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Digital Non-Tariff Barrier (DNTB)

DNTB — A non-interoperable representation, incompatible schema, fragmented verification system, or closed platform record that prevents economic objects from being parsed, verified, or compared by AI agents across markets.

Description

Digital non-tariff barriers are representation-level frictions that function as trade barriers in AI-mediated markets. Non-interoperable representations may exclude firms, assets, or services from global consideration sets regardless of quality or merit.

Related Concepts

computational_trade_infrastructureinteroperability_interface

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