import tax

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Vietnam has prepared a draft decree that would slash import tax rates to zero on certain petroleum products in a bid to "stabilise the domestic market", its finance ministry has said.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

An import tax on less-processed copper would put a premium on U.S.-made cathodes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

More than 1.30 billion packages with a combined value of $64.6 billion reached the U.S. with no import tax in 2024, compared to 134 million packages in 2015, according to U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2025

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order last month ending the global import tax exemption on low-value parcels, which takes effect from 29 August.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025

Besides the state tax on imports, each city and town has its octroi, or import tax, on everything brought into the city.

From Races and Immigrants in America by Commons, John R. (John Rogers)