Harmonized Tariff Schedule for the United States — The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) is the primary resource for determining tariff classifications for goods imported into the United States (and can also be used in place of Schedule B for classifying goods exported from… … Wikipedia
Harmonized Tariff Schedule — UK US noun [U] (ABBREVIATION HTS) COMMERCE ► the US government document that lists the amount of tax owed on goods imported into the country … Financial and business terms
tariff — tariffless, adj. /tar if/, n. 1. an official list or table showing the duties or customs imposed by a government on imports or exports. 2. the schedule or system of duties so imposed. 3. any duty or rate of duty in such a list or schedule. 4. any … Universalium
Tariff — For other uses, see Tariff (disambiguation). Taxation An aspect of fiscal policy … Wikipedia
Tariff of 1842 — The Tariff of 1842, or Black Tariff as it became known, was a protectionist tariff schedule adopted in the United States to reverse the effects of the Compromise Tariff of 1833. The Compromise Tariff contained a provision that successively… … Wikipedia
tariff — /taeraf/ The list or schedule of articles on which a duty is imposed upon their importation into the United States, with the rates at which they are severally taxed. Also the custom or duty payable on such articles. 19 U.S.C.A. And, derivatively … Black's law dictionary
Tariff of 1857 — The Tariff of 1857 was a major tax reduction in the United States, creating a mid century lowpoint for tariffs. It amended the Walker Tariff of 1846 by lowering rates to around 17% on average.The Tariff of 1857 was authored primarily by Robert… … Wikipedia
tariff — tar·iff / tar əf/ n [Italian tariffa, from Arabic ta‘rīf notification] 1 a: a schedule of duties imposed by a government on imported or in some countries exported goods b: a duty or rate of duty imposed in such a schedule 2: a document filed with … Law dictionary
Tariff — Tar iff, n. [F. tarif; cf. Sp. & Pg. tarifa, It. tariffa; all fr. Ar. ta r[=i]f information, explanation, definition, from arafa, to know, to inform, explain.] 1. A schedule, system, or scheme of duties imposed by the government of a country upon … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tariff for revenue — Tariff Tar iff, n. [F. tarif; cf. Sp. & Pg. tarifa, It. tariffa; all fr. Ar. ta r[=i]f information, explanation, definition, from arafa, to know, to inform, explain.] 1. A schedule, system, or scheme of duties imposed by the government of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English