---
entity_slug: extraordinary_restraints_on_importation
entity_type: Institution
vsm_system: S5
type_rationale: Extraordinary restraints on importation constitute a socially constructed
  rule system that governs trade behavior through government-imposed restrictions,
  making them an institutional framework rather than a physical element or process.
vsm_rationale: These restraints represent policy-level decisions about national economic
  identity and purpose, reflecting the ultimate authority's choices about how the
  economy should relate to foreign nations based on political and commercial considerations.
classified_at: '2026-02-23T11:05:58.396689'
---

# Classification: Extraordinary Restraints On Importation

## Entity Type

Institution

## VSM System

S5

## Type Rationale

Extraordinary restraints on importation constitute a socially constructed rule system that governs trade behavior through government-imposed restrictions, making them an institutional framework rather than a physical element or process.

## VSM Rationale

These restraints represent policy-level decisions about national economic identity and purpose, reflecting the ultimate authority's choices about how the economy should relate to foreign nations based on political and commercial considerations.
