Import Duties Act 1932
E447426
The Import Duties Act 1932 was a key piece of British protectionist legislation that introduced general tariffs on most imported goods, marking a major shift away from the country's longstanding free trade policy during the interwar period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Import Duties Act 1932 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4504399 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Import Duties Act 1932 Context triple: [National Governments of the 1930s in the United Kingdom, implemented, Import Duties Act 1932]
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A.
Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act
The Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act was a 1909 U.S. law that revised tariff rates and sparked major political controversy within the Republican Party during William Howard Taft’s presidency.
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B.
United States tariff law
United States tariff law is the body of federal statutes and regulations governing the imposition, collection, and administration of customs duties on imported and exported goods.
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C.
Fordney–McCumber Tariff
The Fordney–McCumber Tariff was a 1922 U.S. law that sharply raised import duties to protect American industry and agriculture during the post–World War I era.
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D.
Tariff Act of 1789
The Tariff Act of 1789 was the first major federal revenue law of the United States, establishing import duties to fund the new government and protect emerging American industries.
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E.
Hay-Chamberlain Act
The Hay-Chamberlain Act, formally the National Defense Act of 1916, was a major U.S. law that expanded and reorganized the Army and National Guard in preparation for potential involvement in World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Import Duties Act 1932 Target entity description: The Import Duties Act 1932 was a key piece of British protectionist legislation that introduced general tariffs on most imported goods, marking a major shift away from the country's longstanding free trade policy during the interwar period.
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A.
Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act
The Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act was a 1909 U.S. law that revised tariff rates and sparked major political controversy within the Republican Party during William Howard Taft’s presidency.
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B.
United States tariff law
United States tariff law is the body of federal statutes and regulations governing the imposition, collection, and administration of customs duties on imported and exported goods.
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C.
Fordney–McCumber Tariff
The Fordney–McCumber Tariff was a 1922 U.S. law that sharply raised import duties to protect American industry and agriculture during the post–World War I era.
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D.
Tariff Act of 1789
The Tariff Act of 1789 was the first major federal revenue law of the United States, establishing import duties to fund the new government and protect emerging American industries.
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E.
Hay-Chamberlain Act
The Hay-Chamberlain Act, formally the National Defense Act of 1916, was a major U.S. law that expanded and reorganized the Army and National Guard in preparation for potential involvement in World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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protectionist legislation ⓘ |
| abbreviation | IDA 1932 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliedTo | most imported goods ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Great Britain
NERFINISHED
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Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
economic law
ⓘ
tax law ⓘ trade law ⓘ |
| context | Great Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBody | Import Duties Advisory Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
increased average level of UK tariffs
ⓘ
reduced volume of certain imports ⓘ |
| enactedIn | 1932 ⓘ |
| exempted | imports from the British Empire (initially) ⓘ |
| field | macroeconomic policy ⓘ |
| generalTariffRate | 10 percent ⓘ |
| government | Ramsay MacDonald National Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Board of Customs and Excise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedBy | National Government (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedTariffType | general ad valorem tariff ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | public general act ⓘ |
| legalStatus | spent ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United Kingdom trade policy ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyDirection | protectionism ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Conservative Party trade policy shift ⓘ |
| precededBy | longstanding British free trade era ⓘ |
| purpose |
to improve the balance of payments
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to protect domestic industry from foreign competition ⓘ to reduce imports ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Imperial Preference
NERFINISHED
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tariff reform ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Ottawa Conference 1932 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Abnormal Importations (Customs Duties) Act 1931
NERFINISHED
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Ottawa Agreements Act 1932 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedPolicy | free trade policy of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| royalAssent | 1932 ⓘ |
| significance | marked a major shift away from longstanding British free trade ⓘ |
| startTime | 1932 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
customs
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import duties ⓘ tariffs ⓘ trade policy ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Import Duties Act 1932 Description of subject: The Import Duties Act 1932 was a key piece of British protectionist legislation that introduced general tariffs on most imported goods, marking a major shift away from the country's longstanding free trade policy during the interwar period.
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