tariff-free

adjective

Definition

› used to describe imported goods that are not taxed: Clothing produced in Mexico has tariff-free access to the United States market. tariff-free status/trade/imports

tariff-free adverb › The accord allows for a quota of Central American sugar to be imported tariff-free.

(Definition of tariff-free adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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