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IMPORT TARIFF

[Arranged alphabetically.]

No. Article Ad valorem Rate of Duty Per cent.
1 Agricultural implements Free
2 Alum 5
3 Amber.. 20
4 Anchors and chains 5
5 Armas, ammunition, fire-arms, fowling-pieces, or side-arms, imported under special permit of the Corean Government for sporting purposes or for self defence
6 Artificial flowers.. 20
7 Bamboo, split or not 5
8 Bark for tanning.. 5
9 Beans, peas, and pulse, all kinds 5
10 Beer, porter, and eider 10
11 Beverages, such as lemonade, ginger beer, soda and mineral waters 7/10
12 Birds' nests 20
13 Blankets and rugs 7/10
14 Bones 5
15 Books, maps, and charts Free
16 Bricks and tiles .. 5
17 Bullion, being gold or silver, refined Free
18 Buttons, buckles, hooks and eyes, &c. 7/10
19 Camphor, crude 5
20 refined 10
21 Candles
22 Canvas.. 7
23 Carmine 10
24 Carpets of jute, hemp, or felt, patent tapestry.
superior quality, as Brussels, Kidderminster, and other kinds not enumerated. velvet 13
25 20
26 Carriages 20
27 Cement, as Portland and other kinds.
28 Charcoal 5
29 Chemicals, all kinds
30 5
31 Clocks and parts thereof 10
32 Clothing and wearing apparel, all kinds, hats, boots and shoes, &c. 7
33 made wholly of silk 10
34 Coal and coke 5
35 Cochineal 20
36 Cocoons 7/10
37 Coins, gold and silver Free
38 Confectionaries and sweetmeats, all kinds 10
39 Coral, manufactured or not 20
40 Cordage and rope, all kinds and sizes 7
41 Cotton, raw 5
42 Cotton manufactures, all kinds 7
43 Cotton and woollen mixtures, all kinds 7
44 Cotton and silk mixtures, all kinds 10
45 Cutlery, all kinds 7
46 Drugs, all kinds.. 5
47
48 Dyes, colours, and paints, paint oils, and materials used for mixing paints. Earthenware 7
49 Embroideries in gold, silver, or silk 20
50 Enamel ware 20
51 Explosives used for mining, &c., and imported under special permit 10
52 Faus, all kinds 7/10
53
54 Felt 7
55 Fire engines Free
56 Fireworks 20
57 Fish, fresh 5
58 dried and salted 10
59 Flax, hemp, and jute 5
60 Flints 5
61 Floor rugs, all kinds 10
62 Flour and meal, all kinds 5
63 Foil, gold and silver 13
64 tin, copper, and all other kinds 7/10
65 Fruit, fresh, all kinds 10
66 dried, salted, or preserved 20
67 Furniture of all kinds 10
68 Furs, superior, as sable, sea otter, seal, otter, beaver, &c. 20
69 Gamboge 20
70
71 Glass, window, plain and coloured, all qualities 10
72 plate, silvered or unsilvered, framed or unframed Ad valorem
73 Glassware, all kinds 10
74 Glue 20
75 Grain and corn, all kinds 5
76 Grass cloth, and all textiles in hemp, jute, &c. 1
77 Guano and manures, all kinds
78 Hair, all kinds except human 10
79 human 20
80 Hair ornaments, gold and silver 20
81 Hides and skins, raw and undressed.. 5
82 tanned and dressed 10
83 Horns and hoofs, all kinds not otherwise provided for 10
84 Incense sticks 20
85 India rubber, manufactured or not 10
86 Isinglass, all kinds 10
87 Ivory, manufactured or not 20
88 Jade-ware 20
89 Jewellery, real or imitation 20
90 Kerosene, or petroleum, and other mineral oils 10
91 Lacquered-ware, common.. 5
92 superior 20
93 Lamps, all kinds.. 10
94 Lanterns, paper 10
95 Leather, all ordinary kinds, plain 7
96 superior kinds, and stamped, figured, or coloured 10
97 manufactures, all kinds 20
98 Lime 5
99 Linen, linen and cotton, linen and woollen mixtures, linen and silk mixtures, all kinds 13
100 Matches 10
101 Matting, floor, Chinese, Japanese, coir, &c., common qualities 7
102 superior qualities, Japanese tatamis, &c. 10
103 Meat, fresh 10
104 dried and salted 20
105 Medicines, all kinds not otherwise provided for 10
106
107 Metals, all kinds, in pig, block, ingot, slab, bar, rod, plate, sheet, hoop, strip, band and flat, T- and angle-iron, old and scrap 5
108 Metal manufactures, all kinds, as nails, screws, tools, machinery, railway plant, and hardware 7
109 Models of inventions Free
110 Musquito netting, not made of silk 7/10
111 made of silk 10
112 Musical boxes 10
113 Musical instruments, all kinds 10
114 Musk 20
115 Needles and pins 7
116 Oil-cake 5
117 Oils, vegetable, all kinds 7
118 Oil, wood (Tang yu) 5
119 Oil- and floor-cloth, all kinds 20
120 Packing bags, packing matting, tea-lead, and ropes for packing goods Free
121 Paper, common qualities 5
122 all kinds, not otherwise provided for 7/10
123 coloured, fancy, wall, and hanging 10
124 Pearls 20
125 Pepper, unground 5
126 Perfumes and scents 20
127 Photographic apparatus 10
128 Pictures, prints, photographs, engravings, all kinds, framed or unframed 10
129 Pitch and tar 5
130 Planks, soft 7
131 hard 10
132 Plants, trees, and shrubs, ail kinds Free.

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IMPORT TARIFF [Arranged alphabetically.] No. Article Ad valorem Rate of Duty Per cent. 1 Agricultural implements Free 2 Alum 5 3 Amber.. 20 4 Anchors and chains 5 5 Armas, ammunition, fire-arms, fowling-pieces, or side-arms, imported under special permit of the Corean Government for sporting purposes or for self defence 6 Artificial flowers.. 20 7 Bamboo, split or not 5 8 Bark for tanning.. 5 9 Beans, peas, and pulse, all kinds 5 10 Beer, porter, and eider 10 11 Beverages, such as lemonade, ginger beer, soda and mineral waters 7/10 12 Birds' nests 20 13 Blankets and rugs 7/10 14 Bones 5 15 Books, maps, and charts Free 16 Bricks and tiles .. 5 17 Bullion, being gold or silver, refined Free 18 Buttons, buckles, hooks and eyes, &c. 7/10 19 Camphor, crude 5 20 refined 10 21 Candles 22 Canvas.. 7 23 Carmine 10 24 Carpets of jute, hemp, or felt, patent tapestry. superior quality, as Brussels, Kidderminster, and other kinds not enumerated. velvet 13 25 20 26 Carriages 20 27 Cement, as Portland and other kinds. 28 Charcoal 5 29 Chemicals, all kinds 30 5 31 Clocks and parts thereof 10 32 Clothing and wearing apparel, all kinds, hats, boots and shoes, &c. 7 33 made wholly of silk 10 34 Coal and coke 5 35 Cochineal 20 36 Cocoons 7/10 37 Coins, gold and silver Free 38 Confectionaries and sweetmeats, all kinds 10 39 Coral, manufactured or not 20 40 Cordage and rope, all kinds and sizes 7 41 Cotton, raw 5 42 Cotton manufactures, all kinds 7 43 Cotton and woollen mixtures, all kinds 7 44 Cotton and silk mixtures, all kinds 10 45 Cutlery, all kinds 7 46 Drugs, all kinds.. 5 47 48 Dyes, colours, and paints, paint oils, and materials used for mixing paints. Earthenware 7 49 Embroideries in gold, silver, or silk 20 50 Enamel ware 20 51 Explosives used for mining, &c., and imported under special permit 10 52 Faus, all kinds 7/10 53 54 Felt 7 55 Fire engines Free 56 Fireworks 20 57 Fish, fresh 5 58 dried and salted 10 59 Flax, hemp, and jute 5 60 Flints 5 61 Floor rugs, all kinds 10 62 Flour and meal, all kinds 5 63 Foil, gold and silver 13 64 tin, copper, and all other kinds 7/10 65 Fruit, fresh, all kinds 10 66 dried, salted, or preserved 20 67 Furniture of all kinds 10 68 Furs, superior, as sable, sea otter, seal, otter, beaver, &c. 20 69 Gamboge 20 70 71 Glass, window, plain and coloured, all qualities 10 72 plate, silvered or unsilvered, framed or unframed Ad valorem 73 Glassware, all kinds 10 74 Glue 20 75 Grain and corn, all kinds 5 76 Grass cloth, and all textiles in hemp, jute, &c. 1 77 Guano and manures, all kinds 78 Hair, all kinds except human 10 79 human 20 80 Hair ornaments, gold and silver 20 81 Hides and skins, raw and undressed.. 5 82 tanned and dressed 10 83 Horns and hoofs, all kinds not otherwise provided for 10 84 Incense sticks 20 85 India rubber, manufactured or not 10 86 Isinglass, all kinds 10 87 Ivory, manufactured or not 20 88 Jade-ware 20 89 Jewellery, real or imitation 20 90 Kerosene, or petroleum, and other mineral oils 10 91 Lacquered-ware, common.. 5 92 superior 20 93 Lamps, all kinds.. 10 94 Lanterns, paper 10 95 Leather, all ordinary kinds, plain 7 96 superior kinds, and stamped, figured, or coloured 10 97 manufactures, all kinds 20 98 Lime 5 99 Linen, linen and cotton, linen and woollen mixtures, linen and silk mixtures, all kinds 13 100 Matches 10 101 Matting, floor, Chinese, Japanese, coir, &c., common qualities 7 102 superior qualities, Japanese tatamis, &c. 10 103 Meat, fresh 10 104 dried and salted 20 105 Medicines, all kinds not otherwise provided for 10 106 107 Metals, all kinds, in pig, block, ingot, slab, bar, rod, plate, sheet, hoop, strip, band and flat, T- and angle-iron, old and scrap 5 108 Metal manufactures, all kinds, as nails, screws, tools, machinery, railway plant, and hardware 7 109 Models of inventions Free 110 Musquito netting, not made of silk 7/10 111 made of silk 10 112 Musical boxes 10 113 Musical instruments, all kinds 10 114 Musk 20 115 Needles and pins 7 116 Oil-cake 5 117 Oils, vegetable, all kinds 7 118 Oil, wood (Tang yu) 5 119 Oil- and floor-cloth, all kinds 20 120 Packing bags, packing matting, tea-lead, and ropes for packing goods Free 121 Paper, common qualities 5 122 all kinds, not otherwise provided for 7/10 123 coloured, fancy, wall, and hanging 10 124 Pearls 20 125 Pepper, unground 5 126 Perfumes and scents 20 127 Photographic apparatus 10 128 Pictures, prints, photographs, engravings, all kinds, framed or unframed 10 129 Pitch and tar 5 130 Planks, soft 7 131 hard 10 132 Plants, trees, and shrubs, ail kinds Free.
