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border tax

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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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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

If you don't want to pay our border tax, they say, just charge emissions fees on your polluting industries - collect the money yourselves.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 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

In theory, a carbon border tax could help prevent that undercutting.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2021

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