Charging import duties is a violation of the national treatment principle of GATT.

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The national treatment principle of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) requires that imported goods should not be treated less favorably than domestically produced goods once they have entered the market. Charging import duties is not a violation of this principle as long as the same taxes and regulations are applied equally to both domestic and imported products.

Charging Import Duties Is a Violation of the National Treatment