List of tariffs in United States
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This is a list of United States tariff
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Tariff
A tariff may be either tax on imports or exports , or a list or schedule of prices for such things as rail service, bus routes, and electrical usage ....
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- 1789: Hamilton tariffHamilton tariffThe Hamilton Tariff was the second statute ever enacted by the new federal government of the United States by a vote of the first U.S. Congress. Most of the rates of the revenue tariff were between 5 and 10 percent, depending on the value of the item...
- 1790: Tariff of 1790Tariff of 1790In 1790, Alexander Hamilton, the secretary of the treasury, calculated that the United States required $3 million a year for operating expenses as well as enough revenue to repay the estimated $75 million in foreign and domestic debt. Under the rates established by the Tariff of 1789, the...
- 1792: Tariff of 1792Tariff of 1792The Tariff of 1792 was the third of Alexander Hamilton's protective tariffs in the United States . Hamilton had persuaded the United States Congress to raise duties slightly in 1790, and he persuaded them to raise rates again in 1792, although still not to his satisfaction...
- 1816: Tariff of 1816
- 1824: Tariff of 1824Tariff of 1824The Tariff of 1824 , was a protective tariff in the United States designed to protect American industry in the face of cheaper British commodities, especially iron products, wool and cotton textiles, and agricultural goods...
- 1828: Tariff of 1828Tariff of 1828The Tariff of 1828 was a protective tariff passed by the Congress of the United States on May 19, 1828, designed to protect industry in the northern United States...
- 1832: Tariff of 1832Tariff of 1832The Tariff of 1832 was a protectionist tariff in the United States. It was largely written by former President John Quincy Adams, who had been elected to the House of Representatives and been made chairman of the Committee on Manufactures, and reduced tariffs to remedy the conflict created by the...
- 1833: Tariff of 1833Tariff of 1833The Tariff of 1833 was proposed by Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun as a resolution to the Nullification Crisis...
- 1842: Tariff of 1842Tariff of 1842The Tariff of 1842, or Black Tariff as it became known, was a protectionist tariff schedule adopted in the United States to reverse the effects of the Compromise Tariff of 1833...
- 1846: Walker tariffWalker tariffThe Walker Tariff was a set of tariff rates adopted by the United States in 1846. The Walker Tariff was enacted by the Democrats, and made substantial cuts in the high rates of the "Black Tariff" of 1842, enacted by the Whigs. It was based on a report by Secretary of the Treasury Robert J. Walker...
- 1857: Tariff of 1857Tariff of 1857The Tariff of 1857 was a major tax reduction in the United States, creating a mid-century lowpoint for tariffs. It amended the Walker Tariff of 1846 by lowering rates to around 17% on average....
- 1861: Morrill tariffMorrill TariffThe Morrill Tariff of 1861 was a protective tariff in the United States, adopted on March 2, 1861 during the administration of President James Buchanan....
- 1872: Tariff of 1872
- 1875: Tariff of 1875
- 1883: Mongrel Tariff
- 1890: McKinley tariffMcKinley TariffThe Tariff Act of 1890, commonly called the McKinley Tariff, was an act framed by Representative William McKinley that became law on October 1, 1890. The tariff raised the average duty on imports to almost fifty percent, an act designed to protect domestic industries from foreign competition...
- 1894: Wilson-Gorman Tariff ActWilson-Gorman Tariff ActThe Revenue Act or Wilson-Gorman Tariff of 1894 slightly reduced the United States tariff rates from the numbers set in the 1890 McKinley tariff and imposed a 2% income tax. It is named for William L. Wilson, Representative from West Virginia, chair of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, and...
- 1897: Dingley tariffDingley ActThe Dingley Act of 1897 , introduced by U.S. Representative Nelson Dingley, Jr. of Maine, raised tariffs in United States to counteract the Wilson–Gorman Tariff Act of 1894, which had lowered rates....
- 1909: Payne-Aldrich tariff
- 1913: Underwood tariff
- 1921: Emergency Tariff of 1921Emergency Tariff of 1921The Emergency Tariff of 1921 of the United States was enacted on May 27, 1921. Due to the Underwood Tariff passed during the Wilson Administration, Republican leaders in the United States Congress rushed to create a temporary measure to ease the plight of farmers until a better solution could be...
- 1922: Fordney-McCumber tariffFordney-McCumber TariffThe Fordney–McCumber Tariff of 1922 raised American tariffs in order to protect factories and farms. Congress displayed a pro-business attitude in passing the ad valorem tariff and in promoting foreign trade through providing huge loans to Europe, which in turn bought more American goods...
- 1930: Smoot-Hawley Tariff
- 1934: Reciprocal Tariff ActReciprocal Tariff Act- Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act of 1934 :President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act into law in 1934. RTAA gave the president power to negotiate bilateral, reciprocal trade agreements with other countries. This law enabled Roosevelt to liberalize American...
- 1947: General Agreement on Tariffs and TradeGeneral Agreement on Tariffs and TradeThe General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade was negotiated during the UN Conference on Trade and Employment and was the outcome of the failure of negotiating governments to create the International Trade Organization . GATT was signed in 1947 and lasted until 1993, when it was replaced by the World...
- 1962: Trade Expansion ActTrade Expansion ActUnder the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 , the United States Congress granted the White House unprecedented authority to negotiate tariff reductions of up to 50%. It paved the way for the Kennedy Round of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade negotiations, concluding on June 30, 1967 — the...
- 1974: Trade Act of 1974Trade Act of 1974The Trade Act of 1974 was passed to help industry in the United States become more competitive or phase workers into other industries or occupations.-Fast track authority:...
- 1979: Trade Agreements Act of 1979Trade Agreements Act of 1979The Trade Agreements Act of 1979 , , codified at , is an Act of Congress that governs trade agreements negotiated between the U.S. and other countries under the Trade Act of 1974...
- 1984: Trade and Tariff Act of 1984Trade and Tariff Act of 1984The Trade and Tariff Act of 1984 clarified the conditions under which unfair trade cases under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 can be pursued...
- 1988: Omnibus Foreign Trade and Competitiveness ActOmnibus Foreign Trade and Competitiveness ActThe Omnibus Foreign Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 is an act passed by the United States Congress and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan.-History:...
- 1994: World Trade OrganizationWorld Trade OrganizationThe World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...
created - 2002: United States steel tariff 2002United States steel tariff 2002The Section 201 steel tariff is a political issue in the United States regarding a tariff that President George W. Bush placed on imported steel on March 5, 2002 . The tariffs were lifted by Bush on December 4, 2003....
- 2002: Trade Act of 2002Trade Act of 2002The Trade Act of 2002 granted the President of the United States the authority to negotiate trade deals with other countries and gives Congress the approval to only vote up or down on the agreement, not to amend it. This authority is sometimes called fast track authority, since it is thought to...