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That number has declined over the ensuing decades; in 2023, the average U.S. tariff on all imports was 2.4 percent, while the average U.S. tariff on dutiable imports was 7.4 percent, according to the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 1 Apr. 2025
His final act as a congressman was spearheading the McKinley Tariff Act of 1890, which set the average tariff on dutiable imports at around 50 percent.
—Aroop Mukharji, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
The average tariff rate for dutiable imports cratered from about 59% in 1932 to roughly 13% in 1950, and fell below 5% from the mid-1990s to 2015, according to a 2024 analysis by the CATO Institute.
—Greg Iacurci,ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
Would the de minimis not be available, those shipments would convert to dutiable shipments, which creates some more revenue for us, but would definitely create some volume pressure as well.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 13 Mar. 2025
The law raised dutiable tariffs — tariffs on goods subject to import duties — by about 6 percentage points, on average, Mitchener said.
—Greg Iacurci,ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
During this period, tariffs on dutiable goods often averaged 40% to 50%, especially in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
—Erik Guzik / The Conversation, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2024
The actual weighted average U.S. tariff on dutiable goods from prior to NAFTA was 2.9 percent.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2019
Since artwork isn’t dutiable, there’s nothing to gain from avoiding customs.
—Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, Longreads, 29 May 2018
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 1 Apr. 2025
His final act as a congressman was spearheading the McKinley Tariff Act of 1890, which set the average tariff on dutiable imports at around 50 percent.
—Aroop Mukharji, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
The average tariff rate for dutiable imports cratered from about 59% in 1932 to roughly 13% in 1950, and fell below 5% from the mid-1990s to 2015, according to a 2024 analysis by the CATO Institute.
—Greg Iacurci,ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
Would the de minimis not be available, those shipments would convert to dutiable shipments, which creates some more revenue for us, but would definitely create some volume pressure as well.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 13 Mar. 2025
The law raised dutiable tariffs — tariffs on goods subject to import duties — by about 6 percentage points, on average, Mitchener said.
—Greg Iacurci,ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
During this period, tariffs on dutiable goods often averaged 40% to 50%, especially in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
—Erik Guzik / The Conversation, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2024
The actual weighted average U.S. tariff on dutiable goods from prior to NAFTA was 2.9 percent.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2019
Since artwork isn’t dutiable, there’s nothing to gain from avoiding customs.
—Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, Longreads, 29 May 2018
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“Dutiable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dutiable. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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dutiable
adjective
du·ti·able
ˈd(y)üt-ē-ə-bəl 
: subject to a tax
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