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# Non-enumerated Commodities

# Non-enumerated Commodities

## Definition

Goods that were not specifically listed in trade regulations and therefore enjoyed more flexible treatment under colonial trade laws. These commodities could be carried out in colonial ships to all parts of Europe and later to all parts of Europe south of Cape Finisterre, providing colonial merchants with broader trading opportunities than enumerated commodities.

## Source Chapter

Book IV, Chapter 4

## Context

The chapter explains how the classification of goods as non-enumerated commodities provided colonial merchants with significant trading advantages, allowing them to engage in direct trade with European markets rather than being restricted to trade through British ports. This classification system illustrates how regulatory frameworks could create different categories of commercial privilege.

## Economic Domain

Exchange

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