countervailing duty
noun[C]
ukusECONOMICS,TAX
ataxonparticularimportsinorderto make thegoodslesscheapincomparisonwithsimilar, moreexpensive,goodsproducedin theimportingcountry:
The CommerceDepartmentimposeda 19.3%countervailingdutyon allCanadiansoftwoodimportsinto the US.