Sentence examples for duty rate from inspiring English sources

The United States Commerce Department set a duty rate of 17.18 percent on imports of Canadian softwood lumber last month.

A tariff quota permits the import of a certain quantity of a commodity duty-free or at a lower duty rate, while quantities exceeding the quota are subject to a higher duty rate.

The number of mortgages taken out by landlords buying new properties plummeted by 85% in April, following the introduction of a new stamp duty rate on second homes.

Central London price growth is also expected to slow following the introduction of the seven per cent stamp duty rate for homes valued at more than £2m.

Sales had slowed down before the vote took place on 23 June, in part as a result of a new stamp duty rate for second homes that came into effect on 1 April.

Hansen Lu, property economist at Capital Economics, said it seemed "fairly certain" that approvals were being boosted by landlords try to buy ahead of the higher stamp duty rate that comes into effect in April.

Unless, that is, they stick to gin and whisky, where duty rates have been put on ice yet again.

That's less than under the old stamp duty rates but more than in the rest of the UK.

He said: "The government is committed to maintaining high tobacco duty rates to support health policy on smoking".

A cash bonanza for ordinary people as families buying modest priced houses see stamp duty rates slashed.

At present, duty rates are cider up to 7.5% abv £31.83 and a 4% beer £65.88 per hectolitre.