Sentence examples for imposed a customs from inspiring English sources

Motivated by the need to increase national income, to diversify the economy, and to satisfy the aspirations of nascent nationalism, the government imposed a customs tariff on foreign goods in 1930 that promoted the development of Egyptian manufactures.

It seems the European Commission is still trying to figure out if it wants to impose a customs duty of up to 14percentt (a tax, essentially) on imported multifunction devices, most notably cellphones.

In a major speech in Dallas, Texas last September, the candidate pledged that, as "President Trump," he would impose a 35% customs duty on cars produced in Mexico, to deter U.S. automakers from shifting production to that NAFTA neighbor.

Then, there's that pesky federal Constitution, which authorizes only the legislative branch to impose an ordinary customs duty.

The lawsuit began in 2004, when the DMV imposed a still-standing moratorium on new custom plate applications.

Until April 1, when the Russian government abruptly imposed a steep tariff on refined products for Kyrgyzstan, these exports were tariff-free under a customs agreement.

He has imposed a sort of democracy.

But the agency also imposed a condition.

The government imposed a curfew in Baghdad.

Not the least of these is the most-favored-nation (MFN) principle, which prohibits us from imposing a higher ordinary customs duty on a product made in a WTO country, than we charge on the same product made in a different WTO country.

In late 2010, Chinese customs officials imposed an import tax of 1,000 yuan (about $150 then) on every iPad brought into the country.