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PUNITIVE DUTIES [1 record]

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Record 1 2025-02-28

English

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

A tariff set so high ... that, in most cases, trade no longer occurs under it.

OBS

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

Key term(s)
  • punitive tariffs
  • punitive duties
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French

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

Droit de douane établi à un niveau si élevé [...] que, dans la plupart des cas, plus aucun échange n'a lieu.

OBS

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

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

Spanish

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