What are the benefits of using tariffs over taxes to generate revenue for the government?

There are pluses and minuses in using tariffs for revenue to operate the government. Firstly, tariffs would not be enough to cover the cost of running a government in most cases. Secondly, if Country A places tariffs on goods being imported into their country, then all other Countries will also place such tariffs on goods imported into their Countries from Country A. These costs will of course be passed on to the purchasers of these imported goods inside all the Countries so the costs will still be passed on the people as they buy goods. One good outcome is it will make Country A's goods produced in Country A more competitive for the buyers within Country A. But it will also make their exported goods more costly in other Countries when they try to sell them there. And around and around we go.