THE CUBA REVIEW 



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SPECIAL CUBAN TARIFF REDUCTIONS 



[From the Gaccta Oficiai, Cuba, June 3, 1912] 



The Cuban government has granted special exemption from the surtax for olive oil 

 and cottonseed oil imported into Cuba for the manufacture of butter substitutes and 

 lard compounds ("mantecas"). These oils are dutiable under tariff No. 274 of the 

 tariff, inclusive of the surtax, at $3 per 100 kilos when imported in receptacles of 

 earthenware, wood or tin, and at $3.75 per 100 kilos when imported in bottles ; if such 

 oil is imported from the United States, the rates, inclusive of the surtax, are $2.40 and 

 $3, respectively. With the removal of the surtax, the rates under the general tariff 

 are $2.40 and $3, respectively, and the rates under the preferential tariff' applicable to 

 imports from the United States are $1.92 and $2.40, respectively. 



These reduced rates are applicable only to oils imported by those engaged in the 

 manufacture of "mantecas," and only under certain prescribed conditions. 



The Cuban government has also granted exemption from the surtax for canvas, 

 cotton tape, and jute thread, to be used as materials in the manufacture of sandals 

 made without leather, known as "alpargatas." On canvas, dutiable in tariff No. 114, 

 the removal of the surtax reduced the rates by 20 per cent. Cotton tape, under tariff 

 No. 128, by the removal of the surtax, is dutiable with a reduction of 15 per cent. 

 Jute thread, by the removal of the surtax, is dutiable at a reduction of 25 per cent of 

 the rates specified in tariff No. 129. 



These special reductions in the rates of duty are applicable only when importation 

 is made by those engaged in the manufacture of alpargatas, and only under special 

 conditions prescribed by the government. 



EXEMPTION OF THE SURTAX 



[From the Cuban official treasury bulletin] 



The Cuban government has authorized 

 exemption from the surtax for a number 

 of articles to be used for industrial pur- 

 poses. Bristol board, fine cardboard, card- 

 board covered with fancy paper, etc., 

 dutiable under tariff No. 162A, is hence- 

 forth subject to the following rates of 

 duty : $3.50 per 100 kilos, general rate, and 

 $2.45 per 100 kilos, preferential rate to the 

 United States. Other cardboard, and card- 

 board covered with ordinary brown paper, 

 dutiable under tariff No. 162B, is hence- 

 forth subject to the following rates of 

 duty : $1 per 100 kilos, general rate, and 

 $.70 per 100 kilos, preferential rate to the 

 United States. Machinery and apparatus 

 imported by the Cuban Coal Co. (Corn- 

 paiiia Carbonera de Cuba) and the Cuba 

 Copper Co., under tariff No. 226, is to be 

 dutiable at 20 per cent ad valorem, general 

 rate, and 16 per cent ad valorem, preferen- 

 tial rate to the United States. 



These exemptions from the surtax apply 

 only when the articles specified are im- 

 ported direct by those engaged in the in- 

 dustries specified in the decrees, for use in 

 their own industrial establishments. 



An experimental shipment of twelve 

 boxes of grapefruit from La Gloria district 

 to London, England, during the season, 

 realized 2.50 net, on the tree. This ship- 

 ment was sent by way of New York, neces- 

 sitating an extra handling there. With 

 direct shipment a better rate can be made. 

 — La Gloria Cuban-American. 



AMERICAN GLASSWARE EXPORTS 



The glassware export statistics of the 

 United States are divided into three classi- 

 fications, "cylinder, crown and common 

 window glass," "plate glass," and "all 

 other." 



Export statistics for glassware to Cuba 

 during the past five fiscal years ended June 

 30th have been as follows : 



Cylinder, Crown and Common Window Glass 



1907 1O08 1909 1910 1911 

 $15,398 $1,513 $2,176 $1,381 $5,137 



Plate Glass 



1908 1909 1910 1911 

 $7,890 $7,964 $3,814 $1,887 



All Other Glass and Glassware* 

 1907 1908 1909 1910 



$186,810 $172,189 $133,249 $200,146 



1911 

 $191,743 



* The 1911 column includes the exports for the 

 SIX months July 1 to December 30, 1910, of "cyl- 

 inder, crown and common window glass," and of 

 "plate glass." 



The annual report of the Cuban Tele- 

 phone Company shows excellent progress 

 during the past year, the lines now extend- 

 ing through Havana, Alatanzas and Santa 

 Clara Provinces and for some distance 

 into Pinar del Rio. 



The earnings of the company are now 

 in excess of $1,000 a month and the presi- 

 dent is confident that the amount will in- 

 crease for many months to come. Some 

 idea of the growth of the long distance 

 business may be obtained by the statement 

 that from a revenue of $500 in October it 

 has been increased to $3,500 in JVIarch.— 

 Havana Post. 



