Here is a detailed report on different customs tariffs and duties.No worries they use this manual and the associated codes its still confusing for me but best I could find I don't have business accounting background.
a) What does 'International trade & transaction' entail? code 115 in manual (115) are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory, or when transactions in services exchange between residents and nonresidents. Th ese taxes are classifi ed into various subcategories according to the nature of the exchange and whether the exchange is related to imports or exports
a) How does the said differ from 'Customs & other import duties'? code 1151 84 Customs and other import duties (1151) cover revenue from all levies and duties payable on goods of a particular kind because they are entering the country or services because they are delivered by nonresidents to residents. Th e levies may be imposed with the intention to raise revenue or discourage imports in order to protect resident producers of the same goods or services. Th e duties may be determined on a specifi c or ad valorem basis, but they must be restricted by law to imported products. Included are duties levied under the customs tariff schedule and its annexes, including surtaxes that are based on the tariff schedule, consular fees, tonnage charges, statistical taxes, fi scal duties, and surtaxes not based on the customs tariff schedule. Th is category covers taxes that fall on imports only. Imports that fall into a wider category of goods that are subject to the tax should be recorded under general taxes on goods and services (1141) or excises (1142). If excises are levied on imported goods under the same law to comparable domestically produced goods, then the revenue from the tax should be classified as arising from excises rather than from import duties
b )What is the difference between:
i) Sales tax, and ii) VAT taxes Im not sure what this one would look like inside somalia. Below document talks about it a bit
We even have set a duty rate on importing nuclear reactors, guul.

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