January 1, 1914.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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Tariff 



No. 



Conven- 



General tional 



Tariff. Tariff. 



m. pf. m. pf. 



OTHER GOODS— Continued. 

 Wound round with other textile 



material 100 K. 40.00 



580 Textile materials or felt im- 

 pregnated or coated with India 



rubber, or with internal layers 



of rubber: india rubber wares 



coated with textile materials or 



yarn wound thereon. Entirely 



or partly of silk 100 K. 180.00 



Of other textile material 100.00 



In the fiscal j'ear 1912 United States exports of rubber 

 goods to Germany included: Belting, hose and packing, 

 $40,233; boots and shoes, $102,220; tires for automobiles, 

 $1,160; all other tires, $800; other goods, $397,256; total, 

 $541,669. 



AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL TARIFF. 



I:qttiz'aleitts f^samc as in England,) 

 round sterling, S4.866; Shilling, $0,243; Penny, $0,020. 



The "General'" Tariff applies to imports from the United 

 States. 



Tariff 

 No. CRUDE RUBBER, ETC. 



351a India rubber crude, rubber wastes, 

 hard rubber in sheets 



351b India rubber powdered or re- 

 claimed 



PASTES, ETC. 

 261b Rubber cements and prepared 

 adhesives 



165 



349 

 353 



433 



423 



MACHINERY. 

 India rubber working machinery- 

 hose machines 



30% 



15% 



346 



348 

 350 



350 



BELTING, HOSE AND PACKING. 



Rubber and other hose 25% 



Belts of leather, rubber and com- 

 bined materials 25% 



Woven canvas hose, 2^4 inches in 



diameter and over Free 



Cotton, asbestos and other pack- 

 ings; including asbestos cloth 

 (with or without wire) proofed 

 with rubber 20%; 



BOOTS AND SHOES. 

 Goloshes, rubber sand boots and 



"Plimsolls" 



Rubber gum and wading boots.. 

 Soles, pads and heels 



TIRES FOR VEHICLES. 

 Pneumatic rubber tires and tubes 

 therefor, valved or unvalved: 

 Covers weighing each 25^2 pounds 

 or less. Tubes weighing each 1 

 pound or less 25%; 



25 %o 



15%) 



20%> 

 20% 

 Free 



20%o 



20%o 



Covers weighing each over 2'^ 

 pounds; tubes weighing each 

 over 1 pound, or ad valorem.. 



Is. 6d. per Is. 2d. per 



pound pound 



25% or 20%. 



British 

 Tariff General Preferential 



.\o. Tariff. Tariff. 



RUBBER TIRES OTHER THAN PNEUMATIC. 

 350 Rubber tires other than pneumatic 25% 20% 



350 Rubbered tire fabric, tire rubber.. 25% 20%) 



OTHER GOODS. 



350 Rubber manufactures not already 



indicated and articles not else- 

 where indicated in which rubber 

 forms a part: Bandages, elastic 

 stockings, leggings, knee caps, 

 thigh pieces and wristlets: hat 

 makers' press bags and rings, gas 

 bags, sponge bags, rubber on 

 textile, bed sheets of rubber, ear 

 douches, all rubber invoiced as 

 ear syringes, cash mats, rubber 

 stoppers or corks 25% 20% 



351 Boot and apparel elastics, masti- 



cated rubber, india rubber 

 syringes, enemas, injection bot- 

 tles, urinals, air and water beds, 

 air cushions and pillows, cut 



sheets, surgical tubing Free Free 



364 Fountain pens, etc., when in fancy 



boxes 30% 25% 



When not in fancy boxes 5% Free 



145 Lawn sprinklers 15%' 12j^% 



144 Wringers 20%; 12^% 



111 Diving dresses Free Free 



328 Toilet combs and shaving sets 25%) 20%) 



In the fiscal year 1912 United States exports of rubber 

 goods to -A^ustralia and Tasmania included: Belting, hose and 

 packing, $127,706; boots and shoes, $223,394; tires for auto- 

 mobiles, $24,081; all other tires, $2,574; other goods, $124,945; 

 total, $502,700. 



SOUTH AFRICAN CUSTOMS UNION. 



Equiz^alents (same as in EngUind). 

 Pound sterling, $4,866; Shilling, $0,243; Penny, $0,020. 



The General Duty applies to imports from the United 

 States. Imports from Great Britain receive a rebate. 

 Tariff General 



No. BELTING, HOSE AND PACKING. Duty. 



61 Bands and belting for driving machinery 3% 



89 Conveying hose 3% 



102 Packing and lagging for engines, machinery, pip- 

 ing and buildings 3% 



TIRES FOR VEHICLES. 

 91 Rubber tires for perambulators imported in long 



lengths 3% 



OTHER GOODS. 



119 Telegraph and telephone material 3% 



81 Felt, rubberoid, uralitc and similar substances for 



building purposes 3% 



All goods not elsewhere chargeable with duty and not in 

 free list will be charged with a general ad valorem duty of 

 15 per cent. 



In the fiscal year 1912 LTnited States exports to British 

 South .\frica included: Belting, hose and packing, $201,229; 

 boots and shoes, $19,905; tires for automobiles, $7,049; all 

 other tires, $5,773; other goods, $29,163; total, $263,119. 



