{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Counter-Tariff (Retaliatory Tariff)","description":"As of June 2026 — A counter-tariff (German: Gegenzoll) — also retaliatory tariff — is an import duty that a state levies in response to tariffs or trade restrictions imposed by another state. The aim is to build political pressure and strengthen one's own negotiating position by deliberately making the counterpart's exports more expensive. Counter-tariffs often target economically or politically symbolic goods in order to achieve maximum effect with calculable self-inflicted harm. In the conflic","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/counter-tariff-retaliatory-tariff","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-24T12:14:32.240523","citation":"WTO (Antidumping- und Subventionsübereinkommen); US Department of Commerce „Foreign Retaliations Timeline\"; Tax Foundation Tariff Tracker (China hält 10-%-Vergeltungszoll auf US-Sojabohnen, Juni 2026). Allgemeiner handelsrechtlicher Fachbegriff (retaliatory tariff). Stand: Juni 2026.","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/counter-tariff-retaliatory-tariff","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Counter-Tariff (Retaliatory Tariff) · As of June 2026 — A counter-tariff (German: Gegenzoll) — also retaliatory tariff — is an import duty that a state levies in response to tariffs or trade restrictions imposed by another state. · Quelle: WTO (Antidumping- und Subventionsübereinkommen); US Department of Commerce „Foreign Retaliations Timeline\"; Tax Foundation Tariff Tracker (China hält 10-%-Vergeltungszoll auf US-Sojabohnen, Juni 2026). Allgemeiner handelsrechtlicher Fachbegriff (retaliatory tariff). Stand: Juni 2026."}