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10 No. Article. 11 105 Ad valorem Rate of Duty. 61 Floor rugs, all kinds 62 Flour and meal, all kinds 63 Foil, gold and silver Per cent. 74 7/ 10 64 13 tin, copper, and all other kinds 65 Fruit, fresh, all kinds 66 " dried, salted, or preserved IMPORT TARIFF. [Arranged alphabetically.] 67 Furniture of all kinds 10 68 Furs, superior, as sable, sea otter, seal, otter, beaver, &c. 20 69 Gamboge 70 71 Glass, window, plain and coloured, all qualities 72 Ginseng, red, white, erude, and clarified plate, silvered or unsilvered, framed or unframed :: 7 20 71 10 Ad valorem 73 No. Article. Glassware, all kinds 10 Rate of Duty. 74 Glue 75 Grain and corn, all kinds • 5 5 Per cent. 76 Grass cloth, and all textiles in hemp, jute, &c. 1 Agricultural implements Free 77 Guano and manures, all kinds 2 Alum 5 78 Hair, all kinds except human 3 Amber.. 20 79 human 4 Anchors and chains 5 80 Hair ornaments, gold and silver 5 Armas, ammunition, fire-arms, fowling-pieces, or side-arms, imported under special permit of the Corean Government for sporting purposes or for self defence 81 Hides and skins, raw and undressed.. 20 82 tanned and dressed 6 Artificial flowers.. 20 83 Horns and hoofs, all kinds not otherwise provided for 10 20 78 Bamboo, split or not 5 84 Incense sticks Bark for tanning.. 5 85 India rubber, manufactured or not 9 Beans, peas, and pulse, all kinds 5 86 Isinglass, all kinds 10 Beer, porter, and eider 10 87 Ivory, manufactured or not 11 Beverages, such as lemonade, ginger beer, soda and mineral waters 74 88 Jade-ware 12 Birds' nests 20 89 Jewellery, real or imitation 13 Blankets and rugs 73 90 Kerosene, or petroleum, and other mineral oils 14 Bones 15 Books, maps, and charts 5 Free 91 Lacquered-ware, common.. 92 superior 5 20 10 71 20 20 20 5 10 20 16 Bricks and tiles .. 5 93 Lamps, all kinds.. 17 Bullion, being gold or silver, refined Free 94 Lanterns, paper 18 Buttons, buckles, hooks and eyes, &c. 7/ 95 Leather, all ordinary kinds, plain 19 Camphor, crude 5 96 33 superior kinds, and stamped, figured, or coloured 20 refined 10 97 " manufactures, all kinds 21 Candles 98 Lime 22 Canvas.. 7 99 23 Carmine 10 Linen, linen and cotton, linen and woollen mixtures, linen and silk mixtures, all kinds 24 Carpets of jute, hemp, or felt, patent tapestry. 26 >> 26 13 superior quality, as Brussels, Kidderminster, and other kinds not enumerated. velvet 100 Matches 10 101 Matting, floor, Chinese, Japanese, coir, &c., common qualities 20 102 superior qualities, Japanese tatamis, &c. 27 Carriages 20 103 Meat, fresh 28 Cement, as Portland and other kinds. 104 dried and salted 29 Charcoal 105 Medicines, all kinds not otherwise provided for 30 Chemicals, all kinds 106 31 Clocks and parts thereof 10 32 Clothing and wearing apparel, all kinds, hats, boots and shoes, &c. 7 107 33 made wholly of silk 10 "" 34 Coal and coke 5 Metals, all kinds, in pig, block, ingot, slab, bar, rod, plate, sheet, hoop, strip, baud and flat, T- and angle-iron, old and scrap iron Metals, all kinds, in pipe or tube, corrugated or galvanized, wire, steel, tin-plates, quicksilver, nickel, platina, German silver, yellow metal, tutenagne, or white copper, unrefined gold and silver.. 5 7 35 Cochineal 20 108 36 Cocoons 78 Metal manufactures, all kinds, as nails, screws, tools, machinery, railway plant, and bardware 7 37 Coins, gold and silver Free 109 Models of inventions Free 38 Confectionaries and sweetmeats, all kinds 10 110 Musquito netting, not made of silk 76 39 Coral, manufactured or not 20 111 made of silk 10 40 Cordage and rope, all kinds and sizes 112 Musical boxes 10 41 Cotton, raw 5 113 Musical instruments, all kinds 10 42 Cotton manufactures, all kinds 114 Musk 20 43 Cotton and woollen mixtures, all kinds 115 Needles and pins 44 Cotton and silk mixtures, all kinds 116 Oil-cake 5 45 Cutlery, all kinds 117 Oils, vegetable, all kinds 7 46 Drugs, all kinds.. 118 47 48 Dyes, colours, and paints, paint oils, and materials used for mixing paints. Earthenware Oil, wood (Tang yu) 5 119 Oil- and floor-cloth, all kinds 49 Embroideries in gold, silver, or silk :: 50 Enamel ware ::: 120 Packing bags, packing matting, tea-lead, and ropes for packing goods Free 20 121 Paper, common qualities 5 20 122 57 all kinds, not otherwise provided for 74 51 Explosives used for mining, &c., and imported under special permit 10 123 " coloured, fancy, wall, and hanging 10 52 Faus, all kinds 74 124 Pearls 20 58 Feathers, all kinds 125 Pepper, unground 5 54 Felt 7 126 Perfumes and scents 20 55 Fire engines Free 127 Photographic apparatus 10 56 Fireworks 20 128 Pictures, prints, photographs, engravings, all kinds, framed or unframed 10 57 Fish, fresh 129 Pitch and tar 5 58 dried and salted 130 Planks, soft 7 59 Flax, hemp, and jute 131 hard 10 60 Flints 132 | Plants, trees, and shrubs, ail kinds Free.
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No.

