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TARIFF COUNTER-MEASURE [1 record]

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Record 1 2025-03-21

English

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

A levy applied as a measure to respond to a duty increase imposed by another country.

OBS

counter-tariff; tariff countermeasure: not to be confused with the terms "retaliatory tariff" or "retaliatory duty" that designate tariffs that are usually applied at a punitive level.

OBS

counter-tariff; tariff countermeasure: designations usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • counter-tariffs
  • tariff countermeasures
  • counter tariff
  • counter tariffs
  • tariff counter-measure
  • tariff counter-measures
  • SearchOnlyKey2

French

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

Imposition appliquée en tant que mesure en réponse à la majoration d'un droit de douane imposé par un autre pays.

OBS

contre-mesure tarifaire : ne pas confondre avec les termes «droit institué à titre de rétorsion», «droit à titre de rétorsion» et «mesure de rétorsion tarifaire» qui désignent des droits de douane généralement appliqués à titre punitif.

OBS

contre-mesure tarifaire : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • contre-mesures tarifaires
  • contremesure tarifaire
  • contremesures tarifaires

Spanish

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