They are indeed being used more frequently, unfortunately.
If we look at the past 20 years, a rather important period In trade liberalization, particularly owing to free trade agreements, agri-food trade tripled. Tariffs were accordingly reduced, but non-tariff barriers and other measures that have an impact on trade, also tripled. Surveys conducted and published in Geneva estimated that these non-tariff barriers cost from 20% to 40%. It amounts to a tariff that has to be added to the price of our exports.