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Table 23. (cont *d) . — Changes in the duty rates on cigar 

 imported into the United States, 1930-5^ 







Rate 







Description 













Unstemmed 





Sta . 







Dollars 





Dollars 







: per pound 





. U3 - 



Cigar filler tobacco — Continued: 











Product of the Philippines: 











Tariff Act of 1930 





Free 





Free 



Philippine Independence Act l/l/40: 











Within quota £/ 





Free 





Free 



Over quota 





•35 





•50 



P.L. 367, 77th Congress, 12/22/lfl: 











Within quota 6/ 





Free 





Free 



Over quota 





•35 





.50 



Philippine Trade Act, l/l/U6: 











Absolute quota of 6,500,000 pounds 



per 









calendar year 





Free 





Free 



Philippine Trade Act, 1/1/56: 











Within quota JJ 





Free 





Free 



Over quota 





.126 







Scrap tobacco: 











All quotas and tariff rates on scrap tobacco are the 









same as those given above for unstemmed 



filler 









tobacco . 











1/ Under this agreement, all dutiable Cuban tobacco and tobacco products (unstenmed equivalent) 

 were subject to an annual absolute quota equal to 18$ of the quantity of tobacco used in the mtnu- 

 facture of cigars in the United States during the preceding calendar year. The reduce 

 Cuba on these products were also conditioned on continuation of the United States cigar-tobacec 

 adjustment program. This program was terminated on March 16, 1936, but the rate on Cuban wrapper 

 remained at $1.50 a pound because of the reduction in duty in the Netherlands trade agreement en 

 February 1, 1936 and Cuba's guaranteed preference of 20$. 



2/ Because of the GATT prohibition against increases in tariff preferences, a rate of 21 ce: ' 

 per pound on unstemmed and 30 cents per pound on stemmed filler (except cigarette leaf) appliec 

 in any calendar year after the entry in that year of a total aggregate quantity of 22 million 

 pounds of filler (other than cigarette leaf) and scrap tobacco, the product of Cuba. 



3_/ The quota was 22 million pounds (unstemmed equivalent) of Cuban filler tobacco, stemmed anc 

 unstemmed, and Cuban scrap in any calendar year after 1939- 



kj The quota on imports from Cuba was eliminated. 



5_/ Philippine cigar filler, stemmed and unstemmed, and scrap tobac. - niade subject to a 

 duty-free quota of k 1/2 million pounds for the calendar year 19^0, with successive reductions 

 in the quota during the following years until Philippine independence, after - 

 Philippine product would become subject to regular United States duties. The quott\ 

 calendar 19^0 was k 1/2 million pounds, and for 19^1 was 4, 27% 000 pounds. 



6/ As a wartime measure the quota for ]>>42 was reste Is. The 



progressive reductions in the quotas were resumed thereafter until pas. - 

 Trade Act, effective January 1, 19^0. The quotas for cigar filler, 3 tamed and unstec 

 and scrap tobacco were as follows (pounds): 19^3, k,'t -• •. 



2/ The Philippine Trade Agreement Revision act, elective Januar;. pronrltM fcrr aaaua. 



duty-free quotas which gradually decrease. Beginning Janua:\ 



quota. From January 1, L97I1 to July h, IQ7U Philippine 11 pay the saae rat .ban 



products; as of July If j 19T**> Philippine profta U pay th* full hrr than reoeiring 

 the preferential rates applicable to 



