Export restriction

Export restrictions, or a restriction on exportation, are limitations on the quantity of goods exported to a specific country or countries by a government.

An export restriction may be imposed:

• To prevent a shortage of goods in the domestic market because it is more profitable to export
• To manage the effect on the domestic market of the importing country, which may otherwise impose antidumping duties on the imported goods
• As part of foreign policy, for example as a component of trade sanctions
• To limit or restrict arms or dual-use items that may be used in proliferation, terrorism, or nuclear, chemical, or biological warfare.
• To limit or restrict trade to embargoed nations.

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