The Importation Act 1562 (5 Eliz. 1. c. 7) was an Act of the Parliament of England passed during the reign of Elizabeth I.

Importation Act 1562
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act avoiding divers foreign Wares made by Handicraftsmen beyond the Seas.
Citation5 Eliz. 1. c. 7
Dates
Royal assent10 April 1563
Other legislation
Repealed byRepeal of Acts Concerning Importation Act 1822
Status: Repealed

The Act banned the importation of manufactured goods (mostly those used in military equipment) from select countries.[1] The aim of the Act was to provide a positive balance of trade and to increase domestic employment.[2]

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  1. ^ Lawrence Stone, 'State Control in Sixteenth-Century England', The Economic History Review, Vol. 17, No. 2 (1947), p. 113.
  2. ^ Stone, p. 113.