grain import tariffs
The stated purpose of such taxes is to protect local suppliers of a given product by making sure that imports of such competing products will always be more expensive to buy (even if their real price is less expensive) than the local equivalent products.
Corn Laws :)
Tax is placed on both import and export.The government which receives the tax may be different for export and import.
Protectionism.
Import tax
The Corn Laws, enacted in the early 19th century in Britain, placed a high tax on imported grain. These laws were designed to protect domestic agriculture by keeping grain prices high, which favored local farmers. However, they were controversial and faced opposition from industrialists and the working class, who argued that they led to higher food prices. The Corn Laws were eventually repealed in 1846.
McKinley Tariff
McKinley Tariff
Corn laws A+
Import duty is technically defined as a tax on an import
the British
Import duty is technically defined as a tax on an import
very unhappy tax payers