EC: IMPORT DUTIES ON UNMANUFACTURED TOBACCO' FROM NONMEMBER COUNTRIES 



Country 



Base Period Duty 

 Jan. 1, 1957 



Approx. 



rate 



equiv. on 



Ad valorem 



basis 



Equiv. in 

 U.S. Dol. 

 per lb. 



Rates Nov. 1, 1962^ 



Approx. 



rate 



equiv. on 



Ad val. 



basis 



Min. charge 

 per lb. 



Max. charge 

 per lb. 



Rates Jan. 1, 1968-^ 



Approx. 



rate 



equiv. on 



Ad val. 



basis 



Min. charge 

 per lb. 



Max. charge 

 per lb. 



Bel-Lux .... 



Netherlands . 

 West Germany 

 France . . . . 

 Italy 



Percent 



10 

 10 

 29 











Dollars 



0.038 



.038 



.194 











Percent 

 16 

 16 

 28.6 



9 



9 



Dollars 



0.066 

 .066 

 .182 

 .0394 

 .0394 



Dollars 



0.083 

 .083 

 .195 

 .57 

 .57 



Percent 

 28 

 28 

 28 

 28 

 28 



Dollars 



0.132 

 .132 

 .132 

 .132 

 .132 



Dollars 



0.172 

 .172 

 .172 

 .172 

 .172 



Rates July 1, 1968 



Country 



Approx. 



rate 



equiv. on 



Ad val. 



basis 



Min. charge 

 per lb. 



Max. chargi 

 per lb. 



Rates Jan. 1, 1970 



Approx. 



rate 



equiv. on 



Ad val. 



basis 



Min. charge 

 per lb. 



Max. charge 

 per lb. 



Ultimate Rate^ 



Approx. 



rate 

 equiv. on 

 Ad val. 

 basis 



Min. charge 

 per lb. 



Max. charge 

 per lb. 



Bel-Lux .... 

 Netherlands .. 

 West Germany 



France 



Italy 



Percent 

 26 

 26 

 26 

 26 

 26 



Dollars 

 0.13 

 .13 

 .13 

 .13 

 .13 



Dollars 

 0.163 

 .163 

 .163 

 .163 

 .163 



Percent 

 25 

 25 

 25 

 25 

 25 



Dollars 

 0.129 



.129 



.129 



.129 



.129 



Dollars 

 0.1588 

 .1588 

 .1588 

 .1588 

 .1588 



Percent 

 23 

 23 

 23 

 23 

 23 



Dollars 



o.m 



.127 

 .127 

 .127 

 .127 



Dollars 

 0.15 

 .15 

 .15 

 .15 

 .15 



Unmanufactured tobacco valued at less than $1.27 per lb. (cigarette tobacco or ordinary tobacco). 

 ^ Rates after first 30 percent of the alignment toward the 28% Common External Rate (CXT). 

 EC countries raised external duties to 28 percent on Jan. 1, 1968 pursuant to EC - Greece Association Agreement; Action 

 was also taken reducing the internal rate on this item to zero (0). 



^ The ultimate uniform CXT which was agreed upon in the "Kennedy Round" negotiations. The scheduled reductions or align- 

 ments to reach the ultimate rate were as follows: 



40 percent of the reduction - July 1, 1968 

 20 " " " " - Jan. 1, 1970 



20 " " " " - Jan. 1, 1971 



20 " " " " - Jan. 1, 1972 



Note: The EC established a separate tariff rate for tobacco valued at $1.27 and over per pound. U.S. exports of cigar wrapper 

 tobaccos fall in this category. The rate set for this new tariff item is 15 percent ad valorem with a maximum charge of 

 31.8 cents per pound. 



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