free trade

  

Definition

Interchange of goods and services (but not of capital or labor) unhindered by high tariffs, non-tariff barriers (such as quotas), and onerous or unilateral requirements or processes. Under a GATT (now WTO) treaty signed by 124 nations in 1995, tariffs will be systematically cut by an average of 40 percent during a fixed timeframe.

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