

“In a year dominated by news of rising tariffs and new trade restrictions the positive impact of this pact matters—not just for our two regions, but for the global economy,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

The treasury is heavily indebted, and has not sufficient income; and trade restrictions and Portuguese competition have greatly injured the commerce of the islands.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 24 of 55 1630-34 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century by Robertson, James Alexander