Duty of Tonnage

AuthorJeffrey Lehman, Shirelle Phelps

Page 46

A fee that encompasses all taxes and CUSTOMS DUTIES, regardless of their name or form, imposed upon a vessel as an instrument of commerce for entering, remaining in, or exiting from a port.

Conceptually, a duty of tonnage is assessed for the privilege of transacting business in a port.

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