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

A new border tax will penalize imports based on their carbon footprint, but it isn’t clear how exactly that will work in this complicated supply chain, said Matthew Thoelke of Chemical Market Analytics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

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

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