Border trade, in general, refers to the flow of goods and services across the international land borders between countries. In this sense, it is a part of normal trade that flows through standard EXIM frameworks of nations. However, the economic, social and political implications of border trade are far deeper than normal trade that flows through the sea and airports.

Border trade is the increased trade in areas near a national border caused by a price difference, either generally or only for particular products (especially alcohol and tobacco products), in the two countries. Border stone at Passo San Giacomo between Val Formazza in Italy and Val Bedretto in Switzerland Borders define geographic boundaries of political entities or legal jurisdictions, such as governments, states or subnational administrative divisions. ... Functional group of an alcohol molecule. ... Species Nicotiana acuminata Nicotiana alata Nicotiana attenuata Nicotiana benthamiana Nicotiana clevelandii Nicotiana excelsior Nicotiana forgetiana Nicotiana glauca Nicotiana glutinosa Nicotiana langsdorffii Nicotiana longiflora Nicotiana obtusifolia Nicotiana paniculata Nicotiana plumbagifolia Nicotiana quadrivalvis Nicotiana repanda Nicotiana rustica Nicotianasuaveolens Nicotiana sylvestris Nicotiana tabacum Nicotiana tomentosa Ref: ITIS 30562 as of August 26, 2005...

Typical examples of this are the borders between Ukraine and Russia, between Norway and Denmark/Sweden/Finland/Russia, and between Denmark and Germany and between the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland being the Only part of the United Kingdom bordering another country) and the Republic of Ireland the cheaper being the Republic of Ireland for petrol and Northern Ireland for shopping.

The trade across the English Channel known as the Booze cruise is also an example of border trade. Satellite view of the English Channel The English Channel (French: La Manche (IPA: ), the sleeve) is the part of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the island of Great Britain from northern France and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. ... Booze cruise is an English colloquial term for a brief trip from Britain to France or Belgium with the intent of buying personal supplies of alcohol or tobacco in bulk quantities. ...

Many American citizens also travel to Canada or Mexico to take advantage of price differences and differing product availability.

Many Singaporean citizens also travel to Johor Bahru or Batam to take advantage of price differences and differing product availability. The Singaporean government have a law that require a car leaving Singapore to have a fuel tank that is mostly full, to prevent it to be filled with fuel from outside Singapore.

Shenzhen, China, on the border with Hong Kong, also benefits significantly from border trade. Shenzhen (Sham Chun or Shamchun in old documents) is a sub-provincial city of Guangdong province in southern China, located at the border with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. ...

See also

• Tax avoidance and tax evasion
• Border checkpoint
• Border control