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
• impositions
• excises
• imposts
• income taxes
• tolls
• property taxes
• poll taxes
• tributes
• sales taxes
• capitations
• 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

If Congress wanted the president to retain Section 338 power, Albrecht asks, why did lawmakers pass the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, which allowed for national security tariffs? — Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

Stewart doesn’t make excuses for missing the targets, even though Goodyear’s business, like many, has been impacted by tariffs, inflated raw material costs, and the expansion of cheaper Chinese products. — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026

Sanctions, wars, tariffs, Strategic Petroleum Reserve releases, drilling policies and diplomatic agreements can all move energy prices. — Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

One item bearing the brunt of the tariffs is vehicles, which could have an outsized impact on Kansas City. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026

But there are key things that are going to put upward pressure on inflation, besides tariffs and the oil price shock and the commodities supply chain shock that is flowing through now. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Legal experts see other weaknesses in the Section 338 tariffs. — ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026

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