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CUSTOMS TARIFF OF CHINA

The following is the new Chinese Tariff of Import Duties as agreed upon in 1902 between the British Special Commissioner for commercial negotiations in China and the Chinese Commissioners. The Tariff is now in operation, but negotiations are still proceeding with the representatives of other Powers, and until these negotiations are completed the Tariff cannot be corrected with authority.

Note.-If any of the articles enumerated in this Tariff are imported in dimensions exceeding those specified, the Duty is to be calculated in proportion to the measurements as defined.

Agar-agar..

NAME OF ARTICLE.

Tarify Unit and Duty.

Per Picul

T. m. C.C.

0 3 0 0

Amber

Catty

0 3 2 5

Picul

1 0 0 0

Agaric. See Fungus.

Aniseed, Star, 1st Quality! (value Tls. 15 and over per picul)....

Aniseed, Star, 2nd Quality (value under Tls. 15

per picul).

Apricot Seed

Arrowroot and Arrowroot

Flour

Asafoetida

Asbestos Boiler Compo-

sition

Asbestos Fibre

Asbestos Millboard

Asbestos Packing, includ-

ing Sheets and Blocks. Asbestos Packing, Metal-

lic

Asbestos Yarn.......

Awabi

Bacon and Ham.

NAME OF ARTICLE.

D

Value Picul

0440 0900

5 p. cent. 1000

Basins, Tin (Common)... Basins, Iron, Enamelled: Up to 9 ins. in diame- ter, Decorated or Un- decorated

Over 9 ins, in diameter, Agate, Blue & White. Goy or Mottled, Un- decorated

Over 9 ins. in diameter, Decorated (with Gold) Over 9 ins, diam ter, decorated (without Gold)

TARIF UNIT AND DUTY

Per [7. m. c. c. Gross

+

0 2 5 0

Dozen

0050

0090

0175

"

0120

"

0200

Beads, Coral

Catty

0755

5000

Beads, Cornelian

Picul

7000

0500

Beads, Glass, of all kinds.

Value

p. cent.

Beer. See Wines, etc.

3500

20

Beeswax, Yellow

Picul

1 6 0 0

Belting..

Value

5 p. cent

5000

..

Betel-nut Husk, Dried...

Picul

2250

Betel-nut Husk, Fresh

0 0 7 7 0018

**

1500 Value 5p. cent. Thousand 1250

Betel-nut Leaves, Dried..

0 0 4 5

*+

Betel-nuts, Dried

0 2 2 5

21

4 2 5 0 5 p. cent. 425 0 p. cent.

6

8

"

J

12

++

25

1 lb.

J

3

"

"

5

"

Bark, Mangrove

Picul

0070

Bark, Plum-tree..

1 3 5 3

0 120

Books, Chinese

Books (Printed), Charts,

Maps, Newspapers and Periodicals

Borax, Crude

Bark, Yellow (for dyeing) Bark, Yellow (Medicinal) Barley, Pearl

Value

5 p. cent.

Borax, Refined

Picul

0800

JJ

0 3 0 0

Braid, Llamas.

Bricks, Fire.

Digitized by Google

Bags, Grass..

Bags, Gunny

Bags, Gunny Old

Bags, Hemp

Bags, Hemp Old....................

Bags, Straw

Baking Powder :-

4 oz. bottles or tins...

Value Thousand Value Thousan1 1 2 50

Bezoar, Cow, Indian

Biche de Mer, Black. Biche de Mer, White. Bieyel Materials Bicycles

Birds' Nests, 1st Quality. Birds' Nests, 2nd Quality Birds Nests, 3rd Quality. Blue, Paris

Blue, Prussian

Dozen

0083

"

0 1 1 0

...

+

0 1 4 5

J

0 2 2 3

Bones, Tiger

0 3 0 0

"

0810

Value Picul

#

Picul

Betel-nuts, Fresh

0018

""

5 p. cent.

1600 0706

**

Value Each Catty

5 p. cent.

3 0 0 0

1400

0450

0150

1500

1 500

"

:

2 5 0 0

Free.

Picul

Free. 0 6 1 0

14 6 0

**

5 0 0 0

"

Value

15 p. cent.