TERMIUM Plus®

From: Translation Bureau

On social media

Consult the Government of Canada’s terminology data bank.

DROIT APPLIQUE [1 record]

Record 1 2025-08-21

English

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

[World Trade Organization] members are allowed to increase or decrease their tariffs (on a non discriminatory basis) as long as they keep the rates within the bound levels. Thus, many countries apply lower tariffs than the maximum permitted level. The actual tariffs applied by countries are known as applied tariffs.

OBS

applied duty; applied tariff; applied customs duty: designations usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • applied duties
  • applied tariffs
  • applied customs duties

French

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

Les membres [de l'Organisation mondiale du commerce] sont autorisés à augmenter ou diminuer les droits qu'ils appliquent (sur une base non discriminatoire) dans la mesure où les taux sont maintenus dans les niveaux consolidés. De nombreux pays appliquent donc des droits plus bas que le niveau maximal autorisé. Les droits réels appliqués par les pays sont connus sous le nom de droits appliqués.

OBS

droit appliqué; droit de douane appliqué : désignations habituellement utilisées au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • droits appliqués
  • droits de douane appliqués

Spanish

Save record 1

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2026
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Features

GCtranslate (available on the Government of Canada network only)

Use this artificial intelligence prototype to translate Government of Canada content up to and including Protected B. Available to employees of selected departments and agencies only.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: