APPENDIX 11

(Chapter 5: The Economy)

Revenue from Duties*

APPENDICES

$ Thousand

Actual

Actual

Estimate

1987-88

1988-89

1989-90

Duty on

Imported hydrocarbon oil

1,419,650

1,608,616

1,821,000

Imported intoxicating liquor

710,089

593,565

613,400

Imported liquor other than intoxicating liquor

4,446

5,180

2,520

Imported methyl alcohol

454

513

Imported tobacco

637,425

1,234,777

490

1,390,000

Locally manufactured liquor

254,878

300,603

345,500

Non-alcoholic beverages

180,949

199,161

199,300

Cosmetics

181,046

230,601

246,000

Total

3,388,937

4,173,016

4,618,210

Note: * These figures represent net revenue collected, ie after deducting refunds and drawbacks of duty.

Licence Fees under the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance #

Hydrocarbon oil

1,203

1,394

398

Liquor

5,779

5,853

1,798

Tobacco

1,367

1,400

437

Import and Export

987

Warehouse

120

Miscellaneous

1,137

1,211

442

Total

9,486

9,858

4,182

Note: The Dutiable Commodities (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance 1989 came into force on 1 August 1989 whereby composite products containing liquor, hydrocarbon oil or methyl alcohol as an ingredient are excluded from the application of the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance. With effect from the same date, the Dutiable Commodities (Amendment) Regulations 1989 also came into operation whereby separate licences, currently required for each category of dutiable commodities that are being stored, imported or exported, are replaced by one licence to store, and one licence to import and export, one or more categories of dutiable commodities. Moreover, dealer's and retailer's licences for selling goods to which the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance applies are abolished. As a result of these law amendments, a total of 23 872 licences has been abolished.

Miscellaneous Fees under the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance

Denaturing

Bonded warehouse supervision

Total

384

2,551

3,464

2,200

17,275

17,330

18,070

19,826

20,794

20,270

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