Sentence examples for imposed duties from inspiring English sources

Three years ago, the Union imposed duties affecting American biodiesel producers after complaints by European producers that the U.S. government had given production subsidies.

There is consequently a fascinating, if unsettling, paradox in the efforts of slaveholders to fulfill what they considered divinely imposed duties toward their slaves.

The United States imposed duties on billions of dollars' worth of solar products from China over the next five years to shield American producers from lower-priced imports.

When China joined the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in 2001, Mexico imposed duties of up to 1,000% on Chinese goods to protect domestic clothesmakers.

China is irritated that in many of these areas, the United States has threatened or imposed duties or taken China to court at the World Trade Organization.

Last week, the United States imposed duties worth $1.2 billion on Chinese wooden furniture exports after complaints from American manufacturers and trade unions.

It imposes duties on the PLP which, for most of the past 10 years, it has not fulfilled.

The Senate bill would let the Commerce Department retaliate against currency misalignment by imposing duties or tariffs.

Some in Congress want to make it easier to impose duties on Chinese imports to compensate.

Preservationists argued that the intrinsic value of nature imposes duties to respect and preserve natural objects.

Europe and Japan are already furious with Mr Bush for his decision to impose duties on steel imports.