Structural Impediments Initiative in the United States

Structural Impediments Initiative in the International Business Landscape

Definition of Structural Impediments Initiative in the context of U.S. international business and public trade policy: A 1990 agreement between the United States and Japan aimed at trying to decrease nontariff barriers restricting imports into Japan.

Structural Impediments Initiative in the International Business Landscape

Definition of Structural Impediments Initiative in the context of U.S. international business and public trade policy: A series of negotiations begun in 1989 by the United States and Japan to identify and attempt to reduce structural impediments to trade between the two countries. The SII has focused on issues such as marketing and distribution systems, saving and investment patterns, and government-business relations. The United States has used the negotiations to seek Japanese government actions that would increase Japanese imports of American goods.