対たい外がい共きょう通つう関かん税ぜい

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Meanings

noun

common external tariff; CET

law

A uniform tariff rate applied by a customs union or free trade area to goods imported from non-member countries. Used in legal and economic contexts.

EUは対たい外がい共きょう通つう関かん税ぜいを採さい用ようしている。
The EU adopts a common external tariff.
対たい外がい共きょう通つう関かん税ぜいの設せっ定ていは加か盟めい国こく間かんの合ごう意いが必ひつ要ようだ。
Setting the common external tariff requires agreement among member states.

Kanji

対vis-a-vis, opposite, even
外outside
共together, both, neither
通traffic, pass through, avenue
関connection, barrier, gateway
税tax, duty

Related words

関かん税ぜい
関税 is a general term for customs duty or tariff, while 対外共通関税 specifically refers to a common external tariff applied by a group of countries.
共きょう通つう関かん税ぜい
共通関税 is a shorter form meaning 'common tariff', but 対外共通関税 explicitly emphasizes the external aspect, i.e., applied to non-members.

Built from

対たい外がい+共きょう通つう+関かん税ぜい

Etymology

Compound of 対外 (たいがい, 'external, foreign') + 共通 (きょうつう, 'common') + 関税 (かんぜい, 'tariff, customs duty'). A direct translation of the English term 'common external tariff'.