duty-free
adjective or adverb
ˌdü-tē-ˈfrē 
ˌdyü-,
ˈd(y)ü-tē-ˌfrē
1
: without payment of customs duties : free from duties
imported duty-free
duty-free goods
2
: relating to or selling duty-free goods
a duty-free shop
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One way of increasing trade with Africa, many experts said, would be to renew, and expand, the African Growth and Opportunity Act — legislation that allows more than 30 African countries to export some products to the U.S. duty-free.
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Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Most at risk is South Africa’s duty-free exports to the U.S. of items such as cars and citrus fruit under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) — and with it the potential loss of tens of thousands of African jobs.
—Paul Tilsley, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
The provision allows people to send packages to the US duty-free as long as the goods inside are worth less than $800.
—Zeyi Yang, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
In September, the Biden administration proposed overhauls of the de minimis loophole that would cut down on the number of small packages that could claim the duty-free exemption.
—Mia Sato, The Verge, 19 Dec. 2024
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Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Most at risk is South Africa’s duty-free exports to the U.S. of items such as cars and citrus fruit under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) — and with it the potential loss of tens of thousands of African jobs.
—Paul Tilsley, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
The provision allows people to send packages to the US duty-free as long as the goods inside are worth less than $800.
—Zeyi Yang, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
In September, the Biden administration proposed overhauls of the de minimis loophole that would cut down on the number of small packages that could claim the duty-free exemption.
—Mia Sato, The Verge, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Duty-free.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duty-free. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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