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Definition of Customs duty
1. Noun. Money collected under a tariff.
Generic synonyms: Duty, Tariff
Specialized synonyms: Ship Money
Lexicographical Neighbors of Customs Duty
Literary usage of Customs duty
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Treaties and Agreements with and Concerning China, 1894-1919: A Collection by John Van Antwerp MacMurray (1921)
"Any customs duty under half a tael per parcel will not be collected. It is,
however, provided that in case two or more parcels containing similar ..."
2. Treaties and Agreements with and Concerning China, 1894-1919: A Collection by John Van Antwerp MacMurray (1921)
"Any customs duty under half a tael per parcel will not be collected. It is,
however, provided that in case two or more parcels containing similar ..."
3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1908)
"The export customs duty on rubber (0.65 fr. per kilogram—-about 6 cts. per pound)
and ivory (1 to 2.1 fr. per kilogram—about 9 cts. to 17 cts. per pound) ..."
4. Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne: Taken from Original Sources by John Ashton (1882)
"... of tobacco— customs duty—Origin of snuff-taking—The Vigo Expedition—Snuff
rasps—Ladies taking snuff—Proper use of the snuff-box—Use of a spoon—Prices of ..."
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