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dutiable

American  
[doo-tee-uh-buhl, dyoo-] / ˈdu ti ə bəl, ˈdyu- /

adjective

  1. subject to customs duty, as imported goods.


dutiable British  
/ ˈdjuːtɪəbəl /

adjective

  1. (of goods) liable to duty

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Other Word Forms

  • dutiability noun
  • nondutiable adjective
  • undutiable adjective

Etymology

Origin of dutiable

First recorded in 1765–75; duty + -able

Example Sentences

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“Without PNTR, the duty rate for these products would increase from 15% to 45%. Based on the 2021 dutiable value of those products, U.S. importers would pay an additional $32.4 million in duties.”

From Washington Times • Mar. 24, 2022

The final Smoot-Hawley bill doubled already-high tariffs on 20,000 dutiable items to an average of 50% of value.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2016

Among its other proposals: � U.S. tariffs, which add about 15% to the price of dutiable goods, should be reduced.

From Time Magazine Archive

His Attorney General ruled that it would be legal to apply a 25% penalty tariff on all dutiable German imports, except those proved unsubsidized by the Reich, before releasing them from customs.

From Time Magazine Archive

He prepared his "Compromise Bill," which provided for a gradual reduction of duties till the year 1842, when twenty per cent. at a home valuation should become the rate on dutiable goods.

From Famous American Statesmen by Bolton, Sarah Knowles