→import duty(Definition ofimport tarifffrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
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import tariffAnimporttariffand a price band have remained as protection mechanisms.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Interior components such as upholstery and various other parts were locally sourced to getimporttariffconcessions.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Any post-1971 specimen found ostensibly has had itsimporttariffpaid.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Since 1986,importtariffrates have been reduced as part of structural adjustment and trade liberalization programs.From theCambridge English CorpusIn (15) we have assumed thatimporttariffand export tax revenues are returned to the economy in a lump-sum fashion.From theCambridge English CorpusIn simple trade models, an export tax and animporttariffcan be equivalent.From theCambridge English CorpusSince 1986, older cars face animporttariffof 30 per cent, whereas new cars paid a 100 per cent tariff.From theCambridge English CorpusAt present he is advocating a 46%importtariffcut in the agricultural sector.FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - EnglishUnder these obligations the level ofimporttariffis reduced annually from 1995–2000 (a total reduction of 20 per cent.).From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0I think that a quota system is better than animporttariff, because it regulates the amount allocated, and thereby keeps prices stable.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/import-tariff##
