'''Nontariff Barriers''' are government measures, such as import monitoring systems and variable levies, other than [[tariff|tariffs]] that restrict [[imports]] or that have the potential for restricting international [[trade]]. They are imposed to protect domestic jobs and wages from foreign competition. In wartime they are used to wage economic warfare against an enemy.
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'''Nontariff Barriers''' are government measures, such as import monitoring systems and variable levies, other than [[tariff]]s that restrict [[imports]] or that have the potential for restricting international [[trade]]. They are imposed to protect domestic jobs and wages from foreign competition. In wartime they are used to wage economic warfare against an enemy.