Introduction to non-tariff measures and ITC company survey results in Kazakhstan

With global economic liberalization and a general trend towards tariff elimination, the relative importance of trade barriers resulting from nontariff measures (NTMs) has risen in recent decades. NTMs cover a wide range of policies, including those aimed at limiting trade and market access (e.g. quantitative restrictions and trade remedies) and those put in place to reach public policy objectives (e.g. sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures, technical requirements and related conformity assessment). Furthermore, importing countries – particularly developed ones – implement regulations in response to consumer demands to know more about the properties and quality of the products they purchase.

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