Customs revenue

Definition

Money collected by the government from taxes on imports and exports.

Used by Edexcel

Paper 2

By 1713, it collected taxes on goods imported into British America and on goods exported from there to other places. These taxes were customs duties; the money collected was customs revenue. Parliament tried to increase this revenue between 1713 and 1741.
Revise: Problems within the Colonies

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GCSE History · key term

Money collected by the government from taxes on imports and exports.

Used by Edexcel

Paper 2

By 1713, it collected taxes on goods imported into British America and on goods exported from there to other places. These taxes were customs duties; the money collected was customs revenue. Parliament tried to increase this revenue between 1713 and 1741.
Revise: Problems within the Colonies

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