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International trade

The buying and selling of goods, services and capital across international borders or territories.

Contributors in International trade

International trade

customs union

Economy; International trade

Members apply a common external tariff (e.g. the European Union).

Doha Development Agenda (DDA)

Economy; International trade

Sometimes Doha Round. Unofficial name of the Doha Work Program on negotiations and implementation.

de minimis

Economy; International trade

Minimal amounts of domestic support that are allowed even though they distort trade — up to 5% of the value of production for developed countries, 10% for developing.

decoupled income support

Economy; International trade

Support for farmers that is not linked to (is decoupled from) prices or production.

deficiency payment

Economy; International trade

A type of agricultural domestic support, paid by governments to producers of certain commodities and based on the difference between a target price and the domestic market price or loan rate, ...

digits

Economy; International trade

A reference to the codes used to identify products. Categories of products are subdivided by adding digits.

digit-level

Economy; International trade

A reference to the codes used to identify products. Categories of products are subdivided by adding digits.

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