FOLIO Ontology

International Trade Tax Payment covers revenue received by the government from the purchase and sale of foreign exchange at different rates, when the government exercises monopoly powers to extract a margin between the purchase and sales price, other than to cover administrative costs. This revenue constitutes a compulsory levy exacted from both purchasers and sellers of foreign exchange and is equivalent to import and export duties in a single exchange rate system. It also includes profits of export or import monopolies and other taxes specifically levied on international trade or transactions.