OECD Trade Policy Papers
This series is designed to make available to a wider readership selected trade policy studies prepared for use within the OECD.
NB. No. 1 to No. 139 were released under the previous series title OECD Trade Policy Working Papers.
- ISSN: 18166873 (online)
- https://doi.org/10.1787/18166873
The Role of Trade Barriers in SME Internationalisation
This paper discusses trade barriers that SMEs are likely to encounter in export markets and available
policy tools aimed at their reduction or elimination. Drawing on recent work in the Trade Directorate and
elsewhere, key types of barriers are identified based on a review of business surveys and other studies
recently undertaken. The paper also explores how governments deal with trade barriers and how SME
participation in the trade policy process...
Keywords: trade association, business surveys, exports, trade barriers, consultation, tariffs, non-tariff barriers, non-OECD, trade advocacy, negotiation, small and medium-sized enterprises, export markets, OECD, trade policy
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