This paper shows that the conventional equivalence between tariffs and quotas could be reserved under macroeconomic framework. We extend the equivalence in terms of national incomes and demonstrate that depending on the price elasticity of import demand and the size of export volumes, non-equivalence of tariffs and quotas ensues. We further take into account the risk attitude of the policy makers within the model and find that a risk-averse policy maker would prefer tariffs to mean-equivalent quota for the price-inelastic imported goods, while quota is preferred to tariffs for the price elastic imports. For the risk-loving policy makers, we obtain the opposite results.