15

Spain.

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Method of Valuing Imports and Exports, &c.—continued.

Switzerland.

Country.

Imports.

Exports.

Switzerland

Official values.' Revised D

Dually. (Only in practice from 1885.)

Official values,1 Revised an-

Dually.

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Classification of Articles of Import and Export, &c.—continued.

18. Miscellaneous articles.

In addition there are a large number of articles imported under special regula tions which are given separately from these categories, although they are of a similar nature to articles which are in- aluded under the various categories.

Sweden.

18. Paper and manufactures of.

19. Manufactures of plant materials not

elsewhere enumerated.

20. Minerals.

91. Minerals, manufactures of.

92. Metals unwrought and partly wrought. 28. Metals manufactures.

94. Ships, carriages, machines, instru-

ments, &c.

25. Coin.

26. Articles not elsewhere enumerated.

United States.

Imports and exports not grouped, but totals given under the following general beadings:-

Imports

(for Consumption).

1. Articles of food and live

animals.

1. Baw materials for manufao-

turing purposes.

8. Manufactured articles for nee as materials in manu- factures.

4. Manufactured articles ready

for consumption.

5. Luxuries.

Exports

(Domestic Produce).

1. Products of agriculture.

2. Products of mines.

3. Products of forests.

4. Products

fisheries.

6. Miscellaneous.

6. Manufactures.

United Kingdom.

In the Annual Statement of Trade the arrangement is as follows:-

Imports. Articles arranged betically under:

1. Articles free of duty.

Esports.

alpha- Articles arranged

2. Articles subject to duty.

betically under:

1. Domestic produce.

alpha-

2. Colonial and foreign produce.

In the Monthly Trade Accounts the articles are grouped as follows:-

Imports.

1. Animals, living (for food),

2. (a.) Articles of food and

drink duty free.

(b.) Articles of food and drink dotiable. Tobacco datiable.

3. Metals.

4. Chemicals, dye stuffs and

taring substances.

5. Oila.

6. Raw materials for textile

manufactures,

7. Raw materials for sundry industries and manufac- tures.

8. Manufactured articles.

9. Miscellaneous articles.

Exporta

(Domestic Produce).

1. Animals, living.

2. Articles of food and drink.

S. Haw materials.

4. Articles manufactured and

United States

Mainly values shown by the invoices prior to _liquidation of entries, and exclusive of cont of transport, packages, commis. sion, and other charges.

ie. The value of the goods in the markets of the countries whence im- ported.

(1.) Foreign exports:

The exports from ware- house' are stated at the "import" value.

Exports Dot" from Warc. house" are stated at their value at the United States ports whence exported. (2.) Domestic exports:

These re given at their market value at the time and place of shipment.

Authority.

Swiss Trade Vol. 1886, p. 4, art. 6; and Annual Report and Table of Average Values. (Annex to Swiss Trade Vol. 1889.)

United States Trade Vol. 1890,

pp. XI. and XII.

1 The valuation includes cost of transport and insurance as far as the Swiss frontier. (8wias Tr. Vol. 1885, p. *7.)

APPENDIX F.

METHOD of REGISTERING IMPORTS and EXPORTS by Country of Origin or Destination in certain

FOREIGN TRADE RETURNS.

Country.

Imports.

Exports.

partly manufactured, viz.:

(4.) Yarns and textile fabrics. (b.) Metals and articles ms-

Austria

nufactured therefrom (ex-

Frontier and seaports by which

imported.

cept machinery).

Belgium

Endeavour to obtain country of

Frontier and seaports by which

exported. Endeavour to obtain country of

origin, but information "im- perbot.

ultimate destination, but infor- mation imperfect."

(c.) Machinery

work.

and mill

(d.) Apparel and articles of

personal use.

Trade by land with Austria and Switzerland is sometimes treated sa trade with Germany, and trade by land with Spain, Italy, and Switserland is often included in trade with France. Country of origin

- 1 Country of ultimate destination

Do.

Country of ultimate destination - Information imperfect. Trade by land with Germany, Belgium,

and Switzerland is often wrested as trade with France. Country of origin, generally

Country from which the goods | Country of domicile of the pur-

"

chaser. Country to which exported

Authority.

Austrian Trade Vol. 1888, pt. 1.

p. 21. Belgian Trade Vol. 1889, p. vili,

par. 7.

French Trade Vol. 1889, p. vi,

par. 1.

German Trade Vol 1889, pt. 1,

p. 8. sec. 8 (d).

Portuguese Trade Vol 1888,

p. v.

Spanish Customs Tariff, 1886,

p. 30.

Swiss Trade Vol 1886, p. 4,

art. 3.

United States' Trade Vol. 1890,

(e.) Chemicals, and chemical

and medicinal preparations. (.) All other articles, either

manufactured manufactured.

France

ΟΙ

partly

Germany

Do.

Portugal

Country of origin

Exports of Foreign and

Colonial Produce.

Articles arranged alphabeti. cally.

Spain -

Bwitzerland

are sent.

United States

Country whence imported

APPENDIX E,

METHOD of VALUING IMPORTS and EXPORTS in certain FOREIGN TRADE RETURNS.

Cotany.

Austria

Belgium

Imports.

Exports.

Official values. Revised annually Official values. Revised annually Official values. Revised annually Official values. Revised annually

Official values. Bevised annually | Official valnos. Revised annually Odinial values, Revised annually. Official values, Revised annually

Offeis! values.

France

Germany

Italy

-Approved † Oficia

annually by the Minister of Ficamos.

Spain

Oficial valus. Revised annually

values. Approved annually by the Militer of Tiaszos.

Authority.

Austrian Trade Vol. 1888, pt. 1,-

p. 1.

Belgian. Trade Vol. 1889, p. viii, par. 5. Also p/ xxxvii con- mins alterations which have been made in the values in 1889.

vi, French Trade Vol. 1889, P

par. 4.

German Trade Vol. 1889, pt. 1,

p. 8.

Italian Trade Vol. 1880, p. ix,

par..3.

Oficial values. Revised annually Memorias Comerciales, Dec. 21,

1887, p. 199.

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

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