EUROPEAN COMMUNITY 



EC: Import duties on cigarettes from nonmember countries and member countries 



Country 



Nonmember countries 



1970 



Ad valorem 

 rate 



1957 



Ad valorem 

 rate 



Member countries 



1970 



Ad valorem 

 rate 



1957 



Ad valorem 

 rate 



Belgium-Luxembourg , 



Netherlands 



France 



Germany 



Italy 



Percent 

 ^ 45.0 

 ^45.0 



126 



126 



126 



Percent 



45 



45 







^ 400 







Percent 

 

 

 

 

 



Percent 



45 



45 







400 







The common external rate (CXT) or the ultimate rate was set at 180 percent. The ultimate internal rate (rate to members) was 

 set at zero (0). The external rate (CXT) on cigarettes was lowered from 180 percent to 90 percent in the Kennedy Round negotiations. 

 The balance of the reduction steps arc scheduled as follows reduced to 108 percent Jan. 1, 1971, and to 90 percent Jan. 1, 1972. 



Belgium-Luxembourg and Netherlands were granted (on an annual basis) a waiver (under Article 26 of GATT) to delay putting 

 into effect the import duties on manufactured tobacco products from third countries. The current annual waiver expires June 30, 

 1971. This explains why the Benelux countries currently have the same duties on tobacco products as the base period. 



In the base period (1957) West Germany had a combination ad valorem and specific duty equivalent to approximately 400 

 percent. 



EUROPEAN COMMUNITY 



EC: Import duties on smoking tobacco (fine cut) from nonmember countries and member countries 





Nonmember countries 



Member countries 



Country 



1970 



1957 



1970 



1957 





Ad valorem 

 rate 



Ad valorem 

 rate 



Ad valorem 

 rate 



Ad valorem 

 rate 



Belgium-Luxembourg 



Percent 

 ' 35.0 

 * 35.0 

 142.2 

 142.2 

 142.2 



Percent 



35 



35 

 (Exempt) 

 ^ 810 

 (Exempt) 



Percent 

 

 

 



Percent 

 35.0 



Netherlands 



35.0 



France 



(Exempt) 

 810.0 



Germany 



Italy ^ 



(Exempt) 





Belgium-Luxembourg and Netherlands were granted on an annual basis a waiver (under Article 26 of GATT) to delay putting 

 into effect the import duties on manufactured tobacco products from third countries. The cunent aimual waiver expires June 30, 

 1971. This explains why the Benelux countries still have the same duty as the base period on manufactured products. 



2 Commercial imports under control of French Tobacco Monopoly. 



^ Equivalent to approximately $9.72 per pound. ^ Commercial imports under control of Italian Tobacco Monopoly. 



Note: The ultimate or final internal rate for smoking tobacco from member countries was scheduled to be zero (0), that rate has been 

 reached. The ultimate rate on smoking tobacco from nonmember countries was to be 180 percent. The 180 percent rate was nego- 

 tiated down to 1 17 percent in the "Kennedy Rounds." The schedule of reductions will be completed by Jan. 1, 1972. The 1970 

 rate is 142.2 percent. 



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