import taxes
Duties on goods
Import taxes are fees governments charge on goods brought into a country from abroad, also called tariffs or customs duties.
They raise revenue and protect domestic industries from foreign competition by making imported goods more expensive: The import taxes on steel made American manufacturers more competitive.
Import taxes often become tools in trade disputes between nations.
- anti-dumping dutiesTaxes on underpriced imports
- tariffsTaxes on imports
- trade barriersRestrictions on cross-border commerce
- customs dutiesTaxes on imports
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