TAIWAN (FORMOSA) 



Item 



Tobacco: 

 Unmanufactured . 

 Manufactured: 



Cigars 



Cigarettes 



Snuff, chewing . 



1968^ 



Ad valorem rate 



Percent 



^ 30 



100 

 100 

 100 



Total duty, 

 U.S. equiv. 



1957 



Ad valorem rate 



U.S. dollar 

 per pound 



Percent 

 30 



160 

 160 

 160 



Total duty, 

 U.S. equiv. 



U.S. dollar 

 per pound 



^ Plus defense surtax 30 percent of basic duty. 

 ^ Plus commodity tax of 30 percent ad valorem. 

 ^ Plus commodity tax of 120 percent ad valorem. 



Note: All tobacco imports controlled by Monopoly. 



THAILAND 



1968 



Item 



Specific rate 

 (local currency) 



Ad val. 

 rate 



Total duty, 

 U.S. equiv. 1 



1957 



Specific rate 

 (local currency) 



Ad vaL 

 rate 



Total duty, 

 U.S. equiv.* 



Tobacco: 

 Unmanufactured .... 



Manufactured; 

 Cigars and cheroots. 



Cigarettes 



Other 



Baht per kg. 

 25.00 



55.00 

 55.00 

 55.00 



Percent 

 or 

 40 



or 

 40 

 or 

 40 

 or 

 40 



U.S. del. per lb. 



Baht per kg. 



22 



35 

 50 

 25 



Percent 

 or 

 33 1/3 



or 



33 1/3 



or 

 33 1/3 



or 

 33 1/3 



U.S. dol. per lb. 



Conversion rate, 1957: 21.10 baht (100 satang) = US$1.00, and 1968: 20.80 baht = USSl.OO. The import duty to be appUed 

 is determined by Thai Customs Department which selects the specific or ad valorem rate yielding highest return. In the case of leaf, 

 the specific duty is almost invariably used. 



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