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DROITS DOUANE PROTECTEURS [1 record]

Record 1 2025-08-20

English

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

A [customs duty] designed to shelter part of the national productive capacity from the full impact of foreign competition.

OBS

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

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

French

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

Droit de douane conçu pour protéger une partie de la capacité de production nationale du plein effet de la concurrence étrangère.

OBS

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

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

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aduana e impuestos internos
  • Comercio exterior
Key term(s)
  • aranceles protectores
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