24 THE CUBA REVIEW 
PLACE OF SHIPMENT AND DATE 
Place of shipment and date must be shown under the declaration instead of at the 
head of the consular invoice. 
CONSULAR FEES 
$0.10 for certifying invoices less than $5 in value. 
$0.50 for certifying invoices from $5 to $49.99. 
$2 on amounts from $50 to $200. 
$0.25 extra for each additional $100 or fraction thereof. 
$0.50 for certifying extra copies of any invoice. 
$1 for certifying each set of bills of lading. 
Bills of lading covering shipments of less than $5 in value, need not be vised. 
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 
The metric system of weights and measures is in use in Cuba: 
1 kilogram (kilo)==1000 grams—=2.2046 pounds. 
1 hectoliter—=100 liters—=26.417 gallons. 
1 meter—100 centimeters—=1,000 millimeters=39.37 inches. 
CONSULATES OF CUBA IN THE UNITED STATES 
Aguadilla, P. R.; Atlanta, Ga.; Baltimore, Md.; Boston, Mass.; Brunswick, Ga.; 
Charleston, $.C.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.; Detroit, Mich.; Fernandina, Fla.; Phila- 
delphia, Pa.; Galveston, Texas; Gulfport, Miss.; Honolulu, Hawaii; Jacksonville, Fla.; 
Kansas City, Mo.; Key West, Fla.; Louisville, Ky.; Los Angeles, Cal.; Mobile, Ala.; 
Mayaguez, P. R.; NEW YORK, N. Y. (Consulate General) ; New Orleans, La.; Newport- 
News, Va.; Norfolk, Va.; Pascagoula, Miss.; Pensacola, Fla.; Ponce, P. R.; San Francisco, 
Cal.; Saint Louis, Mo.; San Juan, P. R.; Savannah, Ga.; Tampa, Fla.; Washington, D. C. 
A Few DONT’S For Consuxar INVOICES: 
DON’T bunch prices and weights of different articles together; give them separately, 
as some goods pay duty by weight and some ad-valorem. 
DON’T bunch charges and expenses of an invoice together; place the commission, inci- 
dental expenses, conveyance, cartage, marking and other costs, separately. 
DON’T have more than one mark in each invoice; the consolidation of different consign- 
ments in a single invoice is not permitted. 
DON’T make corrections, erasures or alterations on your invoice; any addition should 
be stated in a signed acknowledgment preceding the declaration. 
DON’T alter your invoice after it has been signed by the Consul. 
DON’T change the name of the boat on your invoice when the entire shipment or part 
of same has been ‘shut out’’ by the steamship company; notify the consignee to that effect 
and he will make his entry in the Custom House under the correct name of the steamer. 
DON’T state on your invoice ‘Samples,’ ‘‘Merchandise without commercial value” 
or ‘‘ Advertising matter’’; always give estimated valuation of same. 
DON’T give the weights on the invoice in pounds approximately; remember the Metric 
System is in use in Cuba and your customer may suffer penalties for difference on the weights. 
7 D¢ 4 ’T sign your invoice with pencil, rubber stamp or otherwise; sign every copy by hand 
with ink. 
DON’T LEAVE YOUR DOCUMENTS IN THE CONSULATE OVER FORTY- 
EIGHT HOURS; THEY ARE LIABLE TO CANCELLATION. 
United States Exports of Boots and Shoes to Cuba 
The export statistics for August, 1920 and 1921, showing the number of pairs of 
boots and shoes by classes, with the values, exported from the United States to Cuba 
are given in the following table: 
August, 1920 August, 1921 
Quantity Value Quantity Value 
Children See ete te See Ee er eae Rae: pairs 205,344 $341,621 37,756 $63,496 
1s CE ig ae ee SE 9 gg I A) eh ema pairs 209,470 1,140,036 17,039 43,882 
Renders. fo ee. en ee pairs 139,691 345,259 18,684 40,027 