Article.

11

105

Ad valorem Rate of Duty.

61

Floor rugs, all kinds

62

Flour and meal, all kinds

63

Foil, gold and silver

Per cent.

74

7/ 10

64

13

tin, copper, and all other kinds

65

Fruit, fresh, all kinds

66

"

dried, salted, or preserved

IMPORT TARIFF.

[Arranged alphabetically.]

67

Furniture of all kinds

10

68

Furs, superior, as sable, sea otter, seal, otter, beaver, &c.

20

69

Gamboge

70

71

Glass, window, plain and coloured, all qualities

72

Ginseng, red, white, erude, and clarified

plate, silvered or unsilvered, framed or unframed

::

7

20

71

10

Ad valorem

73

No.

Article.

Glassware, all kinds

10

Rate of Duty.

74

Glue

75

Grain and corn, all kinds

5 5

Per cent.

76

Grass cloth, and all textiles in hemp, jute, &c.

1

Agricultural implements

Free

77

Guano and manures, all kinds

2

Alum

5

78

Hair, all kinds except human

3

Amber..

20

79

human

4

Anchors and chains

5

80

Hair ornaments, gold and silver

5

Armas, ammunition, fire-arms, fowling-pieces, or side-arms, imported under special

permit of the Corean Government for sporting purposes or for self defence

81

Hides and skins, raw and undressed..

