# Import equalization levy (border tax on imports)

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## Definition

Payment imposed on importers, especially in times of foreign exchange control, with the aim of making purchases abroad more expensive, thus restricting imports and forcing companies to use goods produced in their own currency area. - Mainly payable by individuals on entry, the difference between the purchase price of a good in a low-tax country and the prevailing price in the importing country. - See skimming amount, exchange rate surveillance, forced exchange rate. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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