border tax

American  

noun

1. a tax system for imports and exports, especially one that compensates for internal taxes in Common Market countries by levying fees or paying rebates.

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border tax

Talks went down to the wire on Monday, focusing on a few sticking points, including the impact of the EU's carbon border tax on steel, according to sources familiar with the discussions.

From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026

The European Commission, the bloc’s executive branch, recently announced a €600 million temporary fund to help domestic businesses cope with a new carbon border tax that will take effect in January.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025

Linkage has also been pitched as a means to avoid a new border tax the EU is planning to introduce on its imports of high-carbon products, such as steel and cement, from January 2026.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025

U.S. policymakers have in the past worried that previous versions of Europe’s carbon border tax would hit U.S. exports to Europe, partly because Washington and Brussels impose climate regulations very differently.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 13, 2022

The plan comes a week after the European Union proposed its own carbon border tax on imports from countries with lax pollution controls.

From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2021