- Types:
- show 14 types...
- hide 14 types...
-
hidden tax
a tax paid unwittingly by the consumer (such as ad valorem taxes)
-
duty, tariff
a government tax on imports or exports
-
excise, excise tax
a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
-
nuisance tax, sales tax
a tax based on the cost of the item purchased and collected directly from the buyer
-
VAT, ad valorem tax, value-added tax
a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production
-
gasoline tax
a tax on every gallon of gasoline sold
-
custom, customs, customs duty, impost
money collected under a tariff
-
tonnage, tonnage duty, tunnage
a tax imposed on ships that enter the US; based on the tonnage of the ship
-
octroi
a tax on various goods brought into a town
-
revenue tariff
a tariff imposed to raise revenue
-
protective tariff
a tariff imposed to protect domestic firms from import competition
-
import duty
a duty imposed on imports
-
export duty
a duty imposed on exports
-
countervailing duty
a duty imposed to offset subsidies by foreign governments
