Import tariff:
A duty placed on goods entering a country.
Français: Taxe d'importation
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Import tariffs. Taxes imposed on certain imported goods or services. May be levied as a percentage of the value of imports or as a fixed amount per unit. Used to increase government revenue and protect domestic industries from foreign competition.
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A tax on trade, usually an import tariff but sometimes used to denote an export tax. Tariffs may be ad valorem or specific.
Tariff Act of 1930
Smoot-Hawley Tariff.
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tax, poll tax, business or professional license fees) or as some form of compulsory surcharge on one or more types of private trade or other voluntary transactions ("indirect taxes" like general sales taxes, specialized excise taxes, import tariffs, ...
The chart at the right analyzes the effect of the imposition of an import tariff on some imaginary good. Prior to the tariff, the price of the good in the world market (and hence in the domestic market) is Pworld.
In the following graph we see the effect that an import tariff has on the domestic economy.
Government lose tax revenue (from import tariffs) (shown by area 3)
However, the diagram shows there is a net gain from removing tariff barriers. This area is equal to area 2+4
Note this is just in goods where import tariffs are removed.
The liberalization of consumer prices and imports was surprisingly easily accepted, and many transition countries-for example, Poland, Estonia, and Russia-abolished all import tariffs to overcome the massive shortages.
Substantial reductions in import tariffs and excise duties in a phased manner.
After the quota has been filled, all subsequent shipments of that good during a specific period of time, such as a calendar year, are assessed a higher import tariff, usually the normal most-favored-nation tariff.
valuation based on the monetary worth of an asset, from the Latin phrase ad valorem meaning "to the value." It is a widely accepted basis for such tax assessments (ad valorem taxes) as sales taxes, property taxes, and import tariffs.
import tariffs) or certain transferred property (i.e. inheritance tax). The ad valorem tax may be imposed at the time of purchase or on a periodic basis (i.e. annual basis).
It is based on the value of goods called ad valorem duty or the weight, dimensions, or other criteria of the item such as its size. Also referred to as customs duty, tariff, import tax and import tariff.
 See also: Tariff, Tariffs, Intervention, Free trade, Ad valorem
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