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DROIT VARIABLE [1 record]

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Record 1 2025-05-28

English

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

A tariff that is adjusted according to the relationship between the domestic price and the world market price for a commodity.

OBS

variable duty; variable tariff: designations usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • variable duties
  • variable tariffs

French

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

Droit dont le montant est ajusté en fonction de l'écart entre le prix sur le marché intérieur et le prix sur le marché mondial pour un produit de base.

OBS

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

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

Spanish

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