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Quota
In the context of international trade, this is a limit put on the amount of a specific good that can be imported.

Notes:
Quotas are used to prevent other countries from "dumping."

Quota
See Import Quota
quota
A maximum or minimum limit on quantity. Applied to imports, a quota designates the maximum quantity of a product that may be brought into a country during a specified period of time. Quotas can have significant impact on certain industries and companies. The establishment of a quota or a change in an existing quota can influence the price of the affected firm's securities. See also tariff, trigger price.


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