Import Duties on Unmanufactured Tobacco Abroad.

HC Deb 15 June 1904 vol 136 cc130-1

MR. ROBSON (South Shields)

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what are the import duties levied on unmanufactured tobacco in France, Germany, Belgium, Holland, the Commonwealth of Australia, and the Dominion of Canada, respectively; and what, in each case, is the difference

County	Tariff Classification	Tariff rates of duty.	English equivalents.
France	Tobacco, unmanufactured, in leaves or stalks—
	For the Regie	Free			Free
	For private account	Importation prohibited
Germany	Tobacco, unmanufactured leaves and stalks		Mks. Pfg.		s.	d.
		100 kilogs.	85.00	Pound	0	4½
Belgium	Unmanufactured tobacco—		Frs. Cts.
	Stemmed	100 kilogs.	75.00	Pound	0	3¼
	Other kinds, including stalks	100 kilogs.	55.00	Pound	0	2½
	In addition to excise duty of	100 kilogs.	15.00	Pound	0	0.65
Holland	In leaves and rolls—		Fls. Cts.
	Unstemmed	100 kilogs.	0.70	Pound	0	0.06
	stemmed	100 kilogs.	1.50	Pound	0	0.14
			s.	d.
Australian	Unmanufactured tobacco, stemmed and unstemmed	Pound	3	3	Pound	3	3
Common-wealth	Ditto entered to be locally manufactured into tobacco, cigars or cigarettes—to be paid at the time of removal to the factory	Pound	1	6	Pound	1	6
Dominion of Canada	Unmanufactured tobacco	Free			Free
	Unmanufactured tobecco imported is subject to the provisions of the Inland Revenue Act, and excise duty is charged thereon at the following rates when taken for use in licensed tobacco manufactories:—
	Not for use in making cigarettes:		Dolls.
	Unstemmed leaf	Pound	0.30	Pound	1	3
	Stemmed lead	Pound	0.42	Pound	1	9
	For use in making cigarettes:
	Unstemmed leaf	Pound	0.47½	Pound	2	0
	Stemmed leaf	Pound	0.67	Pound	2	9½
	For use in a cigar factory:
	Unstemmed leaf	Pound	0.26	Pound	1	1
	Stemmed leaf	Pound	0.37	Pound	1	6½