§ On the lapse, on 10th March, 1925, of the Conventional Schedule to the Anglo-Japanese Commercial Treaty of 1911, the duties on certain cotton piece goods were increased as hereafter shown:
1781W| Tariff Number and Classification. | Tariff Duty prior to increase. | Tariff Duty as increased. | Increase in Duty (in English measures). |
| (Yen per 100 kin.) | (Yen per 100 kin.) | per lb. | |
| 298 (7). Plain cotton tissues, not otherwise provided for in the Tariff:—cont. | |||
| A 2. Weighing not more than 10 kilogrammes per 100 square metres, and having in a square of 5 millimetres side, in warp and woof: | |||
| (a) 19 threads or less | 8.30 | 11.00 | 0.46d. |
| (b) 27 threads or less | 10.50 | 14.00 | 0.60d. |
| (c) 35 threads or less | 13.50 | 18.00 | 0.77d. |
| (d) 43 threads or less | 16.50 | 22.00 | 0.94d. |
| (e) More than 43 threads | 18.70 | 28.00 | 1.59d. |
| A 3. Weighing not more than 20 kilogrammes per 100 square metres, and having in a square of 5 millimetres side, in warp and woof: | |||
| (a) 19 threads or less | 6.70 | 10.00 | 0.56d. |
| (b) 27 threads or less | 8.30 | 11.00 | 0.46d. |
| (c) 35 threads or less | 10.50 | 14.00 | 0.60d. |
| (d) 43 threads or less | 130.50 | 18.00 | 0.77d. |
| (e) More than 43 threads | 14.70 | 22.00 | 1.25d. |
| A 4. Weighing not more than 30 kilogrammes per 100 square metres, and having in a square of 5 millimetres side, in warp and woof: | |||
| (a) 19 threads or less | 6.00 | 9.00 | 0.51d. |
| (b) 27 threads or less | 6.70 | 10.00 | 0.56d. |
| (c) 35 threads or less | 8.00 | 12.00 | 0.68d. |
| (d) 43 threads or less | 10.70 | 16.00 | 0.91d. |
| (e) More than 43 threads | 13.30 | 20.00 | 1.15d. |
| A 5. Other | 9.30 | 14.00 | 0.80d. |
| B. Bleached simply—pay the duties on grey tissues plus | 3 (surtax) | 3 (surtax) | — |
| C. Other—pay the duties on grey tissues plus | 7 (surtax) | 7 (surtax) | — |
| 298 (9). Other cotton tissues (not including velvets, etc., crêpe, gauze, or figured or brocaded tissues):— | |||
| A. Grey: | |||
| A 1. Weighing not more than 5 kilogrammes per 100 square metres, and having in a square of 5 millimetres side, in warp and woof: | |||
| (a) 19 threads or less | 16.00 | 24.00 | 1.37d. |
| (b) 27 threads or less | 21.30 | 32.00 | 1.83d. |
| (c) 35 threads or less | 29.30 | 44.00 | 2.51d. |
| (d) 43 threads or less | 39.30 | 59.00 | 3.37d. |
| (e) More than 43 threads | 58.30 | 80.00 | 4.57d. |
| A 2. Weighing not more than 10 kilogrammes per 100 square metres, and having in a square of 5 millimetres side, in warp and woof: | |||
| (a) 19 threads or less | 8.00 | 12.00 | 0.68d. |
| (b) 27 threads or less | 10.00 | 15.00 | 0.85d. |
| (c) 35 threads or less | 14.30 | 19.00 | 0.80d. |
| (d) 43 threads or less | 18.00 | 24.00 | 1.03d. |
| (e) More than 43 threads | 20.00 | 30.00 | 1.71d. |
| Tariff Number and Classification. | Tariff Duty prior to increase. | Tariff Duty as increased. | Increase in Duty (in English measures). |
| (Yen per 100 kin.) | (Yen per 100 kin.) | per lb. | |
| 298 (9). Other cotton tissues (not including velvets, etc., crêpe, gauze, or figured or brocaded tissues):—cont. | |||
| A 3. Weighing not more than 20 kilogrammes per 100 square metres, and having in a square of 5 millimetres side, in warp and woof: | |||
| (a) 27 threads or less | 8.00 | 12.00 | 0.68d. |
| (b) 35 threads or less | 11.30 | 15.00 | 0.63d. |
| (c) 43 threads or less | 15.00 | 20.00 | 0.85d. |
| (d) More than 43 threads | 18.80 | 25.00 | 1.06d. |
| A 4. Weighing not more than 30 kilogrammes per 100 square metres, and having in a square of 5 millimetres side, in warp and woof: | |||
| (a) 27 threads or less | 7.30 | 11.00 | 0.63d. |
| (b) 35 threads or less | 8.70 | 13.00 | 0.73d. |
| (c) 43 threads or less | 11.30 | 17.00 | 0.97d. |
| (d) More than 43 threads | 14.70 | 22.00 | 1.25d. |
| A. 5. Other | 10.00 | 15.00 | 0.85d. |
| B. Bleached simply—pay the duties on grey tissues increased by | 3 (surtax) | 3 (surtax) | |
| C. Other—pay the duties on grey tissues increased by | 7 (surtax) | 7 (surtax) |
| GERMANY. | |||
| INCREASES OF DUTIES ON WOOLLEN AND WORSTED PIECE GOODS SINCE 1ST JANUARY, 1925. | |||
| The duties on woollen and worsted piece goods in general (not including velvets, plushes and furnishing fabrics) were increased by the 1925 Tariff revision as follow: | |||
| — | Duties prior to revision. | Duties after revision. | Increase of Duty (in English measure). |
| Reichsmarks per 100 kilogs. | per lb. | ||
| Woollen and worsted piece goods, weighing per square metre:— | |||
| More than 700 grammes | 135 | 260 | 6.69d. |
| More than 500 up to 700 grammes | 175 | 330 | 8.29d. |
| More than 200 up to 500 grammes | 175 | 380 | 10.97d. |
| Note.—So-called Lodenstoffe weighing from 200 to 700 grammes per square metre, corresponding to samples imported (from countries enjoying most-favoured-nation treatment) to the extent of 20 metric tons per annum | 175 | 243 | 3.64d. |
| 200 grammes or less | 220 | 380* | 8.56d. |
| * Duty in force from 16th December, 1925. From 1st October to 15th December a somewhat higher duty was levied. |
§ Certain classes of piece goods were, however, excepted from this general increase. Thus the duties on mixed wool and cotton tissues containing at least 45 per cent. of cotton, but not containing any worsted yarn, were reduced on the occasion of tariff revision, as were also the duties on certain types of felted cloth for the manufacture of wood pulp, cellulose, straw, pulp or cellulose. As regards this latter cloth, the only tariff increases were as follow:
§ On cloth weighing over 1,000 up to 2,000 gms. per square metre—Duty increased from 135 to 140 Rm. per 100 Kgs. (i.e., by 0.27d. per lb.).
§ On cloth weighing over 700 up to 1,000 gms. per square metre—Duty increased from 135 to 180 Rm. per 100 Kgs. (i.e., by 2.41d. per lb.).
§ On cloth weighing over 500 up to 700 gms. per square metre—Duty increased from 175 to 180 Rm. per 100 Kgs. (i.e., by 0.27d. per lb.).
§ On cloth weighing over 200 up to 500 gms. per square metre—Duty in creased from 175 to 220 Rm. per 100 Kgs. (i.e., by 2.41d. per lb.).