HC Deb 30 May 1962 vol 660 c139W
Mr. Biffen

asked the President of the Board of Trade what changes have taken place in the tariffs or quotas levied by Australia, India, New Zealand and Canada since 1950 on the export of British carpets.

Mr. Erroll

The information asked for is as follows:

TARIFFS

Australia:

12½ per cent. or free of duty according to type until September, 1953; since then 20 per cent. or free of duty according to type.

India:

30 per cent. in 1950, 70 per cent. plus excise duty in 1962 for woollen carpets. For other carpets 30 per cent. in 1950, 100 per cent. in 1962.

UNITED KINGDOM EXPORTS OF CARPETS
(£'000)
— (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)†
1950 1959 1960 1961 Per cent. change
Australia … … 7,439 3,056 5,132 2,999 -60
New Zealand … … 1,869 333 569 392 -79
Canada … … 1,739 1,215 1,370 948 -45
Germany* … … 32 — — — —
West Germany … … — 439 825 1,233 —
* Separate figures for West Germany are not available for 1950.
†Percentage change between 1961 and 1950.