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dutiable

American  
[doo-tee-uh-buhl, dyoo-] / ˈdu ti ə bəl, ˈdyu- /

adjective

  1. subject to customs duty, as imported goods.


dutiable British  
/ ˈdjuːtɪəbəl /

adjective

  1. (of goods) liable to duty

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Other Word Forms

  • dutiability noun
  • nondutiable adjective
  • undutiable adjective

Etymology

Origin of dutiable

First recorded in 1765–75; duty + -able

Example Sentences

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“Without PNTR, the duty rate for these products would increase from 15% to 45%. Based on the 2021 dutiable value of those products, U.S. importers would pay an additional $32.4 million in duties.”

From Washington Times • Mar. 24, 2022

The final Smoot-Hawley bill doubled already-high tariffs on 20,000 dutiable items to an average of 50% of value.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2016

Virginia Governor dissolves Burgesses, but members meet privately to declare boycott on dutiable goods.

From Time Magazine Archive

After inspecting two samples by Constantin Brancusi and Hans Arp, Mr. Manson conscientiously classified them with Italian tombstones as dutiable stuff.

From Time Magazine Archive

He reported a measure to extend the schedule of dutiable articles with the view of adding immediately to the revenue about $22,250,000 annually.

From Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 by Blaine, James Gillespie