What kinds of goods were commonly smuggled in the Roman Empire up to the end of the 3rd century AD?
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Everything was a candidate to be smuggled -- especially when coming from outside the Empire. The port duties on goods moved from one part of the Empire to another was 1/40th of its value (in kind or cash), while goods from outside the Empire could face duties as high as 1/4th.
Tax rates come from Paolo McLaughlin's "The Roman Empire and the Indian Ocean"; he claims a universal 1/4th for goods from outside the empire, but I've seen lower figures cited, so I took his as the maximum.
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