Tariff

Tariff

Other Popular Tax Definitions in the World Legal Encyclopedia

Spanish Translation of tariff and rate

This is the legal translation of English to Spanish in relation to tariff or rate and / or a definition of this topic: Tarifa (in Spanish, without translation of the dictionary entry).

Spanish Translation of tariff

This is the legal translation of English to Spanish in relation to tariff and / or a definition of this topic: Arancel (in Spanish, without translation of the dictionary entry).

J-List and the GATT Policy Negotiations

In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of J-List: A list originally established under the US Tariff Act of 1930, indicating products that are exempted from requirements that imported goods be marked to show country of origin. Items on the list are difficult or impossible to mark. See marks of origin.

Tariff and the GATT Policy Negotiations

In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Tariff: A tax or duty levied upon goods imported into a country or customs area. (The term also refers to a list or “schedule” of articles of merchandise, specifying the rate of duty to be paid to the government of the importing country.) A “protective tariff’ is one which is designed to discourage foreign import competition; a “revenue tariff’ is primarily intended to raise money for the government of the importing country .Tariffs increase prices paid by domestic purchasers while reducing the total amount imported; domestic producers of the product and the importing country’s government gain, but not by as much as domestic purchasers lose (see deadweight loss, Sec. II). See also export duty.

In the United States

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Tariff and the Laws of International Trade

World Trade Organization (WTO) Tariff Database

World Trade Organization (WTO)

Tariff in International Trade

Meaning of Tariff, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): In customs, a schedule of duties or taxes assessed by a government ton goods as they enter a country. Tariffs may be imposed to protect domestic industries from imported goods and/or to generate revenue. Types include ad valorem, specific, variable, or compound. Tariff raise the prices of imported goods, thus making the less competitive within the market of the importing country.

Tariff Classification and the World Trade Organization

Tariff Classification in relation to the World Trade Organization (WTO) covers several issues.

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See Also

  • International Trade
  • Trade Regulation
  • International Economic Law
  • Export License
  • International Trade Law
  • Foreign Trade
  • Safeguard

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Further Reading

  • Information about Tariff in the Encyclopedia of World Trade: from Ancient Times to the Present (Cynthia Clark Northrup)

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