18 THE CUBA REVIEW 
respective customs authorities in order to levy the proper ad-valorem duties on the valua- 
tion fixed by the appraisers. 
REQUIREMENTS 
Any citizen or foreigner sending merchandise to the Republic of Cuba, shall present 
to its consular office, the respective invoices for their certification, provided the said in- 
voices carry a value of $5.00 or more; likewise the bills of lading, to be duly viséd. 
In order to have the advantage of the Reciprocity Treaty between Cuba and the 
United States, invoices under $5.00 covering goods of the soil or industry of this country 
should be certified. 
With the exception indicated in the foregoing paragraph, the Custom Houses of the 
Republic will exact certified invoices and viséd bills of lading for the clearance of mer- . 
chandise, or, in exceptional cases, a guarantee for the subsequent production of these 
documents. 
Each invoice must represent a distinct shipment by one ship to one consignee or 
firm of consignees. The consolidation of different consignments in a single invoice shall 
not be permitted. 
Invoices as well as the declarations herein referred to, must be written on one side 
of paper only. No corrections, erasures, additions or alterations are allowed unless stated 
in a signed acknowledgment in Spanish or English preceding the declaration. 
Invoices PRESENTED BY MANUFACTURERS, PRODUCERS, SELLERS, OWNER OR SHIPPERS 
At the bottom of the invoice the Manufacturers, Producers, Sellers, Owner or Shippers 
will write in Spanish and sign one of the declarations printed at the end of these instruc- 
tions. 
If the article shipped is a product of the soil or industry of the United States, use one 
of the DECLARATIONS FOR DOMESTIC GOODS. 
If a product of the soil or industry of any other country than the United States, use 
one of the DECLARATIONS FOR FOREIGN GOODS. 
INVOICES PRESENTED BY AGENTS 
If the Manufacturers, Producers, Sellers, Owner or Shippers do not reside in the city, 
a person must be appointed to present the invoice, such appointment to be in writing. 
In this case, as well as when the shipment is made through an agent, in addition to any 
of the declarations indicated in the foregoing paragraphs, signed by the said Manufac- 
turers, Producers, Sellers, Owner or Shippers (as the case may be) a second declaration 
is required written in Spanish, and signed by the agents. 
MERCHANDISE OTHER THAN THE PRODUCT OF THE UNITED STATES 
Goods not the production of the soil or industry of the United States, should be 
placed on a separate consular and commercial invoice, as only such goods as are the 
production of the United States are entitled to benefit of the Reciprocity Treaty between 
Cuba and the United States. 
Shipments of foreign goods under $5.00 in value, consular invoice not required. 
All shipments over $5.00 in value, consular invoice must be presented. 
No invoice will be accepted by the Cuban Custom Houses which includes domestic 
and foreign merchandise. 
SHIPMENT OF TISSUES 
Besides the marks, numbers, classes, quantity and gross weight of packages, the 
following particulars will be required on invoices covering shipments of tissues to Cuba: 
1. Nature of fibre. (Cotton, linen, wool, silk, ete.) 
2. Kind of tissue. (Plain, smooth, twilled, damask-like, or whether it is or is not 
embroidered.) 
