Two ways the government can address the imbalances that free trade may create at home are through import quotas and tariffs.

The exporting country, if it feels it can accommodate the request and avoid a worse economic deal under tariffs, may offer what's known as a voluntary export ... from foreign imports, the efficacy ...

For Dutch imports this means that the value of the imported goods includes transport and insurance costs to the exporter's border; for Dutch exports the value of the goods includes transport and ...

China's exports jumped 12.4% in March from a year earlier as companies rushed to beat increases in U.S. tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, the government said Monday.Imports fell 4.3% ...

Japan also had a trade deficit, which measures the value of exports minus imports, a year ago, but the amount rose 60% last month from January 2024. Exports totaled 7.86 trillion yen ($52 billion ...