Tariff and Tax Primer
Are US-Chinese Tariffs Part of the New Normal?
Today’s blog post is a guest post by my former student, Krunal Sonpal. The topic is a timely one: the on-going US-Chinese tariffs and what it means for supply chain executives. This is an issue that should cause every supply […]
Harmonized Tariff Schedules: Tariff and Tax in International Trade
Harmonized Tariff Schedules International trade has been facilitated by the use of harmonized tariff schedules. Trading countries have agreed on the classification of goods, by use and standardization of the chapter and sub-chapter definitions of traded goods. Each country maintains […]
Tariffs: Tariff and Tax in International Trade
Tariffs Tariffs Transit Duties Export Duties Import Duties Tariffs (1) A tariff or customs duty is a tax levied upon goods as they cross national boundaries, usually by the government of the importing country. The words tariff, duty, and customs […]
Taxes: Tariff and Tax in International Trade
Taxes Ad Valorem Supplemental Taxes Value-added Summary Ad Valorem (1) Any tax imposed on the basis of the monetary value of the taxed item. Literally the term means “according to value.” Traditionally, most customs and excises had “specific” rates; the […]
Glossary of Terms: Tariff and Tax in International Trade
Glossary of Terms Common Market Other Taxes Customs Transit Retaliatory Tariffs Customs Union Rules of Origin Documentary Tax Surtaxes and Tariff Surcharges Duty Types Tariff Economic Union Treaties Free Trade Agreement Value Added Tax (VAT) Common Market Common Market amalgamates […]
Introduction: Tariff and Tax in International Trade
Introduction This resource is provided to be used as a basic learning tool for personnel new to the international procurement function in a firm. The purpose for the learning included in the document is to allow an in depth snapshot […]
List of Trade Unions: Tariff and Tax in International Trade
List of Trade Unions (1) Benelux Economic Union (Benelux) Note – acronym from Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg Established 3 February 1958; effective – 1 November 1960 Aim to develop closer economic cooperation and integration Members (3) Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands Big […]
List of International Trade Agreements: Tariff and Tax in International Trade
List of International Trade Agreements (1) p. African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP Group) Established 6 June 1975 Aim to manage their preferential economic and aid relationship with the EU Members (77) Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, […]
Additional Readings on Taxation: Tariff and Tax in International Trade
Additional Readings on Taxation Standard sources on government finance More advanced works Useful works on the historical development of fiscal thought Academic thinking about tax policy Overviews of tax systems Specifics of taxation in developing countries Taxation of income from […]
Trade Prohibitions: Tariff and Tax in International Trade
Trade Prohibitions (1) Prohibited trading partners The Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) of the US Department of the Treasury administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions based on US foreign policy and national security goals against targeted foreign countries, […]