LAOS 





1968 



1957 



Item 



Specific rate 

 (local currency) 



Ad val. 

 rate 



Total duty, 

 U.S. equiv.i 



Specific rate 

 (local cunency) 



Ad val. 

 rate 



Total duty, 

 U.S. equiv.l 



Tobacco: 



Unmanufactured 



Manufactured: 



Cigars & cigariUos 



Cigarettes: 



With base of other tobacco 



Min. collected per 1,000 



Kip per kg. 



600 

 480 



20 



Percent 

 20 



55 



55 



50 

 50 



U.S. dol per lb. 



1.00 

 1.82 



.08 



Kip per kg. 

 12 



Percent 

 20 



40 



40 



40 

 40 



U.S. dol. per lb. 



or 



per 'A kg, net 



Smoking: 



Other 



Min. collected 



Chewing and snuff 



.07 



* Conversion rate, 1957: 80 kip = US$1.00, and 1968: 240 kip = US$1.00. 



LEBANON 





1968 



1957 



Item 



Specific rate 

 (local currency) 



Total duty, 

 U.S. equiv.i 



Specific rate 

 (local currency) 



Total duty, 

 U.S. equiv.l 



Tobacco: 



Unmanufactured 



Manufactured: 

 Cigars 



Cigarettes: 



1. Of a value not exceeding 250 



piastres ($1.14) per thousand pieces .... 



2. Of a value exceeding 250 piastres 

 ($1.14) per 1,000 pieces 



Cut, snuff, chewing 



Piasters per kg. 

 50 



250 



250 

 100 



U.S. dol. per lb. 

 0.07 



.36 



.36 

 .14 



Piasters per kg. 

 41.30 



208 



124 

 208 



U.S. dol. per lb. 

 0.09 



.43 



.26 

 .43 



Conversion rate, 1957: 2.19 Lebanese pound (100 piasters) = US$1.00, and 1968: 3.19 Lebanese pound (100 piasters) = 

 US$1.00. 



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