Import quota - Wikipedia Import quota This is the current revision of this page, as edited by SpikeballUnion ( talk contribs ) at 14 : 24, 22 April 2017 ( Fixed NPOV ). The present address ( URL ) is a permanent link to this version. Revision as of 14 : 24, 22 April 2017 by SpikeballUnion ( talk contribs ) ( Fixed NPOV ) ( diff ) ← Previous revision Latest revision ( diff ) Newer revision → ( diff ) An import quota is a type of trade restriction that sets a physical limit on the quantity of a good that can be imported into a country in a given period of time. Quotas, like other trade restrictions, are typically used to benefit the producers of a good in that economy. See also Politics portal Economics portal Non-tariff barriers to trade Production quota Tariff - rate quota References Jump up ^ O'Sullivan, Arthur ; Sheffrin, Steven M. ( 2003 ). Economics : Principles in Action. Pearson Prentice Hall. p. 449. ISBN 0 - 13 - 063085 - 3. International trade Terminology Absolute advantage Balance of payments Balance of trade Capital account Comparative advantage Current account Export - oriented industrialization Fair trade Foreign exchange reserves Globalization Import substitution industrialization Net capital outflow Outsourcing Tariff Trade justice Trade war Trading nation Organizations and policies International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development World Bank Group World Trade Organization ( WTO ) International Trade Centre Bilateral investment treaty Economic integration Free - trade zone Special economic zone Trade agreement Trade barrier Trade bloc Political economy Free trade ( Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations, Repeal of the Corn Laws ) Mercantilism Protectionism ( Economic nationalism, Autarky ) Regional organizations ACU ASEAN CACM CAN CARICOM CEMAC CUBKR EAC EAU EU GCC Mercosur RCEP SAARC SACU WAEMU Exports by product Aircraft & Spacecraft Aircraft parts Aluminium Cars Car parts Coal Coffee Computers Copper Corn Cotton Diamonds Electricity Engines Gas turbines Gold Integrated circuits Iron ore Natural gas Oil Petrol Pharmaceuticals Ships Steel Telecommunications equipment Telephones Trucks Wheat Wine Category Commons This economics - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in German. ( September 2016 ) Click for important translation instructions. Google 's machine translation is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy - pasting machine - translated text into the English Wikipedia. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low - quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign - language article. Upon the translation you must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary by noting your translation and providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. You should also add to the talk page the template ( ( Translated page ) ). A model attribution edit summary ( using German ) : Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at ( ( : de : Exact name of German article ) ) ; see its history for attribution. For more guidance, see Wikipedia : Translation. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Import_quota&oldid=776669223 '' Categories : Quotas Trade policy Import Economics and finance stubs Hidden categories : All stub articles Articles to be expanded from September 2016 All articles to be expanded Articles needing translation from German Wikipedia Talk Article Talk More Contents About Wikipedia العربية Čeština Deutsch Eesti فارسی Bahasa Melayu Nederlands 日本 語 پښتو Português Русский Svenska Tiếng Việt Edit links This page was last edited on 22 April 2017, at 14 : 24. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who benefits from a quota on imported goods to the u.s
Answer: producers of a good