Discusses pricing formula and other fees, value-added tax (VAT), etc.
Last Published: 7/23/2019
Competitive prices and quality are important.  Generally, the market is willing to pay a premium for higher quality products.  However, substandard or counterfeit items, as well as competition from businesses in the informal economy and contraband goods, make it difficult for genuinely higher quality products to compete fairly for premium prices.

Value-added tax (VAT) is applied to all transactions related to the sale or import of goods, and personal services.  In general, the VAT rate is 10 percent, except for some items like pharmaceutical products, the sale of land, interest charges, commissions, and others, for which the tax rate is five percent.  Prices are usually quoted with taxes included.

An excise tax is applied to certain imports and initial sales of national products.  The tax rate varies from one percent to 50 percent, depending on the type of good, and principally affects fuels, alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and certain other goods classified as “luxury” items.
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