For businesses that qualify, the tax breaks include the elimination of the sales taxes they pay on goods and services.

They are paid by a small number of people at export shipping centres on goods difficult to conceal.

Other petitioners requested relief from paying duties on certain goods.

In June 2009, the facility to drawback duty paid on goods warehoused for export was withdrawn.

Repayment of duty or other taxes paid on goods satisfying certain conditions.

These agencies fear that American businesses will fail to pay income taxes and import duties on bartered goods.

"And try to make sure than outland traders pay the surtax on goods from Recluce?"

You pay it automatically on most goods and services, at the flat rate of 17.5 per cent.

European companies, for example, do not have to pay value-added taxes on exported goods.

Will I have to pay tax on goods bought abroad?