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A '''tariff''' is a [[tax]] or custom duty on an imported [[good]]. It can take one of two forms: (1) a tax per unit, known as a specific tariff, or (2) a tax based on the value of the good, known as an ''[[Ad valorem tax|ad valorem]]'' tariff. | A '''tariff''' is a [[tax]] or custom duty on an imported [[good]]. It can take one of two forms: (1) a tax per unit, known as a specific tariff, or (2) a tax based on the value of the good, known as an ''[[Ad valorem tax|ad valorem]]'' tariff. | ||
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In [[telecommunications]], a tariff consists of documents filed by a [[common carrier]] describing its services and the payments to be charged for such services. [[Category:Telecommunications]] | In [[telecommunications]], a tariff consists of documents filed by a [[common carrier]] describing its services and the payments to be charged for such services. [[Category:Telecommunications]] | ||
Revision as of 07:02, July 12, 2016
A tariff is a tax or custom duty on an imported good. It can take one of two forms: (1) a tax per unit, known as a specific tariff, or (2) a tax based on the value of the good, known as an ad valorem tariff.
In telecommunications, a tariff consists of documents filed by a common carrier describing its services and the payments to be charged for such services.