Definition: Shuttle trade

Category: OECD - Non-Observed Economy

Shuttle trade refers to the activity in which individual entrepreneurs buy goods abroad and import them for resale in street markets or small shops. Often the goods are imported without full declaration in order to avoid import duties. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/oecd_measuring_non_observed_economy_2002_EN.pdf#page=188
Source:
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), "Measuring the Non-Observed Economy - A Handbook", OECD, Paris, 2002
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