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There are also "specific" tariffs, which are levied as a fixed charge per unit, such as if the U.S. were to propose a $1 tariff on each imported Mexican avocado.
The Tariff Act of 1890, commonly called the McKinley Tariff, was an act of the United States Congress, framed by then Representative William McKinley, that became law on October 1, 1890. [1] The tariff raised the average duty on imports to almost 50%, an increase designed to protect domestic industries and workers from foreign competition, as ...
The tariff has been used as a political tool to establish an independent nation; for example, the United States Tariff Act of 1789, signed specifically on July 4, was called the "Second Declaration of Independence" by newspapers because it was intended to be the economic means to achieve the political goal of a sovereign and independent United ...
1875: Tariff of 1875; 1883: Tariff of 1883 (Mongrel Tariff) 1890: McKinley Tariff; 1894: Wilson–Gorman Tariff Act; 1897: Dingley Tariff; 1909: Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act; 1913: Revenue Act of 1913 (Underwood Tariff) 1921: Emergency Tariff of 1921; 1922: Fordney–McCumber Tariff; 1930: Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act; 1934: Reciprocal Tariff Act
CFR Title 49 - Transportation is one of fifty titles comprising the United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Title 49 is the principal set of rules and regulations (sometimes called administrative law) issued by the Departments of Transportation and Homeland Security, federal agencies of the United States regarding transportation and transportation-related security.
Title 49 - Transportation; Title 50 - War and National Defense; Title 51 - National and Commercial Space Programs; ... 19 U.S.C. ch. 4—Tariff Act of 1930;
The Tariff of 1842 returned the tariff to the level of 1832, with duties averaging between 23% and 35%. The Walker Tariff of 1846 essentially focused on revenue and reversed the trend of substituting specific for ad valorem duties. The Tariff of 1857 reduced the tariff to a general level of 20%, the lowest rate since 1830, and expanded the free ...
The Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) was a regulatory agency in the United States created by the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887.The agency's original purpose was to regulate railroads (and later trucking) to ensure fair rates, to eliminate rate discrimination, and to regulate other aspects of common carriers, including interstate bus lines and telephone companies.