2009 Event U.S. Commerce Department imposes high anti-dumping tariffs up to 99% on imports of Chinese tubular goods 1994 Event Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan agrees to abolish trade tariffs 1948 Event General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade effective 1871 Birthday Cordell Hull, U.S. Secretary of State, 1933 - 1944, lowered tariffs, Nobel 1945 1733 Event England passes Molasses Act, putting high tariffs on rum and molasses imported to the colonies from a country other than British possessions
