import tariffs
Border crossing fees
Import tariffs are taxes imposed by a government on goods brought into a country from abroad.
They raise the price of foreign products, which can protect domestic industries from competition, generate revenue, or serve as leverage in trade disputes.
The new import tariffs on steel raised prices for American manufacturers.
- retaliatory tariffsPunitive import taxes in response
- customs dutiesTaxes on imports
- border taxLevy on imports
- free trade zonesRegions without import duties
- anti-dumping dutiesTaxes on underpriced imports
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