Jan 13, 2025 · Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, U.S. legislation passed on June 17, 1930, that raised import duties to protect American businesses and farmers, adding considerable strain to the …

Dec 2, 2024 · Here's what to know about the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, its economic impact, and what its legacy means for tariffs promised by Trump, according to experts.

May 23, 2024 · The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act raised U.S. import taxes to protect American businesses from foreign competition. Global trade plummeted as a result.

The Tariff Act of 1930 (codified at 19 U.S.C. ch. 4), commonly known as the Smoot–Hawley Tariff or Hawley–Smoot Tariff, [1] was a law that implemented protectionist trade policies in the …

This article describes the Smoot-Hawley tariff effects. The notorious Smoot-Hawley Tariff was originally intended to provide tariff protection for American agriculture, but it turned out that …

In June 1930, the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act increased U.S. tariffs on agricultural imports and more than 20,000 imported goods. The tariffs imposed were the second-highest in American history. …

Feb 29, 2012 · The Smoot-Hawley Tariff threw inter-allied war-debt repayment relations into limbo by shutting down world trade. An international moratorium on debtor repayments to the United …

Jun 10, 2023 · The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, also known as the United States Tariff Act of 1930 or the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act, is a law enacted by the U.S. government with the main objective …

Formally called the United States Tariff Act of 1930, this legislation, originally intended to help American farmers, raised already high import duties on a range of agricultural and industrial …

May 16, 2024 · Enacted during the Great Depression, the act raised tariffs on imported goods to record levels with the goal of stimulating domestic business and protecting American jobs. Yet …