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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of dutiable

First recorded in 1765–75; duty + -able

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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

It accounts for 39% of the Liberian government's total revenues, more than 70% of the value of its exports, 35% of its dutiable imports.

From Time Magazine Archive

In New England, gratification at this benefit was tempered by disappointment at the bill's failure to shift leather shoes from the free to the dutiable list.

From Time Magazine Archive

I should be much disposed to abolish the tea licences as greatly restrictive of the consumption of a dutiable and useful commodity.

From The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) by Morley, John

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