HC Deb 09 May 1927 vol 206 cc18-9
37. Sir JOHN POWER

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Sudan accords any tariff precedence in favour of British and Egyptian goods?

The SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Sir Austen Chamberlain)

There is no preferential tariff for British goods entering the Sudan. The case of goods of Egyptian origin is governed by Article 7 of the Anglo-Egyptian Agreement of 1899, under which these goods are not liable to import duty.

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