Countering non-tariff barriers

Tanu Singh's book demystifies the World Trade Organization jargon on tariffs and is a valuable source of information for both industry and academia

Breaking Non-Tariff Barriers

Author: Tanu Singh

Publisher:  Pentagon Press

Pages: 232 

Price: Rs 995

In the world of trade, tariffs and non-tariff measures (NTMs) are tools used by countries to generally protect domestic industry against foreign competition. As tariffs are transparent they are easy to handle, while NTMs are a complex set of regulations, licensing, testing, subsidies, standards, packaging, guarantee certification and so on and are hard to fathom. Sound knowledge of NTMs for businesses helps navigate markets by way of better compliance. Of the few experts on the subject in the country, Tanu Singh brings to bear a pragmatic understanding of NTMs, which she