across-the-board

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The move to an across-the-board tariff of 10%, with carve-outs for some kinds of goods, had already reset the competitive landscape, putting shipments from all countries on even footing.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

According to Capital Economics, the replacement of the country-specific duties with an across-the-board charge of 10% lowers the average U.S. effective tariff rate to 10.4% from 14.1%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

And raising enough to replace the income tax would require across-the-board tariffs of about 80% on all imports, it added.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Last year, Ebrard noted, Mexico managed to stave off Trump’s threats to impose a 25% across-the-board levy on all Mexican imports.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

Their response pretty much across-the-board was to accelerate their rate of arrival, and to spread out as much as was humanly possible.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann