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Tariff

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004832

A tax or duty imposed by a government on imported or exported goods and services. Tariffs are used to regulate trade, protect domestic industries from foreign competition, and generate revenue for the government. They can be specific (a fixed charge per unit) or ad valorem (a percentage of the value of the goods).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004832
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-004832",
  "term": "Tariff",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A tax or duty imposed by a government on imported or exported goods and services. Tariffs are used to regulate trade, protect domestic industries from foreign competition, and generate revenue for the government. They can be specific (a fixed charge per unit) or ad valorem (a percentage of the value of the goods).",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/tariff/"
}

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