---
entity_slug: foreign_manufacture_prohibitions
entity_type: Institution
vsm_system: S5
type_rationale: Foreign Manufacture Prohibitions represent a socially constructed
  rule system that governs trade behavior through government-imposed bans, functioning
  as a formal governance structure that shapes economic activity.
vsm_rationale: These prohibitions operate at the policy level as expressions of ultimate
  governmental authority over trade identity and economic purpose, representing fundamental
  decisions about what kind of economic system a nation chooses to maintain.
classified_at: '2026-02-23T11:06:57.963311'
---

# Classification: Foreign Manufacture Prohibitions

## Entity Type

Institution

## VSM System

S5

## Type Rationale

Foreign Manufacture Prohibitions represent a socially constructed rule system that governs trade behavior through government-imposed bans, functioning as a formal governance structure that shapes economic activity.

## VSM Rationale

These prohibitions operate at the policy level as expressions of ultimate governmental authority over trade identity and economic purpose, representing fundamental decisions about what kind of economic system a nation chooses to maintain.
