Search results for: “tariff schedule”
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Tariff Schedule
Tariff schedule in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, a definition of this issue is as follows: the document setting out the tariff rates a country applies to imports and, sometimes, to exports. See also applied tariff rates, bound tariff rates, multi-column tariff, schedule of concessions […]
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Single-column Tariff
Single-column tariff in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, single-column tariff is: a tariff schedule under which all trading partners are treated in the same way. The schedule does not allow preferences, and it permits importers to seek the best possible suppliers. The entries on trade […]
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Single-column Tariff
Single-column tariff in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, single-column tariff is: a tariff schedule under which all trading partners are treated in the same way. The schedule does not allow preferences, and it permits importers to seek the best possible suppliers. The entries on trade […]
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Schedules Of Specific Commitments On Services
Schedules of specific commitments on services in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, a definition of this issue is as follows: they show what level of market access each GATS member is willing to accord other members. Similarly, they indicate whether national treatment is offered. These […]
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Nominal Tariff
Nominal tariff in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, a definition of this issue is as follows: the tariff rate appearing in a country’s tariff schedule for a given product. The entries on trade policy are here. It may differ from the applied tariff rates (the tariff rate actually levied by […]
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Renegotiation Of Tariffs
Renegotiation of tariffs in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, renegotiation of tariffs is: most tariff negotiations are now conducted as part of multilateral trade negotiations or as sectoral negotiations like those resulting in the Information Technology Agreement, but the GATT sets out […]
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Renegotiation Of Tariffs
Renegotiation of tariffs in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, renegotiation of tariffs is: most tariff negotiations are now conducted as part of multilateral trade negotiations or as sectoral negotiations like those resulting in the Information Technology Agreement, but the GATT sets out […]
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Maximum-minimum Tariff
Maximum-minimum tariff in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, maximum-minimum tariff is: a tariff schedule that gives for some tariff items the maximum and the minimum rate the customs authorities may apply to imported products. Such tariffs usually were developed autonomously by national […]
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National Schedules
National schedules in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, a definition of this issue is as follows: the equivalent of tariff schedules in GATT, laying down commitments accepted • voluntarily or through negotiation • by WTO members.[1] National schedulesin the wold Encyclopedia For an […]
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Peak Tariffs
Peak tariffs in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, peak tariffs is: if the tariff rates contained in a typical national tariff schedule were represented chapter by chapter as a continuous line in a graph, the result probably would be something like a series of plateaus interspersed with […]
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Average Tariff
Average tariff in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, average tariff is: a device used to give an informative picture at a glance of a complete tariff schedule, which will usually have troughs and peaks, in a single average rate. The entries on trade policy are here. It is the unweighted […]
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Flat-tariff Structure
Flat-tariff structure in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, flat-tariff structure is: a tariff schedule in which all tariff rates are equal or nearly equal. The famous example is that of Chile which in 2003 will have a tariff rate of 6% for nearly all imports. See also dispersed tariff.[1] […]
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Flat-tariff Structure
Flat-tariff structure in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, flat-tariff structure is: a tariff schedule in which all tariff rates are equal or nearly equal. The famous example is that of Chile which in 2003 will have a tariff rate of 6% for nearly all imports. See also dispersed tariff.[1] […]
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Uniform Tariff
Uniform tariff in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, uniform tariff is: a tariff schedule in which the rates are the same, or nearly the same, for all products. The best-known example of a uniform tariff is that of Chile, which will adopt a rate of 6% for nearly all products in 2003. See […]
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Applied Tariff Rates
Applied tariff rates in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, a definition of this issue is as follows: the tariff rates imposed by a customs administration when a good crosses the border. These rates are often considerably lower than the bound rates arrived at as a result of trade […]