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An '''import license''' is a document issued by a national government authorizing the importation of certain goods into its territory. Import licenses are considered to be [[non-tariff barriers to trade]] when used as a way to discriminate against another country's goods in order to protect a domestic industry from foreign competition.
An '''import license''' is a document issued by a national government authorizing the importation of certain goods into its territory. Import licenses are considered to be [[non-tariff barriers to trade]] when used as a way to discriminate against another country's goods in order to protect a domestic industry from foreign competition.
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==Système Intégré de Gestion de Licenses==
==Système Intégré de Gestion de Licenses==
The '''Système Intégré de Gestion de Licenses''' (SIGL) is the [[European Union]] [[Directorate-General for Trade|Directorate General for Trade]]'s integrated IT system for the management of licences for imports of textiles, clothing, footwear, steel and wood to the EU.<ref>European Commission, [http://trade.ec.europa.eu/sigl/index.html Système Intégré de Gestion de Licenses], accessed 11 June 2018</ref>
The '''Système Intégré de Gestion de Licenses''' (SIGL) is the [[European Union]] [[Directorate-General for Trade|Directorate General for Trade]]'s integrated IT system for the management of licences for imports of textiles, clothing, footwear, steel and wood to the EU.<ref>European Commission, [http://trade.ec.europa.eu/sigl/index.html Système Intégré de Gestion de Licenses], accessed 11 June 2018</ref>

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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Importation right]]
*[[Importation right]]

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==External links==
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Revision as of 01:28, 12 September 2018

An import license is a document issued by a national government authorizing the importation of certain goods into its territory. Import licenses are considered to be non-tariff barriers to trade when used as a way to discriminate against another country's goods in order to protect a domestic industry from foreign competition.

Each license specifies the volume of imports allowed, and the total volume allowed should not exceed the quota. Licenses can be sold to importing companies at a competitive price, or simply a fee. However, it is argued that this allocation methods provides incentives for political lobbying and bribery. Government may put certain restrictions on what is imported as well as the amount of imported goods and services. For example, if a business wishes to import agricultural products such as vegetables, then the government may be concerned about the impact of such importations of the local market and thus impose a restriction.

Système Intégré de Gestion de Licenses

The Système Intégré de Gestion de Licenses (SIGL) is the European Union Directorate General for Trade's integrated IT system for the management of licences for imports of textiles, clothing, footwear, steel and wood to the EU.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ European Commission, Système Intégré de Gestion de Licenses, accessed 11 June 2018

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