Import quota

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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.^[1] An import embargo or import ban is essentially a zero-level import quota.^[2][3] Quotas, like other trade restrictions, are typically used to benefit the producers of a good in that economy (protectionism).