Seitember 1, 1921 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



933 



which laws were later moditied in August, 1920, and in January, 

 1921. Provision has been made, however, in the new tariff, for an 

 increase of these basic rates by a scries of "coefficients of in- 

 crease" which indicates the figure by which the duty is to be 

 multiplied to determine the amount to be added in order to 

 arrive at the total duty payable. The new duties are subject to 

 a surtax when payment is not made in gold. 



Category XUn Rubber a&d Gutta-Percha 



Tariff Import Co- 

 No. Articles Duty efficient 



(Gold Lire) of in- 



Lire c. crease 



826 Rubber: 



a Raw Free 



b Re-manufactured 20.00 



c Mixed with other substances not vulcanized 



100 kihgs. 50.00 



827 Robber sheets and plates: 



a Cut 100 kilogs. 80.00 0.2 



b Other: 



1. Combined with tissues or with tissues 



inserted 100 kilogs. 70.00 0.3 



2. Ctntainina metal threads ir metal gauze 



100 kihgs. 40.00 0.3 



3. Not speciallv mentioned ICO kilogs. 60.00 0.2 



B2S Rubber tubes: 



a Of cut sheet 100 kilogs. 100.00 0.2 



h Other: 



1. Combined with tissues or with tissues 



inserted 100 kilogs. 80.00 0.3 



2. Containing metal threads or metal 



R3uze 100 kilogs. 50.00 0.3 



3. Not specially nientiLiicd, except those 



f'«r inner tubes of tires 100 kilogs. 70.00 0.2 



829 Rubber cords, even combined with textile ma- 

 terials 100 kilogs fi'^.OO ■ 0.2 



330 Threads of rubber of a thickness of: 



a Up to 3 mm 100' kilogs. 150.00 0.1 



b More than 3 mm 100 kilogs. 100.00 0.1 



831 Disks, even if perforated, bands and valves, or 



tubes of rubber: , ^ . _ 



a Of cut sheets \00 kilogs. HOOO 0.2 



b Other: 



1. Combined with tissues or with inserted _ , 



tissues 100 kilogs. 90 00 0.3 



' 2. Not specially menticned. . . . 100 kilogs. 80.00 0.2 



S32 Tire? and covers of rubber for vehicle wheels: ^^ on n t 



a Combined with metal .100 kilogs. oO.OO 0.3 



b Other, even if combined with tissues n^ „,, r. -, 



100 kilogs. Sf^-OO 0-3 



833 Mats ibademe): ^^n t\t\ ni 



a Combined with metal \00 kilogs. oj^-^*} ""ij 



b Other \00 kilogs. ^0.00 0.3 



P34 Pne-.imntic tires and inner tubes, f(vr vehicle 



wheels, even combined with tissues ,«« /^rt r, ^ 



100 kilogs. l^'O-OO "-1 



835 Transmission belts rf rubber, ccmbined with o/i nn n ■? 



tissues or with inserted tissues.. lOO kilogs. ^V.uu u.j 



836 Carpets of rubber: 



a Combined with tissues or with inserted m /\n ni 



tissues 100 kilogs. 70-00 0.^ 



b Other 100 kilogs. ^^-OO ^-^ 



837 Rubbered tissues, in the piece: 



a Of silk or mixed with mere than 50 per cent. 



of silk Duty on the silk 



tissue according 

 to kind. 

 b Other Duty on the tis- 

 sue according to 

 fiuality increased 

 bv 20 lire per 

 . . ,100 kilogs. 

 Ti'isues crnsisting of several layers, joined 

 by layers of rubber, in the composition of 

 which tissues of different textile materials 

 enter, are classified as rubbered of the most 

 highly-taxed tissue of which they are com- 

 posed. 



Tissues, unbleached or bleached, covered 

 with colored rubber, are not considered as 

 dyed. 



838 Elastic trimmings, ribbons, galloons, bands, 



nets and tissues: 



a Mixed with vegetable textile materials 



lOD kikgs. l-'O.OO 0.3 



b Other Duty on trim- 

 material of which 

 mings. ribbons, 

 galloons, bands, 

 nets and tissues 

 of the textile 

 they are com- 

 posed. 



839 Wearinc apparel and traveling requisites, of 



rubbered tissues: Duty on the rub- 



bered ti*5sue of 

 which they are 

 mainly com- 

 posed, increased 

 by 25 per cent. 

