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CUSTOMS

TARIFF.

1.--In the presant 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.

8.-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.

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