indirect tax - a tax levied on goods or services rather than on persons or organizations

customs, customs duty, impost, custom - 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

tax - levy a tax on; "The State taxes alcohol heavily"; "Clothing is not taxed in our state"