Antitrade <Pro · 2025>

: Maintaining domestic production of "strategic" goods (like steel or semiconductors) is often used to justify trade barriers so a country isn't vulnerable during a crisis.

: Mandating that a certain percentage of a product's value be produced domestically. Trade Remedies antitrade

These are often harder to track than traditional taxes (tariffs). They include: : Total bans on trade with a specific country. : Maintaining domestic production of "strategic" goods (like

Governments implement antitrade stances through several specific "Administered Protection" tools: Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) antitrade

Antitrade sentiment is rarely a rejection of trade itself but rather a response to its perceived negative consequences:

: Critics argue that while trade grows the overall "pie," it disproportionately benefits large corporations and high-skilled workers while harming lower-skilled laborers.