In simplest terms‚ a tariff is a tax. It adds to the cost of imported goods and is one of several trade policies that a country can enact. Tariffs are often created to protect infant industries and developing economies‚ but are also used by more advanced economies with developed industries. Here are five of the top reasons tariffs are used: Protecting Domestic Employment The levying of tariffs is often highly politicized. The possibility of increased competition from imported goods can threaten
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Import Policies‚ Tariffs and Restrictions: Kenya and Vietnam Multinational Corporate Environment Southern New Hampshire University Alexis LeGrand October 2014 Import Policies‚ Tariffs and Regulations: Kenya Capitol: Nairobi Major Import Suppliers $451 Million Language: English/Swahili Population: 45‚010‚056 24% 27% Currency: Kenyan Shilling (KES) GDP (PPP): $125.7 billion Per Capita: $2‚790 92nd Largest Supplier of good imports India UAE Saudi Arabia South Africa Japan China Major Import
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protection to domestic import-competing industries; a tariff or a quota. The choice between one or the other is likely to depend on several different concerns. One concern is the revenue effects. A tariff has an immediate advantage for governments in that it will automatically generate tariff revenue (assuming the tariff is not prohibitive). Quotas may or may not generate revenue depending on how the quota is administered. If a quota is administered by selling quota tickets (i.e.‚ import rights) then
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The Australian Sugar Cane Industry The Australian sugar cane industry is one of the largest industries in Australia and continues to grow today. It is the third largest raw sugar supplier after Brazil and India despite sugar being produced in over one hundred countries. It is also the seventh largest agricultural exporter in Australia. It is the second largest export crop after wheat and the fourth major export earning agricultural product. Its value of production is worth 1.5-2.5 billion dollars
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1. Who benefits from the government policies to (a) promote production of ethanol and (b) place tariff barriers on imports of sugar cane? Who suffers as a result of these policies? ANS: Benefiters in promoting production of ethanol: -Corn producers. They get subsidies from the government and get a free way of marketing from the government. The government promotes consumption of ethanol‚ ethanol is produced out of corn‚ so indirect marketing for corn farmers that will get more demand out of policies
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Import Quotas and Tariffs First of all I am going to explain to you what import quotas and tariffs are: Import Quotas= Limit on the quantity of a good that can be Imported Tariffs= Taxes on imported goods Import quotas and tariffs are used to enable the domestic industry to enjoy higher profits in the way that they keep domestic price of a product above world levels. Without a quota or a tariff a country will import a good when its world price is below the price that would prevail domestically
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Tariff and Non-tariff Barriers When foreign countries can enter a home country and sell product for less than the people usually see this as a great trade opportunity. However‚ if that product is manufactured in the home country then the home country not only loses revenue from sales on that product but the economic impacts can run even deeper. With no need to manufacture that product companies will no longer need to purchase the raw materials or hire the employees necessary to maintain the demand
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begun to move from state-run to market-driven economies. Tariff and non-tariff barriers play a large part in this process. Tariff Barriers Tariffs are among the oldest forms of government economic intervention. They are most commonly used as taxes on imports into a country or region. They are put into practice for two clear economic purposes. They provide revenue for the government and they improve economic returns to firms and suppliers to domestic industries that face competition from foreign imports
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Tariff and non-tariff barriers Tariff and non-tariff effect global financing operations by having an impact on whether countries will build and invest in companies in the home country. If an organization wants to build a company that imports raw material that has a tariff on it‚ it would make the product considerably more expensive to produce and export. Tariffs do benefit the government by increasing the revenue and also benefit home-based businesses by decreasing foreign competition. The tariff
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Ethanol Production Ethanol is the type of alcohol found in alcoholic drinks such as wine and beer. Its chemical formula is: C2H5OH. Glucose from plant material is converted into ethanol and carbon dioxide by fermentation. The enzymes found in yeast (single-celled fungi) are the natural catalysts that can make this process happen. Here is the word equation: Sugar → Ethanol + Carbon Dioxide
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