Explain The Barriers Of International Business

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TASK 1 (P1, P2)
What is an international business?
International business is the transaction of goods, services and money between two or more countries. Majority of businesses choose to operate globally to increase their consumer base and income that the business generates. International trading is beneficial to businesses as they can purchase raw materials from different countries thus to increase their profit margin.

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Having no tax involved in trading saves up money for the business and can even promote their market anytime at anyplace.

What are Trade Barriers and how does it limit Walmart from trading internationally?

Trade Barriers are restraint on the flow of international goods or services by the government. The most common barrier to trade is a tax on imports which are called tariffs. Tariffs raise the price of imported goods relative to domestic goods.

Other restrictions can also be non-tariff such as:
➢ Import and Export licenses
➢ Import quotas
➢ Subsidies
➢ Export Restraints.
➢ Local content requirements.
➢ Embargo
➢ Currency devaluation
➢ Trade

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