Answer :

... to control the trade and the influx of goods with other countries. Specifically, these are the means to ensure a certain standard in the imported goods, and that the imported goods don't compete with the local production.
Tabbey

Answer: Embargoes, quotas, and standards are tools that countries use in order to punish other countries.

Explanation:

Embargoes refer to trade restriction placed or imposed by the government of a country on a foreign country in order to restrict trade with them. This often occurs due to political differences.

Quotas are form of trade restrictions which are imposed by the government of a country in order to reduce or limit the goods which can be imported or exported.

Hence, they are tools that countries use to punish foreign countries.