Noun (thing)
    
  
    Import duty  
          
      
          
      
      
   
  
                  
                            
              
  
                  
                            
              
  
    
        a tax placed on goods coming into one country from another        
          
      
          
      
      
    
  
      The US imposed a 35% import duty on tires from China to try and protect US motor workers jobs.