 ?40 M.'f- ^nctt'rc« not specially mentioned, of 



rubbered tissues; Duty on the rub- 



bered tissue of 

 which they are 

 mainly ci'^mposed, 

 incrca.sed by 25 

 per cent. 



Tarifli 

 No. 

 841 



84J 

 843 



845 



Articles 

 Gloves of rubber: 



Weighing 50 grams or less per pair ktlog. 



Other, including parts of gloves kilog. 



Cakes and pieces of india rubber, for erasers, 



even with wooden sheaths .kilog. 



Manufactures, not specially mentioned, of 



rubber: 



Of cut sheets kilcg. 



f)thcr kilcg. 



Ebonite: 



In sheets or in thin jilates Uilog. 



In cylinders or tubes kihg. 



Manufactures, not specially mentioned. fri/tg. 

 Outta percha: 



Raw 



In sheets or thin p a es 1 1" a ^.*.ic':ness of: 



1. 0.5-mm. or mi re 100 kilogs. 



2. Less than 0.5-mm 100 ktlogs. 



Manufactures, nut specially mentii ned 



100 kilogs. 



Import Co- 

 Duty efficient 

 (Gold Lire) of tn- 

 Lire c. crease 



4.00 

 2.50 



80.00 



0.2 

 0.5 



0.1 



0.3 



AUSTRALIA 



The changes in .Australian import duties, which became effective 

 June 30, 1921, are as follows: galoshes (Item No. 328) have a 

 general rate of duty at two shillings a pair, and preferential rate 

 of duty one shilling and sixpence a pair. These articles, ad 

 valorem, have a general and preferential rate of duty of 35 per 

 cent and 25 per cent respectively. Under Item Xo. 332 rubber 

 stoppers or corks are omitted, while subhead (C) is amended to 

 read "Floor covering and floor and carriage mats of rubber, on 

 and after May 28, 1921." Under Item No. 351 (B), "brakes and 

 transmission linings" are added. 



The prohibition of April 2, 1919. against the importation of 

 rubber-covered wire without prescribed labels has been amended. 

 It has now been decided that a statement "Manufactured to 

 Railways Signal Association's specification. 1919, for rubber 

 covered wire" (or date of subsequent R. S. A. specification under 

 which wire was manufactured) may be accepted as an alternative 

 to the marking heretofore required. 



BRITISH INDIA 



The revised valuations, fixed by the Governor-General of British 

 India, were issued May 21, 1921. Among articles classed as mis- 

 cellaneous, and also wholly or mainly manufactured, were the fol- 

 lowing : 



Duty 

 Per C enl 



Pneumatic rubber tires and tubes for motor 

 cars, motor lorries, motor cycles, motor 

 scooters, bicycles and tricycles 



Rubber tires and other manufactures of 

 rubber, not otherwise specified 



SPAIN 



Tariff 

 valuation 



Ad valorem 

 .■\d valorem 



20 

 11 



On the eighth of July last the new customs tariff' for Spain 

 became effective. This tariff supersedes all those previously pub- 

 lished. Import tariff items which relate to the rubber industry 

 are as follows : 



Imuorts 



Dulies 



Tariff 

 No. 



28 



71,1 

 713 



714 

 713 



1376 



1377 

 137S 



Asbcstcs 



In sheets or plates, with or without admixture of 

 other materials (excepting rubber or metal 

 wire), including tiles, tulws and pipes, of asbes- 

 tos and cement lOO kiloi:s. G 



Manufactured, with admixture <f rubber or metal, 

 into couplings for machines, braids, plates. 



belts and other articles \O0 kih^es. 



Ballr)ons 



Of rubbered silk, v.-eighing; 



Less than 300 kilogs kilos. 



300 kilogs. and more . .l-ilag. 



Of other fabrics, varnished cr rubbered, weighing: 



Less than 500 kilogs kilcg. 



500 kilogs. and more kilog. 



Rubber, gutta percha and the like 



Pure, without admixture of other materials, of 

 the natural color or red. in sheets up to 2 mm., 

 inclusive, in thickness, not vulcanized, called 

 "English sheet." with a specific gravity not 

 greater than 1 kilog. 



\'ulcanized 



Threads up to 1 mm. thick ..kiUg. 



Threads more than 1 mm. thick kihg. 



0.45 



6.00 

 10.00 



O'O 



1.30 

 5.00 



