Sensitive products are domestically produced goods considered economically and politically important in a country whose competitive position would be threatened if protection against the imports of similar goods were reduced. (GIA Trading Group)
Examples of sensitive products would be the steel and textiles industries in many developed countries, for example, employ large numbers of workers, often in communities that cannot in the short term offer alternative employment. (GIA Trading Group)
Sensitive products have caused strong opposition to the reduction of Tariff and other trade-restricting measures affecting sensitive products. (GIA Trading Group)
There are many sensitive products around the world. Being able to conduct research on these products is essential when trying to do market research on sensitive products.