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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Example Sentences

France and farmers groups are pushing for a pause in the application of the EU's carbon border tax on fertilisers.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 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

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

But he is watching closely EU plans for a "border tax" on imported goods produced using "dirty fuels" - such as steel produced in China.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2021

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