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  2. Import-Export Clause - Wikipedia

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    Article I, § 10, clause 2 of the United States Constitution, known as the Import-Export Clause, prevents the states, without the consent of Congress, from imposing tariffs on imports and exports above what is necessary for their inspection laws and secures for the federal government the revenues from all tariffs on imports and exports.

  3. List of countries by tariff rate - Wikipedia

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    The level of customs duties is a direct indicator of the openness of an economy to world trade. However, there may also be import barriers that are not based on the levy of duties. The following table shows the tariff rate, in percentages, according to United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) , [ 1 ] World Trade Organization ...

  4. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade - Wikipedia

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    The GATT, and its successor the WTO, have succeeded in reducing tariffs. The average tariff levels for the major GATT participants were about 22% in 1947, but were 5% after the Uruguay Round in 1999. [6] Experts attribute part of these tariff changes to GATT and the WTO. [7] [8] [9]

  5. Tariff - Wikipedia

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    A tariff is a tax imposed by the government of a country or by a supranational union on imports or exports of goods. Besides being a source of revenue for the government, import duties can also be a form of regulation of foreign trade and policy that taxes foreign products to encourage or safeguard domestic industry. [1]

  6. Rules of origin - Wikipedia

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    Rules of origin are the rules to attribute a country of origin to a product in order to determine its "economic nationality". [1] The need to establish rules of origin stems from the fact that the implementation of trade policy measures, such as tariffs, quotas, trade remedies, in various cases, depends on the country of origin of the product at hand.

  7. International trade law - Wikipedia

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    (a) A principle of non-discrimination (most-favored-nation treatment obligation and the national treatment obligation) (b) market access (reduction of tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade) (c) balancing trade liberalization and other societal interests (d) harmonization of national regulation (TRIPS agreement, TBT agreement, SPS agreement)

  8. Free trade agreements of the United States - Wikipedia

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    6 August 5, 2004 March 1, 2006 Dominican Republic–Central America Free Trade Agreement [6] [7] Chile: 1 June 6, 2003 January 1, 2004 Chile–United States Free Trade Agreement [8] [9] Colombia: 1 November 20, 2006 May 15, 2012 United States–Colombia Free Trade Agreement [10] [11] Israel Palestine Authority: 2 April 22, 1985 August 19, 1985

  9. Free trade - Wikipedia

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    States can unilaterally reduce regulations and duties on imports and exports, as well as form bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements. Free trade areas between groups of countries, such as the European Economic Area and the Mercosur open markets , establish a free trade zone among members while creating a protectionist barrier between ...