The Boston Non-importation agreement was an 18th century boycott that restricted importation of goods to the city of Boston. The main purpose was to protest the Townshend Acts and boycott the majority of British goods. It was signed by Boston merchants and traders on August 1, 1768, and was effective from January 1, the very next year. The document expressed a set of agreements signed merchants agreed upon.
- They would not import any other goods than they already had imported or ordered that fall.
- They would not import any kind of goods from the next year’s January. However, they decided to exclude some of the critical supplies, such as salt, coals, fish hooks and lines.
- They strongly refused to import any of the goods, overtaxed by the Townshend Act, mainly tea, glass and paper.
- They would suspend this agreement only if the taxes were removed.