Sentence examples for request for tariffs from inspiring English sources

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 — In a setback for American producers fighting Chinese imports, a federal trade panel ruled Tuesday against the American glossy paper industry's request for tariffs on imported Chinese paper.

It included some items that would be entirely normal in the launch of new trade negotiations, such as requests for tariff reductions and elimination of subsidies.

A10 BUSINESS DAY C1-14 Request for Punitive Tariffs The European Union asked the W.T.O. to approve more than $4 billion in trade sanctions on American products to retaliate for what it said was an illegal tax break granted to exporters in the United States.

The request for punitive tariffs, the largest ever sought from the trade organization, came one day after President Clinton signed a law replacing the tax arrangement at issue with another, delaying until at least June the time when sanctions could become effective.

Glassman, the Mid Continent spokesman, said previous interactions between Commerce and Deacero were "utterly irrelevant" to the company's request for an exclusion from the tariffs.

Among the first American companies to complain were steel makers, which have cited the weak yen in their request for the Bush administration to raise tariffs on steel imports.

Democrats and Republicans are calling for tariffs.

Rarely has a case for tariffs been so clear cut.

But they've expanded into popular substitutes for tariffs.

The people call for tariffs.

He announced the plan for tariffs last week, rattling financial markets.