export duties

Fees on shipments

Export duties are taxes imposed on goods leaving a country, typically charged as a percentage of value or a fixed amount per unit.

Governments use them to generate revenue, discourage exports of raw materials, or keep domestic prices lower by retaining supply: The export duty on crude oil helped fund infrastructure projects.

Less common than import duties in modern trade.

Opposites
direction of trade

export dutiesimport duties

Taxes on incoming goods

import tariffs · import taxes

trade policy stance

export dutiesfree trade

Unrestricted international exchange

Family

export, exportation

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