countervailing duty

noun

A duty levied on an imported article to offset the unfair price advantage it holds due to a subsidy paid to producers or exporters by the government of the exporting country if such imports cause or threaten injury to a domestic industry.

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Meanings

nouncountervailing duty (plural countervailing duties)

plural countervailing duties

  1. A duty levied on an imported article to offset the unfair price advantage it holds due to a subsidy paid to producers or exporters by the government of the exporting country if such imports cause or threaten injury to a domestic industry.
  2. A duty or surtax levied on an imported article to offset an excise or inland revenue tax placed upon articles of the same class manufactured domestically.

Translations

Russian компенсацио́нная по́шлина
  • компенсацио́нная по́шлина (kompensaciónnaja póšlina)duty on imported article to offset unfair price advantage
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APA

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MLA

“countervailing duty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countervailing%20duty. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “countervailing duty,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countervailing%20duty.

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