{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Tariff Phase-Out Period","description":"When a free trade agreement enters into force, duties are rarely zero straight away – many tariff lines are subject to a phase-out period. This is the timeframe set out in the agreement over which a duty rate is reduced in annual steps to zero or to a residual rate, typically across three, five, ten or more years. Each product is assigned to a staging category in the parties' tariff concession schedules; sensitive goods – often agricultural products and textiles – receive the longest periods, qu","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/tariff-phase-out-period","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-08-25T04:14:07.212418","citation":"Frachtportal-Artikel «Schweiz und China: 99,8 Prozent der Exporte sollen zollfrei werden» (23.08.2026)","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/tariff-phase-out-period","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Tariff Phase-Out Period · When a free trade agreement enters into force, duties are rarely zero straight away – many tariff lines are subject to a phase-out period. · Quelle: Frachtportal-Artikel «Schweiz und China: 99,8 Prozent der Exporte sollen zollfrei werden» (23.08.2026)"}