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# TaxType Object

Representation of tax types fetched from tax gateway.

```graphql
type TaxType {
  description: String
  taxCode: String
}
```

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### Fields

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#### [`description`](#description) ● [`String`](/api-reference/miscellaneous/scalars/string.md)

Description of the tax type.

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#### [`taxCode`](#tax-code) ● [`String`](/api-reference/miscellaneous/scalars/string.md)

External tax code used to identify given tax group.

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### Returned By

[`taxTypes`](/api-reference/deprecated/taxes/queries/tax-types.md) query

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### Member Of

[`Product`](/api-reference/products/objects/product.md) object  ● [`ProductType`](/api-reference/products/objects/product-type.md) object