customs duties
Unlike import VAT or excise taxes—which are levied at the border but follow separate legal bases—customs duties are government charges specifically applied to goods crossing a customs frontier, serving both as fiscal revenue and as a trade policy instrument.
Source: https://www.wcoomd.org/en/topics/tariff-and-trade-affairs/instrument-and-tools/hs-nomenclature.aspx
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