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duty-paid

 
 
adjective

Definition

TAX, COMMERCE duty-paid goods are goods on which tax is paid: British duty-paid cigarettes will carry a tax mark to make identification of smuggled tobacco easier. Duty-paid beer is still cheaper on the French side of the Channel. → Compare duty-free adjective
(Definition of duty-paid adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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