Sentence examples for maintain tariffs from inspiring English sources

Nations do, of course, maintain tariffs and other barriers to imports.

The EU's formation cannot, however, be interpreted as reflecting an unqualified dedication to the free-trade principle, since EU countries maintain tariffs against goods from outside the Union.

Not only do the advanced countries continue to provide greater protection to their agricultural sectors, thus harming the trade possibilities of developing countries where these have genuine competitive advantages, but they also maintain tariffs proportionate to the level of processing of primary commodities, thus preventing countries from advancing to higher levels of development.

He has represented various companies seeking to obtain accelerated tariff reductions, to maintain tariff protection, and to obtain relief from unfair trade practices within the context of NAFTA.

EEF, the manufacturing trade lobby, on Monday called on the government not to leave companies in limbo but to set out a plan to maintain tariff-free access to the EU's single market.

We don't think we need to set money aside because we can get a good deal which will maintain tariff-free access, allow our economy to grow and work in a new collaborative relationship with our European Union partners.

The suspended Stormont assembly provided a forum for sane debate: in August 2016 the DUP's Arlene Foster signed a joint letter with Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness on safeguarding the gains of the peace process and the need to protect "the border [issue], the all-island energy market, EU peace funding and the need to maintain tariff- and barrier-free trade with the EU".

While the company already sells its products in 50 nations, countries such as Mexico and India have traditionally maintained tariffs as high as 100% on thousands of Chinese-made products, including vacuum tubes.

Imports are already checked at the UK border, but in the event of a soft Brexit – which might see us maintaining tariff-free access to the single market via some form of continued customs union – smugglers could expect to see those checks increase somewhat.

The Philippines currently maintains tariff quotas for some agricultural products for which QRs were lifted.

Until 1997, the Philippines also maintained tariff quotas on bovine animals (HS 0101) and on beef (HS 0201 and HS 0202).