WORD DETAIL
関税
かんぜい
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
関税is read asかんぜいand is an economic and administrative noun for a tariff or customs duty imposed on imported goods. - Basic usage: Use
輸入品に関税がかかる場合があるfor possible application and関税を含めるfor including it in costs.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Limited by possibility
場合があるsays that a tariff may apply and does not claim that every imported item receives the same duty.
- Duty and total cost
- The tariff is one cost component that a company can include alongside other expenses in a total calculation.

