International Trade and Agreement
International Trade and Agreement
International Trade and Agreement
Trade is an act of buying, selling, or exchanging of goods and services between parties in an
exchange for money. It can be done within the country (domestic trade) or can have the involvement of
other countries (foreign trade or international trade). So, when we say international trade it is an
exchange of goods and services from one country to another. International trade refers to the import and
export of a country. Through export, the country sells its products to other partner countries while the
import, the country buys the goods from foreign trading partners. International trade is a complex form of
buying and selling of goods because it might be a lot of processes to trail before buying it in the local
store. International trade began when economists used the mercantilism process. Mercantilism aimed to
maximize a profit, a country should be prioritizing export and minimize imports to gain more profit. They
want to use their comparative advantage as a result of economic development. International trade
agreement regulates all the negotiation of all nations. Import and export is included on the said
agreement. The most important international agreement is what we called GATT, General Agreement on
Tariffs and Trade. A tariff is the tax pay when the country is importing or exporting a product.
Example:
Import product of the Philippines
Rice from Vietnam - Vietnam is one of the world's richest agricultural regions and is the second-
largest (after Thailand) exporter worldwide and the world's seventh-largest consumer of rice.
Fruits and Nuts – it is one of the top 10 exported products of the Philippines.
S.C.F - Author