United Kingdom import regime for colonial goods
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The United Kingdom import regime for colonial goods was the system of tariffs, preferences, and regulations governing how products from British colonies entered the UK market, shaping imperial trade patterns and economic relations within the British Empire.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
imperial preference system
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tariff system ⓘ trade policy regime ⓘ |
| affected |
colonial export structures
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colonial fiscal revenues ⓘ industrialisation paths in colonies ⓘ patterns of imperial trade ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
maintaining sterling area trade links
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promoting intra-imperial trade ⓘ securing raw materials for British industry ⓘ supporting colonial producers ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
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British colonies ⓘ |
| basedOn |
discriminatory tariff schedules
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higher tariffs on non-Empire imports ⓘ tariff preferences for colonial goods ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| declinedDuring |
decolonisation period
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post-World War II era ⓘ |
| developedDuring |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ |
| disfavoured | manufactured goods from colonies ⓘ |
| favoured |
plantation crops
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raw materials for British industry ⓘ tropical agricultural products ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
commodity-specific regulations
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customs regulations ⓘ imperial preferences ⓘ import duties ⓘ navigation regulations ⓘ quantitative restrictions ⓘ tariffs ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British free trade ideology
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Commonwealth economic conferences NERFINISHED ⓘ Corn Laws NERFINISHED ⓘ Navigation Acts NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottawa Agreements 1932 NERFINISHED ⓘ imperial preference debates ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Commonwealth Preference system
NERFINISHED
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sterling area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modifiedBy |
Imperial Preference system
NERFINISHED
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Ottawa Agreements 1932 NERFINISHED ⓘ postwar trade liberalisation ⓘ |
| peakPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| regulates |
colonial imports into the United Kingdom
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discrimination between colonial and foreign goods ⓘ market access for colonial products ⓘ tariff treatment of colonial goods ⓘ |
| supersededBy |
United Kingdom participation in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
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post-colonial non-discriminatory trade policies ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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Southern Rhodesia–United Kingdom trade agreement of 1932
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