COSTA RICA (Member of CACM) 



Item 



1968 



Specific rate 

 (local currency) 



Ad val. rate 



Total duty, 

 U.S. equiv.l 



1957 



Specific rate 

 Oocal currency) 



Ad val. rate 



Total duty, 

 U.S. equiv. i 



Tobacco : 

 Unmanufactured . 

 Manufactured: 



Cigars 



Cigarettes 



Other, n.e.s. . . . 



U.S. dol. 



per kg. 



2.30 



6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 



Percent 

 22 



30 

 30 

 30 



U.S. dol 

 per lb. 



Colones 

 per kg. 

 15.60 



69.55 

 24.55 

 19.00 



Percent 

 20 



25 

 25 

 25 



U.S. dol. 

 per lb. 



^ Conversion rate, 1957: 6.60 colones (100 centimos) = US$1.00, and 1968: 6.625 colones (100 centimos) = US$1.00. 



DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 



Item 



1968 



Specific rate 

 (local currency) 



Total duty, 

 U.S. equiv. 1 2 



1957 



Specific rate 

 (local currency) 



Total duty, 

 U.S. equiv. 1 2 



Tobacco: 

 Unmanufactured : 

 Flue-cured, air-cured or fire-cured of 



noncigar varieties 



Manufactured: 

 Cigars 



Cigarettes: 

 Up to 7 centimeters in length. 



♦Exceeding 7 centimeters in length; 

 per each 7 centimeters or fraction . 



Smoking 

 Snuff. . . 

 Chewing 



Peso per kg. 

 4.00 



140.00 

 (per 1,000) 



^ 32.50 

 (per 1,000) 



" 35.00 



(per 1,000) 



^ 6.00 



7.00 



5.00 



U.S. dol. per lb. 

 1.81 



8.40 



13.00 



14.00 



3.26 

 3.18 



2.27 



Peso per kg. 

 1.25 



140.00 

 (per 1,000) 



^ 15.50 

 (per 1,000) 



"* 17.50 

 (per 1,000) 

 ^ 6.00 

 7.00 



U.S. dol. per lb. 



.57 



8.40 



9.39 



10.44 



3.26 

 3.18 



* Conversion rate, 1957 & 1968: 1 Dominican peso (100 centavos) = US$1.00. 



Not included are additional charges: 12 percent of all duties, taxes, fees, etc.; and 23 percent combined import tax of the 

 gross invoice value. 



3 Special import tax of $2.65 per pound. 

 Special import tax of $2.83 per pound. 

 Special import tax of $0.54 per pound included. 



* Cigarettes, longer than 10 cm. (100 mm) prohibited. 



Note:- Prior import deposit of 40 percent of the FOB value is required. 

 Internal Tax-100 percent of the FOB value. 



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