Parallel trade (parallel imports)

Trade in products, which takes place outside the official distribution system set up by a particular firm. Through their own distribution system, firms may cause differences in prices for different countries, exploiting national differences in the behaviour of...

Passive sales

Sales in response to unsolicited requests from individual customers, including delivery of goods or services to such customers. Sales generated by general advertising or promotion in the media or on the Internet that reaches customers in other distributors’ exclusive...