trade dispute
noun[C]
ukusHR
→industrial dispute
COMMERCE,POLITICS
adisagreementbetweencountriesabout theproductstheytradewith each other, forexample, aboutimporttaxesorlimitson thenumberofgoodsthat can beimported:
a trade dispute with sbAlltradedisputeswith Japan had beensettled.
a trade dispute over sthClothingexportsto the UScontinueto beaffectedbytradedisputesoverillegaltranshipments.
resolve/settleatradedispute