Re: Urgent , We have a new taxes , I need a help

[Markus A Lien <..hidden..>]

John Hasler wrote:
> Markus writes:
>   
> > the difference between a tax and a tarrif is that taxes are a percentage
> > and tarrifs are a flat amount, also tarrifs are typically collected for a
> > specific purpose rather than general tax coffers.
> >     
>
> Taxes of this sort are common in agriculture in the US.
>   
Another common one that we thought of that is actually charged by 
shipping companies NOT gov't is a fuel surcharge by shipping companies.  
This allows them to keep their shipping charges constant and simply 
adjust the fuel surcharge as fuel prices fluctuates.