dutiable

/ˈdʒuː.ti.ə.bəl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈduː.t̬i.ə.bəl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdü-tē-ə-bəl also ˈdyü-/ (ame, mw)

dutiable — 形容詞

  • dutiablepositive
  • more dutiablecomparative
  • most dutiablesuperlative

1. Dutiable goods are products that require you to pay a tax when you bring them in

1.形容詞B2
釋義

應稅

需繳納關稅的

Dutiable goods are products that require you to pay a tax when you bring them into a country or when you buy them in a special tax-free area.

例句

The customs officer told Mei-Lin that her new silk scarf was dutiable.

海關人員告訴 Mei-Lin，她那條新的絲巾需要課稅。

predicative: [item] + was dutiable

Laptops and cameras bought in other countries are often dutiable items.

在國外購買的筆記型電腦和相機通常是應稅物品。

attributive: dutiable items

同義詞
  • taxable

    broader term covering any kind of tax (income, property, sales); dutiable is narrower, limited to customs duties

  • chargeable

    general term for fees or taxes that can be added; less formal and less specific than dutiable

  • leviable

    formal legal term; very rare in everyday use, mainly found in statutes

反義詞
  • duty-free

    describes goods that do not require customs duty to be paid

  • exempt

    officially not required to pay a particular tax or duty

文法句型

dutiable + noun

[noun] + be + dutiable

用法筆記

Common in customs and tax regulations. Unlike taxable (which covers income, property, and sales taxes), dutiable applies specifically to customs duty on imported goods.

常見錯誤

❌This product is dutiable to tax.
✅This product is dutiable.
💡'dutiable' already includes the idea of being subject to duty; no extra preposition needed.
❌These are duty goods.
✅These are dutiable goods.
💡'duty goods' is not a standard expression; use 'dutiable goods' instead.