Import Control

Import Control refers to a system in which a country's government restricts or manages the types, quantities, origins, prices, and quality of imported goods through laws, regulations, and administrative measures. Its purposes typically include protecting domestic industries, safeguarding national security, ensuring consumer health, implementing foreign policy, or improving the balance of payments. Use scenarios cover license management, quota restrictions, tariff barriers, technical standards, anti-dumping and countervailing measures, etc. Note: Import control measures must comply with WTO rules and avoid constituting disguised trade barriers; enterprises need to promptly monitor policy changes in target markets to prevent goods from being detained or returned. Unlike 'export control,' import control targets the domestic import process, while export control restricts the export of domestic goods and technology; compared with 'trade barriers,' import control is a specific means, while trade barriers are a broader concept.