Once the tariff barriers to trade among Mercosur countries were eliminated, government policies other than tariffs became an important trade policy instrument. The main objective of this paper is to identify the non-tariff barriers applied by the Mercosur countries to the Brazilian's footwear...

The main aim of this paper is to identify and to analyze the presence of Non Tariff Barriers (NTBs) imposed on Brazilian exports to the other three Mercosur's member countries. The NTBs were identified through interviews with selected Brazilian companies from three sectors - Footwear, Frozen...

The European Union and the Mercosur are actually negotiating an inter-regional Free Trade Area, even though the conditions of access of Latin American products to European market are relatively restrictive. In a matter of fact, the European Union's Commercial Policy is very discriminatory and is...

Traceability requirements aim to protect consumer health, prevent the spread of adulterated or dangerous products, and facilitate the identification of goods during recalls. This paper aims to provide the impact of traceability related non-tariff measures (NTMs) on trade between 53 exporting and...