An illegal market for a particular good or service, typically emerging when regulations or restrictions are imposed, leading to unregulated and often secret transactions.
An embargo is a government-imposed prohibition against the shipment of certain goods to another country. While most common during wartime, embargoes can also be applied for economic or political reasons.
An import quota is an imposed limit on the quantity of a particular good that may be brought into a country or economy over a specified period of time. These quotas may be implemented by governments, foreign governments, or producers themselves.
An international boycott country is one that may impose or encourage participation in economic boycotts or trade restrictions against other nations or entities, often for political or social reasons.
A mechanism instituted to protect domestic markets from unfair competition by imposing trade restrictions when the price of an imported commodity drops below a specified threshold.
