THE CUBA REVIEW. 



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claro que soy el (fabricante, pro'ductor 6 

 vendedor*) de las mercancias relacionadas 

 en la presente factura y que son ciertos 

 los precios y demas particulares que en 

 ella se consignan." 



Foreign and Domestic Invoices. 



Each invoice must only cover the prod- 

 ucts of the soil or industry of the United 

 States or foreign products. No invoice 

 will be accepted by the Cuban Custom 

 Houses, including domestic and foreign 

 merchandise. 



When the declaration is signed by an 

 individual (having power of attorney it must 

 be signed as per example : John Doe & 

 Co., per or by, Richard Roe, attorney, if by 

 a member of the firm ; John Doe, of John 

 Doe & Co. 



Invoices Presented by Agents. 



If the manufacturer, producer or seller 

 is not a resident of New York, a person 

 must be appointed in this city to present 

 the invoice, such apointment to be in writ- 

 ing and -sworn to before a notary public. 

 In this case, as well as when the shipment 

 is made through an agent, in addition to 

 any of the foregoing declarations signed 

 by the said manufacturer, producer or 

 seller (as the case may be) a second de- 

 claration is required written in Spanish, and 

 signed by the agent as follows : "Declare 

 que soy el Agente autorizado por. la per- 

 sona que ha subscrito la anterior declara- 

 cion, para presentar esta factura en lo Ofi- 

 cina Consular de Cuba en esta plaza, a fin 

 de que sea certificada." 

 Number of Copies of Invoices Required. 



Four (4) copies of each invoice are 

 required, three are retained at the con- 

 sulate, disposed of as follows, one copy is 

 sent to the Havana Custom House, one 

 copy to the Secretary of State of Cuba and 

 the third copy is kept on file in the con- 

 sulate at New York. The fourth and fifth 

 copies, if five copies are presented, are 

 retained by the shipper. Many shippejs 

 think five copies necessary for certification. 

 1 tiese are returned with the original which 

 bears the consul's signature and seal, and 

 a duplicate copy which is stamped "Certifi- 

 cado el Original," which means "The 

 Original Certified." It is advisable and will 

 save the consignee time and trouble if sh 

 pers will send him the two copies of in- 

 voice as above described, i. e., the original 

 and one copy. When the Custom House 

 broker in Cuba makes his entry in the 

 Custom House, he must present the orig- 

 inal consular invoice (certified) and an 

 exact copy which does not necessarily have 

 to^ bear the second stamp "Certificado el 

 Original." In those cases where the ship- 

 per fails to send the broker the extra copy 

 the latter is obliged to make out copy of the 

 invoice, causing loss of time and trouble. 

 Merchandise Sent by Mail. 



Invoices of merchandise sent by registered 



Custom House, Havana. 



mail must be presented with the post office 

 receipt. 



^Merchandise sent by mail from- cities or 

 towns where there is no Cuban consul, need 

 not be certified, but they must send the 

 consignee a copy of an invoice, giving par- 

 ticulars, etc. 

 Ports Where There is no Cuban Consul. 



When merchandise is shipped from a port 

 where there is no Cuban consul, invoices 

 need not be certified. But if goods are 

 shipped from a port where there is no Cuban 

 consul, via- a port where there is a Cuban 

 Consulate, invoices must be presented: 

 in that case an agent of the shipper must 

 present same. 



Consular Fees. 



The fees on invoices are as follows: 

 $2 on amounts from $50 up to $200; 0.10 

 extra for each additional $100 or frac- 

 tion above $50-. 



Gratis on amounts less than $50, but 

 there shall be added together the values 

 under $50 which appear in one shipment 

 by one seller to the consignment of the 

 same person. ,,, 



Goods Short Shipped. 



In those cases where a shipper has 

 had an invoice certified at the Con- 

 sulate, and it should later result thai 

 the S. S. Company has "shut out" the 

 entire shipment or part of same, the 

 shipper must see that the S. S. Com- 

 pany marks on. the manifest alongside 

 of those goods which were "shut out" 

 "short shipped." The Consular invoice 

 need not be re-certified, but it is well to 

 notify the Consignee to the effect that 

 the goods are to go forward on (what- 

 ever stearher the case may be) and not 

 by the steamer that appears on the 

 Consular Invoice, and he will therefore 

 make his entry in the Custom House 

 under the correct name of the steamer. 



