CUSTOMS TARIFF
1. In the present reprint of the Chinese Tariff for the trade under the cognizance of the Foreign Customs Inspectorate, the Import and Export divisions of the original Tariff of 1858 and the Lists of Duty-free, of Exceptional, and of "Contraband Goods, based on Rules 2, 3, and 5 of the "Rules appended to the Tariff," have been amalgamated and arranged alphabetically.
2.—The decisions of the Chinese Government affecting the original Tariff which have come into operation since it was first published have been entered in their proper order.
3. The following typographical arrangement has been adopted in this reprint:-
1o. Dutiable articles taken over from the original Tariff are printed in ordinary type. 2o. Duty-free articles are printed in italics.
3o. Exceptional and contraband articles specified in the "Rules appended to the Tariff”
are printed in black type.
4o. Entries based on decisions given since the publication of the original Tariff are
printed in SMALL CAPITALS.
4.-Of the decisions given since the issue of the original Tariff, the present list comprises only those which affect Customs practice at all the Treaty Ports; local rulings not having been included.
N.B. Customs Permits are necessary for the shipment and discharge of whatever is not allowed to accompany passengers as Personal Baggage, e.g., Duty-free Goods, Treasure, Parcels, etc., and all such articles must be entered on the manifest of the vessel concerned.
NAME OF ARTICLE.
Agar-agar.....
Agaric. See Fungus. Almonds. See Apricot
Seeds,
Alum......
Alum, Green, or Copperas
Aniseed, Broken....
Aniseed Oil
TARIFF UNIT and Doty.
Per \T. m. c. c.
NAME OF ARTICLE.
TARIFF UNIT and Duty.
100 catties 0 1 5 0
Artificial Flowers Asafoetida
Per 100 catties
T. m. c. c.
1 5 0 0
0 6 5 0
J
Bambooware
JJ
0750 0500
Aniseed, Star
Antimacassars.
See Ar-
ticles de Tapisserie.
Antiques. See Curiosi-
ties.
Apricot Seeds, or Almonds
Armlets, Glass. See Ban-
gles.
Arrow-root. See Sago. Arsenic...
Articles de Ménage
Including Drawing-room, Din- ing-room, Bedroom, Bath-| room, Kitchen, Pantry, and| Counting House Furniture; Furniture for
Billiard
and
Room, Bowling Alley, and Racket Court; Safes, Stoves, Grates, Cooking Ranger, Fre-irona, Fenders, Coal- scuttler, etc.; Cornices and Curtains, etc.; Gas Fittings, Bells, etc.; Books, Music, Musical Instruments, Scien-] tific Instruments and Ap- paratus, etc.; Saddlery, Harness, and Carriages; Foreign Carpeting Draggeting, etc. Exclu- ding Clocks, Musical Boxes, Pictures, Paintings, Look. Ing-glasses, Mirrors, Curio-| sities, Lampwicks, Mats, Quilts, Blankets, Rugs of Hair or Skin, Chinese Car- pets and Druggets, Leather Trunks, Native Chinaware, Pottery, and Earthenware.] Articles de Tapisserie
Including Berlin Wool Work,
Antimacassars, etc.
"
0045 0100
Bangles or Armlets, Glass Bar Iron. See Metals. Beams. See Timber. Beancake..
INCLUDING Guano,*
0 250
5000
23
0 500
Bean Oil.
See Oil.
Beans and Peas
JJ
0450
"
0 450
Free.
Beaver Skins. See Skins,
Beaver.
Bed Quilts, Cotton. See
Palampore.
Beef and Pork. See Meats. Beer. See Wines Beeswax, Yellow
Bells. See Articles de Mé-
nage.
Berlin Wool Work. See Articles de Tapisserie. Betel-nuts
Betel-nut Husk
Bezoar, Cow. See Cow
Bezoar.
Bicho de Mar, Black...... Bicho de Mar, White Birds' Nests, 1st Quality. Birds' Nests, 2nd Quality Birds Nests, 3rd Quality,
or Uncleaned... Biscuit, all kinds, Plain
and Fancy.......
Bitters. See Wines. Blankets. See Woollen
Manufactures.
Blotting Paper. See Sta-
tionery.
Bombazettes. See Wool-
len Manufactures.
Bonbons. See Confection-
ery.
0 0 8 5
"
0 0 60
Free.
100 catties 1000
a a
0 150
0 0 7 5
1 5 0 0
J
0 3 50
"
Catty
0 550
0450
"
0 1 5 0
n
Free.
Boneware and Hornware. 100 catties 1 5 0 0
* Guano is allowed to pay 5 per cent, ad valorem at importer's option,