foodstuffs

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Plans for higher tariffs on furniture, for example, have already been postponed, while levies on some imported foodstuffs have been reconsidered.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Imports included fabric products, as well as foodstuffs, fruit and vegetables.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

When Hitler violated his nonaggression pact with Russia in June 1941, the U.S. and Britain agreed to supply tanks, trucks, munitions and foodstuffs to help the Soviets battle the Nazis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

He slashed tariffs on imported foodstuffs such as bananas, despite the uncomfortable message that sends about what the other tariffs might be doing to prices.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

If they lost some of their staple foodstuffs, they could gather or hunt other species, or move to a less affected area.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari