definiens: shall mean for any period, the gross amount received for sales of the Product in the Field byAridis or any Aridis Affiliate or any licensee or sublicensee of either as applicable ( a ), to a non - Affiliate ofthe Selling Person, less the following deductions, in each case to the extent specifically related to the Product and takenby the Selling Person or otherwise paid for or accrued by the Selling Person ( ): trade, cash, promotional and quantity discounts and inventory management fees paid to wholesalers ; tariffs, duties, excises and taxes on sales ( including sales or use taxes or value added taxes ) to theextent imposed upon and paid directly with respect to such sales ( and excluding national, sales or localtaxes based on income ) ; freight, insurance, packing costs and other transportation charges allocated to the sale ; amounts repaid or credits taken by reason of damaged goods, rejections, defects, expired dating, recallsor returns or because of retroactive price reductions, billing errors, or trial prescriptions ; charge back payments, rebates and discounts granted to ( i ) managed healthcare organizations, ( ii ) federal, state or provincial or local governments or other agencies, ( iii ) purchasers and reimbursers or ( iv ) tradecustomers, including wholesalers and chain and pharmacy buying groups ; discounts paid under state legislated or seller - sponsored discount prescription drug programs or reductionsfor coupon and voucher programs ; and documented custom duties actually paid by the Selling Person