Do import quotas benefit most voters economically? According to Wikipedia “An import quota is a type of trade restriction that sets a physical limit on the quantity of a good that can be imported into a country in a given period of time.” So import quotas give limits on how much of an item can be imported into a country over a period of time. this doesn’t really effect voters economically. Voters are those who vote, but import quotas don’t really effect how they vote. Import quotas effect businesses and how much a business can buy of a product in order to sell it. So there are a few voters that are economically effected by import quotas. Those who own businesses, or need to buy items from another country.