576 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



COUNTIIES 



Cuba 



Dominican Republic- 



Weifcht 



Rale per 



100 Pounds. 



L'. S. 



Currency 



Kate 

 Per Ccnl 

 Ad Valorem 



25 



-Tires for autos, 



bicycles, etc.. Ntt 5.67 



Tires for trucks Free 



French — 



Guadeloupe 6 



Martinique (rates not specified) ." 



(Imports c( rther than French origin i)ay also the regular French 

 import duties.) 



Haiti 24 



Porto Rico Free 



(Imports from foreign countries are subject to the provisions of the 

 United States tariff.) 



Virgin Islands of the United States ..... Free 



(Imports from foreign countries are temporarily subject to the duties 

 formerly in force in the Danish West Indies.) 



South America: 

 Argentina — Rubber casings ) j eg^l 



Tubes )' 



Solid tires. 



(Valuation $105.06 per 100 pounds.) 



Non-skid casings Legal 



(Valu-ction $7879 per 100 pounds.) 

 Pneumatic tires and tubes for 



cycles and motorcycles... Legal 



(VaK-ation $120.84 per 100 pounds.) 

 (Rate PC- cent includes surtax of 7 per cent ad valorem.) 



Bolivia— Solid tires Legal 17.64 



Pneumatic tires Legal 52.93 



Brazil — Auto tire-? 



Pneumatic tires of Para rubber 



32 



32 



46.28 

 20.57 



Nominal ad valorem duties 



9.93 

 0.91 

 9. 93 



Includes 



35.32 

 52.98 



43.5 



43.5 

 surtax of 



1.5 



Net 

 Net 



Net 



13. 8U 

 11.38 



20.31 



(Duties given are actual ad valorem duties. 

 are 15 and 5 per cent respectively.) 



Chile Gross 



Colombia Gross 



Ecuador Net 



Guiana — British 20 



(When imported f n m the United Kingdrjn, Canada or Newfoundland, 

 admitted at a reduction of one-fifth of the dutv.) 



Dutch 11 



French 5 



(The regular French import duties arc also collected on goods 

 not of French origin.) 



Paraguay — Casings, tubes, solid tires 



(Valuation, $140.07 per 100 pounds.) 



Xon-skid attachments 



(Valuation, $105.05 per ICO pounds, 

 per cent ad valorem.) 

 Peru — Articles of soft rubber, not speci- 

 fied Legal 



Articles of hard rubber not speci- 

 fied Legal 



(At Callao. Salaverry, Mollendo. Ilo, Paita and Pisco a surtax of 20 per 

 cent of duty is levied: at crther ports, 18 per cent.) 



Uruguav 45 



Venezuela Gross 6.57 .... 



El'ROpe: 



Austria-Hungary 



Belgium — Solid tire? 



Casings for autos and motor- 

 cycles 



Casings for other vehicles, 

 weighing each: 



Undei 60C gram? 



600 grams or more 



Inner trbes for: 



Au'.ns and motorcycles 



Other vehicles 



Bulgaria — Tires and tubes 



Czecho-SIovakia — ■Pn*tumatic tires and 



tfbes 



Denmark — Auto tires 



Solid tires 



Combined with textiles — . 



Faroe Islands 



Finland — All tirec. without rims 



V/ith rims 



France — Auto tires and tubes 



Solid tiies 



Cycle tires 



Germany — Auto tires 



Inner tubes 



Gibraltar .' • . • 



Greece 



Iceland 



Italy — Auto tires and tubes 



Jugo-Slavia 



(These duties to be increased lOO per cent 

 on luxuries.) 



Malta 



Netherlands 



Norway — Auto tires 



Motrrcyde tiies 



Poland I 



Portugal 



(Conversion to U. S. currency is based 

 paper milreis.J 



Free 



Free 



Net 



Net 

 egal 

 Net 



Free 



per cent surtax 



3.65 



3.65 



10.79 



1.60 



CnL'NrRiES 



Rumania — Auto tires 



Solid tires 



Servia 



Spain— Soliri tires 



Casings and inner tubes 



Sweden — Solid tires 



Tires for m.-itorcycles 



Auto tires, lubes, casings 



Switzerland — .Solid lires 



Pneumatic tires, tubes, cas- 

 ings 



Solid tires with fabric or 



metal 



Pneumatic tires, tubes, cas- 

 ings, with valves, etc.... 

 Non-£kid tires with leather 

 or steel protectors 



Turkey 

 United 



Kingdom. 



Free 



Asi.\: 

 British — 



Aden 



Ceylon 7.5 



(Duty based en wholesale cash price in bond, less trade discount at 

 the port of entry.) 



Cyprus 8 



(Duty based on export price with addition of cost of transport [includ- 

 ing insurance! tc the port of final discharge,) 



Federated Malay .States 



Hongkong 



India 



(See note for Ceylcn.) 



North Borneo 



Sarav/ak 



Straits Settlements 



China 



Dutch East Indies 



French Indo-China 



(Imports from France are admitted free of duty, while imports from 



other countries are subject to the rates prescribed by the customs taritf 



of France.) 



Japan (including Formosa and Chosen) — 



Auto tires 



Cycle tires Xtt 42.^^ 



Persia 



Siam 



Syria 



Free 



10 

 Free 



20 



10 



Free 



Free 



5 



10 



25 



Africa: 



12 



3 

 U% + 

 1% if imported 

 through Egypt. 



Abyssinia .... 

 Belgian Congo., 



10 

 10 



British — 



Mauritius 12 



Nigeria Free 



Union of South Africa 20 



(Duty based on the current value for home consumption at the place 

 of purchase, including value of packing and agent's commission if it 

 exceeds 5 per cent.) 



Zanzibar 7.5 



(The dutiable value of imports from Europe or America is taken to 

 be the cost price [with charges], increased by 5 per cent or the 

 invoice price [exclusive of charges], increased by 15 per cent.) 



Egypt 8 



(In Alexandria a wharfage tax of one-half of 1 per ct-nt is added. At 

 other ports diriferent rates are imposed.) 



French Algeria 



(Imports from Fr?nce are admitted free of duty, while imports frcm 

 ether countries are subject to the rates prescribed by the customs tariff 

 of France.) 



Italian — 



Eritrea 



Libia 



Somaliland 



Liberia 



Morocco . 



8 

 11 

 15 

 12.5 

 12.5 



Ocean i.\: 

 British — 



Australia 40 



(Duty based on fair market value F. O. B. at port of export, plus 10 

 per cent. (Dn casings weighing over 2J^ pounds and inner tubes 

 over 1 pound each, 48.6 cents per pound, if higher than the ad 

 valorem rate.) 



New Zealand 1 



Guam Free 



(Imports of foreign origin arc taxed 25 per cent of their value.) 

 Philippine Islands Free 



(Imports of foreign origin ate taxed 25 per cent of their value.) 

 Tutuila 10 



on the latest quotation of the 



Conversion made at normal rate of exchange except where otherwise 

 stated. 



Legal weight is not uniformly construed, but (generally includes the 

 weight of the immediate packing or container, though m some countries fixed 

 tare allowances are made. 



