Search results for: “tariff rates”
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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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Scientific Tariff
Scientific tariff in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, a definition of this issue is as follows: the ideal set of tariff rates sought over the years by many governments. The entries on trade policy are here. Its aim would be to ensure that one’s products can compete internationally on an […]
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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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Conventional Tariff
Conventional tariff in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, conventional tariff is: a tariff in which most or all duty rates are the result of negotiations under international conventions or treaties. This term is now largely forgotten. See also maximum-minimum tariff.[1] Conventional […]
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Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act
Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, a definition of this issue is as follows: the 1930 United States Tariff Act. The entries on trade policy are here. It was passed at the onset of the Great Depression and is remembered for having raised tariffs to the highest […]
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Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act
Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, a definition of this issue is as follows: the 1930 United States Tariff Act. The entries on trade policy are here. It was passed at the onset of the Great Depression and is remembered for having raised tariffs to the highest […]
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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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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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Book Of Rates
An account or enumeration of the duties or tariffs authorized by parliament. 1 Sharswood, Bl. Comm. 316; Jacob. …
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Inclusion List
Inclusion list in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, inclusion list is: part of the CEPT mechanism under AFTA. Products on this list enjoy the full preferential tariff rates for intra-ASEAN trade. See also Sensitive List and Temporary Exclusion List.[1] Inclusion listin the wold […]
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Ceiling Bindings
Ceiling bindings in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, a definition of this issue is as follows: the practice in the WTO of binding all, or large sections, of a tariff at a specified level, often with a comfortable cushion above the applied tariff rates. Bindings are normally the result of […]
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Ceiling Bindings
Ceiling bindings in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, a definition of this issue is as follows: the practice in the WTO of binding all, or large sections, of a tariff at a specified level, often with a comfortable cushion above the applied tariff rates. Bindings are normally the result of […]
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Kennedy Round
Kennedy Round in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, a definition of this issue is as follows: the sixth round of GATT multilateral trade negotiations, held from 1963 to 1967. The entries on trade policy are here. It was named after President John F Kennedy in recognition of his support for […]