noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ high , low
▪ preferential , protectionist , protective
▪
British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by protective ~s.
▪ punitive , retaliatory
▪
The European Union has threatened retaliatory ~s.
▪ external
▪ internal
▪ import
▪ agricultural , industrial
▪ steel , textile , etc.
▪ across-the-board
▪
a 27% across-the-board ~ on all goods from China
… OF TARIFFS
▪ level
▪
a 40% level of ~s on imports
VERB + TARIFF
▪ fix , set (both esp. BrE )
▪
The agreement fixed ~s for foreign goods coming into Japan at 5%.
▪ impose , introduce , levy ( esp. AmE ), slap ( informal )
▪
The US could impose punitive ~s of up to 100% on some countries' exports.
▪
The US has slapped ~s on steel imports.
▪ pay
▪ increase , raise
▪ cut , lower , reduce
▪ abolish , eliminate , lift , remove
TARIFF + NOUN
▪ reduction , reform
▪ structure , system
▪ policy
▪ level , rate
▪ barrier , protection
▪
the aim of removing all ~ barriers by next year
▪
the removal of ~ protection for farmers
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ on
▪
They set a ~ of 36% on British wool cloth.
PHRASES
▪ a reduction in ~/~s