When European markets refused to allow U.S. beef to be imported because U.S. cowshad been fed government-approved hormones, this was an example of

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This situation is an example of a nontariff barrier, which includes any regulatory barrier or policy that is not a direct tax (tariff) but that restricts imports in some way. In this case, the refusal to import U.S. beef due to hormone use is a regulatory measure that restricts trade.

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