MIDDLE EAST, FAR EAST, AND OCEANIA 



Twenty-two of the 40 countries whose import duties were studied raised their duties on leaf tobacco during 

 the 1957-1968 period. 



In this period 23 countries increased their duties on cigarettes 21 increased duties on cigars, and 25 increased 

 duties on other tobacco products. 



Some of the countries in the area have increased leaf production since 1957. Some of the countries may have 

 inaugurated increases in their duty rates on unmanufactured tobacco because of greater self-sufficiency in tobacco. 



Some of the countries which have increased production, particularly of cigarette tobacco, are Thailand, Korea, 

 Taiwan, India, Pakistan, and the Philippines. 



There are nine government tobacco monopolies operating in this area. 



ADEN 



Item 



1968 



Specific rate, 

 U.S. equivalent 



Ad valorem 

 rate 



Tobacco: 



Unmanufactured: 



(b) Other 



Manufactured: 



Cigars 



Cigarettes (per 1,000) 



Value not exceeding $5.18 (per 1,000) 



Value not exceeding $5.74 (per 1,000) 



Value over $5.74 but not exceeding $6.30 (per 1,000) 



Value over $6.30 



Other: 



(b) Selling wholesale not exceeding $0,385 per pound but over $0,238 



per pound 



(c) Selling at wholesale exceeding $0,385 per pound 



U.S. dollar per pound Percent 



0.028 or 12'/2 



(whichever is higher) 



0.30 

 .73 

 .91 



1.28 



.49 

 .98 



75 



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