When the Bush administration imposed steep tariffs on imported steel, it became clear that this is no longer true.

India's steep tariffs, although starting to decline, long insulated its markets from international competition and still keep prices somewhat higher for many manufactured goods.

Some studies have suggested that this trade could leap to $20 billion or more if the two nations dismantled steep tariff and other barriers.

Mass market retailers are not about to say how they would respond to the imposition of steep punitive tariffs.

European leaders are still furious about the steep tariffs on imported steel that President Bush imposed this year.

Many cities now make do with commuter service at steep tariffs.

The antidumping laws allow American companies to seek steep tariffs on low-priced foreign goods that cause them financial injury.

A dozen American steelmakers are seeking steep tariffs on $2.5 billion worth of annual steel imports from 19 countries.

Domestic automakers and joint ventures hid behind steep tariffs that nearly doubled the price of imported cars.

Senior officials signed the agreement just hours before Washington had said it would impose steep punitive tariffs on imports from China.