CHILE (Member of LAFTA) 



Item 



1968 



Specific rate 

 Oocal currency) 



Ad val. rate 



Total duty, 

 U.S. equiv.i 



1957 



Specific rate 

 (local currency) 



Ad val. rate 



Total duty, 

 U.S. equiv.' 



Tobacco: 

 Unmanufactured . 

 Manufactured: 



Cigars 



Cigarettes 



Pipe 



Gold peso 

 per kg. 



9.00 

 4.00 

 7.00 



Percent 

 125 



155 

 105 

 255 



U.S. dol. 

 per lb. 



Gold peso 

 per kg. 

 4.00 



27.00 

 47.25 

 20.25 



Percent 

 28 



28 

 28 

 28 



U.S. dol. 

 per lb. 



' Conversion rate, 1957 & 1968: 1 gold peso = US$0.2061. (standard for customs purpose) 



Note: January 11, 1969, a 25 percent tax increase was applied to each package of cigarettes. Import of tobacco products are 

 prohibited. 



COLOMBIA (Member of LAFTA) 



Item 



1968 



Ad val. rate 



Total duty, 

 U.S. cquiv.i 2 



1957 



Specific rate 

 (local currency) 



Ad val. rate 



Total duty, 

 U.S. equiv.i 



Tobacco: 

 Unmanufactured. . 

 Manufactured: 



Cigars^ 



Cigarettes, Ughts 



Cigarettes, dark . 



Cut, smoking . . . 



Chewing & snuff. 



Percent 



200 

 35 

 120 

 130 

 130 



U.S. dol. per lb. 



Pesos per kg. 

 10.00 



Percent 

 25 



U.S. dol. per lb. 



20.00 25 



(New item) 



5.00 

 12.00 

 10.00 



10 

 25 

 25 



' Conversion rate, 1957: 7.99 Colombian pesos (100 centavos) = US$1.00, and 1968, 16.95 Colombian pesos (100 centavos) = 

 US$1.00. 



2 Includes development tax of tobacco products as follows: cut tobacco, smoking, chewing or snuff (6 pesos per kilo), cigars, 

 (10 pesos per kilo); and light cigarettes 0.20 centavos per pack of 20 and dark cigarettes 0.40 centavos per pack. 



3 Currently prohibited. 



Formerly required 100 percent prior deposit, now 130 percent. Restrictions were relaxed in 1968. 



The duty on cigarettes made from light leaf was reduced by steps beginning November 15, 1964. There is a prior deposit of 

 30 percent of FOB value. There is an added tax on cigarettes of 40 centavos per pack on cigarettes for financial assistance to the 

 Tobacco Institute. 



Note: Prior import license required on all tobacco products. 



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