20

82

tanned and dressed

6 Artificial flowers..

20

83

Horns and hoofs, all kinds not otherwise provided for

10 20

78

Bamboo, split or not

5

84

Incense sticks

Bark for tanning..

5

85

India rubber, manufactured or not

9

Beans, peas, and pulse, all kinds

5

86

Isinglass, all kinds

10

Beer, porter, and eider

10

87

Ivory, manufactured or not

11

Beverages, such as lemonade, ginger beer, soda and mineral waters

74

88

Jade-ware

12

Birds' nests

20

89

Jewellery, real or imitation

13

Blankets and rugs

73

90

Kerosene, or petroleum, and other mineral oils

14

Bones

15

Books, maps, and charts

5

Free

91

Lacquered-ware, common..

92

superior

5

20

10

71

20

20

20

5

10

20

16

Bricks and tiles ..

5

93

Lamps, all kinds..

17

Bullion, being gold or silver, refined

Free

94

Lanterns, paper

18

Buttons, buckles, hooks and eyes, &c.

7/

95

Leather, all ordinary kinds, plain

19

Camphor, crude

5

96

33

superior kinds, and stamped, figured, or coloured

20

refined

10

97

" manufactures, all kinds

21

Candles

98

Lime

22

Canvas..

7

99

23

Carmine

10

Linen, linen and cotton, linen and woollen mixtures, linen and silk mixtures, all

kinds

24

Carpets of jute, hemp, or felt, patent tapestry.

26

>>

26

13

superior quality, as Brussels, Kidderminster, and other kinds not enumerated. velvet

100

Matches

10

101

Matting, floor, Chinese, Japanese, coir, &c., common qualities

20

102

superior qualities, Japanese tatamis, &c.

27

Carriages

20

103

Meat, fresh

28

Cement, as Portland and other kinds.

104

dried and salted

29

Charcoal

105

Medicines, all kinds not otherwise provided for

30

Chemicals, all kinds

106

31

Clocks and parts thereof

10

32

Clothing and wearing apparel, all kinds, hats, boots and shoes, &c.

7

107

33

made wholly of silk

10

""

34

Coal and coke

5

Metals, all kinds, in pig, block, ingot, slab, bar, rod, plate, sheet, hoop, strip, baud

and flat, T- and angle-iron, old and scrap

iron Metals, all kinds, in pipe or tube, corrugated or galvanized, wire, steel, tin-plates, quicksilver, nickel, platina, German silver, yellow metal, tutenagne, or white copper, unrefined gold and silver..

5

7

35

Cochineal

20

108

36

Cocoons

78

Metal manufactures, all kinds, as nails, screws, tools, machinery, railway plant, and

bardware

7

37

Coins, gold and silver

Free

109

Models of inventions

Free

38

Confectionaries and sweetmeats, all kinds

10

110

Musquito netting, not made of silk

76

39

Coral, manufactured or not

20

111

made of silk

10

40

Cordage and rope, all kinds and sizes

112

Musical boxes

10

41

Cotton, raw

5

113

Musical instruments, all kinds

10

42

Cotton manufactures, all kinds

114

Musk

20

43

Cotton and woollen mixtures, all kinds

115

Needles and pins

44

Cotton and silk mixtures, all kinds

116

Oil-cake

5

45

Cutlery, all kinds

117

Oils, vegetable, all kinds

7

46

Drugs, all kinds..

118

47

48

Dyes, colours, and paints, paint oils, and materials used for mixing paints. Earthenware

Oil, wood (Tang yu)

5

119

Oil- and floor-cloth, all kinds

49

Embroideries in gold, silver, or silk

::

50

Enamel ware

:::

120

Packing bags, packing matting, tea-lead, and ropes for packing goods

Free

20

121

Paper, common qualities

5

20

122

57

all kinds, not otherwise provided for

74

51

Explosives used for mining, &c., and imported under special permit

10

123

"

coloured, fancy, wall, and hanging

10

52

Faus, all kinds

74

124

Pearls

20

58

Feathers, all kinds

125

Pepper, unground

5

54

Felt

7

126

Perfumes and scents

20

55

Fire engines

Free

127

Photographic apparatus

10

56

Fireworks

20

128

Pictures, prints, photographs, engravings, all kinds, framed or unframed

10

57

Fish, fresh

129

Pitch and tar

5

58

dried and salted

130

Planks, soft

7

59

Flax, hemp, and jute

131

hard

10

60

Flints

132

| Plants, trees, and shrubs, ail kinds

Free.

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