Search results for: “applied tariff rate”

  • Applied Tariff Rate

    Applied Tariff Rate and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Applied Tariff Rate: The tariff rate actually used to determine the amount of duty owed on a particular import […]

  • General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

    General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) GATT was a series of multi-lateral treaties — and an organization of the same name — designed to regulate trade between the member nations. Definition of General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, […]

  • General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

    General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) GATT was a series of multi-lateral treaties — and an organization of the same name — designed to regulate trade between the member nations. Definition of General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, […]

  • Freight Tariff

    Not Otherwise Specified (NOS) in International Trade Meaning of Not Otherwise Specified (NOS), according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): This expression and abbreviation is often applied to air freight tariffs, indicates that the rate stated in the tariff applies […]

  • Tariff Rates

    Column 2 Rates and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Column 2 Rates: US tariff rates assessed on imports from countries not receiving most- favored-nationtreatment. Most […]

  • Temporary Tariff Surcharge

    An increased rate of duty on imports temporarily applied, usually to aid in correcting a balance of payments deficit….

  • Tariff (Customs)

    A document issued by a nation's customs authority principally for the purpose of specifying rates of duty to be applied on various imported products. A tariff customarily also includes quantitative restrictions (quotas) upon certain imports, preferential duties on products imported from specifie…

  • Tariff Act Of 1930

    Also known as the Smoot- Hawley Act, this established the highest rates of duty ever imposed by the United States. Its passage was essentially a response to domestic unemployment during the Depression and protectionist forces in the agricultural and certain manufacturing sectors. Other nations accom…

  • Statutory Rate Of Duty

    The rate of duty on the given product specified by the Smoot- Hawley Act (read this and related legal terms for further details) of 1930. The rates established by this act are applied to Column 2 countries, i.e., those t…

  • Sliding Scale Tariff

    A customs tariff in which rates of DUTY (read this and related legal terms for further details) vary according to the price of a given import. Usually, as the price of the item declines, the duty is reduced. Duties may b…

  • Sliding Scale Tariff

    A customs tariff in which rates of DUTY (read this and related legal terms for further details) vary according to the price of a given import. Usually, as the price of the item declines, the duty is reduced. Duties may b…

  • Highest Original Statutory Rate

    A provision contained in General Headnote 10(d) of the Tariff Schedules that stipulates that in any case where two or more tariff classifications could be applied equally to an imported product, the classification having the highest original statutory rate (Column 2) shall be imposed, even though a …

  • Column 1 Rate

    The rate of duty applied by U.S. Customs to imports from nations enjoying Most Favored Nation (read this and related legal terms for further details) status. See TARIFF (CUSTOMS); Tariff Schedules of the United States….

  • Column 2 Rate

    The rate of duty applied by U.S. Customs to imports from nations not enjoying Most Favored Nation (read this and related legal terms for further details) status. The Column 2 rate is the statutory rate of duty provided i…

  • General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Part 2

    General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Part 2   11 The United States/European Communities Biotech Products Case: Opportunity for World Trade Organization Consideration of Whether Internally Applied Non-Tax Measures Fall Within the Scope of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Article XI(1)’s Reference to “Other Measures” Rex J. Zedalis Journal of World Trade Volume…