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CONTINGENT TARIFAIRE [2 records]

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Record 1 2025-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Customs and Excise
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

A quota subject to a duty rate that increases in stages, by discrete values, when a certain level of imports is reached.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Douanes et accise
  • Commerce extérieur
DEF

Contingent assujetti à un taux de droit qui augmente par paliers, selon des valeurs discrètes, dès qu'un certain niveau d'importations est atteint.

Spanish

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Record 2 2025-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
  • Customs and Excise
DEF

An import quota that allows a limited quantity of specific goods into a country for consumption at a lower duty rate during a specified period.

OBS

tariff quota: In common usage, this term is a synonym for a tariff rate quota.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Douanes et accise
DEF

Contingent qui permet une quantité limitée de marchandises autorisées à l'importation, bénéficiant d'un traitement tarifaire précis pendant une période déterminée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comercio exterior
  • Aduana e impuestos internos
DEF

Mecanismo por el que se establece la aplicación de cierta tasa arancelaria a las importaciones de un producto en particular hasta determinada cantidad (cantidad dentro de la cuota) y una tasa diferente a las importaciones de ese producto que excedan tal cantidad.

CONT

El contingente arancelario reviste la ventaja de que permite al gobierno otorgar protección a su industria y regular la competencia extranjera.

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