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# French Goods Export Restrictions

## Definition

The trade policies that imposed additional duties and restrictions on the exportation of French goods, including the retention of not only half the old subsidy but also an additional twenty-five percent duty. These restrictions reflected national prejudice and animosity, with British merchants choosing to forego profits rather than facilitate French economic gain through British commercial channels.

## Source Chapter

Book IV, Chapter 4

## Context

The chapter illustrates how political considerations and national animosity could override purely economic calculations in trade policy. Despite the potential for profitable carrying trade, British merchants preferred to lose business opportunities rather than assist French economic interests, demonstrating how non-economic factors could shape commercial relationships and trade regulations.

## Economic Domain

Regulation

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