Synonyms of tariffs

tariffs

noun

plural of tariff

as in levies

a payment that must be made to the government in order to import or export certain goods

The Townshend Acts, which imposed a tariff on many goods imported to North America, indirectly led to the American Revolution.

Related Words

• levies
• taxes
• duties
• customs
• excises
• impositions
• imposts
• income taxes
• tolls
• property taxes
• tributes
• capitations
• poll taxes
• sales taxes
• surtaxes
• withholding taxes
• assessments
• personal taxes
• direct taxes
• surcharges
• hidden taxes
• sin taxes
• estate taxes
• single taxes
• value-added taxes
• inheritance taxes
• death taxes
• supertaxes
• flat taxes
• proportional taxes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tariffs

Nonetheless, the new Canada tariffs are all but certain to be challenged in court. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2026

An exception is shipping companies like FedEx and UPS, which collected the tariffs from their customers for overseas shipments. — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

Other Major Canadian exports, like crude oil, natural gas and primary steel/aluminum were explicitly excluded from the new tariffs. — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Trump first threatened to impose the sweeping 50% tariffs on a range of Canadian goods on July 20, 2026. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026