ALL meanings of countervailing duty
coun·ter·vail du·ty
C c - noun countervailing duty an extra import duty imposed by a country on certain imports, esp to prevent dumping or to counteract subsidies in the exporting country 3
- noun countervailing duty A duty levied on an imported article to offset the unfair price advantage it holds due to a subsidy paid to producers or exporters by the government of the exporting country if such imports cause or threaten injury to a domestic industry. 0
- noun countervailing duty A duty or surtax levied on an imported article to offset an excise or inland revenue tax placed upon articles of the same class manufactured domestically. 0