December 1, 1916.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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Foreign Import Duties on Boots and Shoes. 



THE following table, corrected to November 20, 1916, shows 

 the foreign import duties on rubber boots and shoes of all 

 descriptions, imported into the various countries from the 



United States. 



Owing to the frequency of tariff changes the figures and in- 

 formation given in this table should be periodically verified. It 

 is also advised that small trial shipments be made in order to 



test the rates prior to sending more extensive . shipments. 

 In the first column is given the country, while the next col- 

 umn contains the articles with notes regarding surtaxes, basis 

 of rates, etc. The third column specifies whether the weight is 

 to be taken as gross or net and the last column gives the ad 

 valorem duty or the rate of specific duty in United States 

 currency. 



Countries. Articles and Remarks. 



Europe: 



Austria-Hungary Shoemakers' wareS; with textile goods, per 100 pounds 



Belgium Manufactures of india rubber, ad valorem 



'Bulgaria Ordirary rubber boots and shoes (galoshes), per 100 pounds (includes 20 per cent surtax). 



Other rubber boots and shoes, per 100 pounds (includes 20 per cent surtax) 



Denmark Rubber boots and shoes, with textiles, per 100 pounds — including inner packing 



France Rubber footwear lined with felt, wool, or any partly woolen cloth, per 100 pounds 



Rubber footwear lined with cotton, hemp, or flax cloth, per 100 pounds 



Kootwear with soles of rubbei , per pair , 



■Germany Kootweai, with or without ruhber soles — Unvarnished, per 100 pounds 



Varnished, per 100 pounds 



Great Britain Manufactures of rubber 



Greece (laloslies of rubber, per 100 pounds 



Italy Rubber footwear, lined or trimmed with stufTs, per 100 pairs 



(Jther rubber footwear, per 100 pounds 



Netherlands Rubber footwear, ad valorem 



Norway Rubber footwear, per 100 pounds 



Portugal Rubber footwear, per 100 pounds 



Roumania Rublier footwear, per 100 pounds 



Russia Rubber footwear, per 100 pounds 



Servia Rubber footwear, per 100 pounds 



Spain Rubber footwear, per 100 pounds 



Sweden *',. Rubber footwear, per 100 pounds 



Switzerland , Rubber footwear, per 100 pounds .- 



Turkey : ' Rubber galoshes, boots and shoes 



North America: 



Canada and Nova Scotia Rubber boots and shoes, ad valorem, including war tax (7j4%) 



Imports of articles invoiced at prices less than the market value in tlif (iiuimy from which 

 ejcported, are liable to a "dumping" duly if such articles are also made in Canada. 



Newfoundland I'ootwear and all manufactures in part or in whole of india rubber or gutla percha, ad valorem, 



including 10 per cent surtax 



Central America: 



Costa Rica Rubber footwear, per 100 pounds 



Guatemala Hoots and shoes, and overshoes of rubber or rubberized cloth, per 100 pounds 



Honduras Rubber boots, per 100 pounds . 



Footwear of rubberized cloth, per 100 pounds ■ 



Nicaragua Footwear of rubber such as waterproof boots and shoes, per 100 pounds --.... 



Panama Rubber footwear, ad valorem 



Salvador Rubber footwear, per 100 pounds 



West Indies: 



Cuba Rubber footwear with cotton fabrics, per 100 pounds • 



Santo Domingo Rubber footwear 



South America: 



Argentina Rubber footwear — includes surtax o/ 2% — duty based on valuation of $54.72 per 100 pounds.... 



Footwear of cloth and rubber, ••■•' ^ sole measures 25 centimeters (9.84 inches) or less, duty 



based on valuation of $2. 9V, ^cr dozen, includes surtax of 2 per cent of valuation 



Same footwear, larger sizes, duty based on valuation of $6.76 per dozen, includes surtax of 2 per 



cent 



Bolivia Rubber footwear for men, surtax of 15 per cent is included, based on valuation of $14.00 per 



dozen pairs 



Rubber footwear for women and children: Overshoes, rubbers, boots, lined or not, including 



surtax of 15 per cent, based on valuation of $0.56 per pound 



Footwear for women and children with exterior lining with or without interior lining, including 



surtax of 15 per cent, based on valuation of $0.88 per pound. 



Brazil Rubber footwear — nominally 3 milreis per kilo. — per 100 pounds 



Chile Rubber footwear of all kinds, per 100 pounds 



Ecuador Rubber footwear, including surtax of 125.5 per cent, per 100 pounds 



Paraguay Rubber footwear, with sole measuring 25 centimeters or less, includes surtax of I'/? per cent 



of valuation, based on valuation of $5.79 per dozen pairs 



Rubber footwear of larger sizes, based on valuation of $11.58 per dozen pairs 



Peru Rubber footwear, including weight of inner packing; at ports of Caliao, Salaverry, Paita and 



I'isco, surtax of 10 per cent, per 100 pounds 



At other ports — surtax of 8 per cent, per 100 pounds 



Uruguay fiubber footwear, based on valuation of $5.17 per dozen pairs — surtax of 14 per cent of valuation 



ii.included - 



Venezuela Rii|>b'er footwear, including surtax of 56.55 per cent, per 100 pounds. *<. 



Asia: 



China Rubber boots, per dozen pairs 



Rubber shoes, per dozen pairs 



Japan Rubber boots, per 100 pounds 



Rubber shoes, per 100 pounds 



Rubber overshoes, per 100 pounds. . 



32H% 



44% 



