G20 nations imposed 59 import-restrictive measures in 7 months: WTO

Tariff increases, import bans, stricter customs procedures, export duties and other such measures introduced during the review period affected 2.8 per cent of G20 trade

The G20 countries imposed as many as 59 trade-restrictive measures such asimport bans and stricter customs procedures during mid-October 2019 and mid-May 2020, according to a WTO report.

G20 members include India, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, the UK, and the US, among others.

"During the mid-October 2019 to mid-May 2020 review period, G20 economies implemented 154 new trade and trade-related measures, 95 of them import-facilitating and 59 import-restrictive. Of these measures, 93 (about 60 per cent) were linked to the Covid-19 pandemic," it said.

Tariff increases, import bans, stricter customs procedures, export duties and other such measures introduced