HC Deb 21 March 1928 vol 215 cc384-92W
Mr. CRAWFURD

asked the President of the Board of Trade the values of the imports, exports and re-exports of the various classes of manufactured goods which now are subject on import to safeguarding or other duties during the years 1924, 1925 and 1927?

Mr. H. WILLIAMS

pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 13th March, 1928; col. 1690, Vol. 214] supplied the following statement:

STATEMENT showing in respect of the undermentioned articles and for the periods stated, the Declared Values of Imports into, and Re-exports and Domestic Exports from, Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

General Notes.

  1. 1. The records of total imports and re-exports exclude transhipments under bond.
  2. 2. Another factor affecting comparisons of recorded imports before and after the imposition of duties is that imports by parcel post are excluded from the totals for individual items unless subject to duty.
  3. 3. The figures for 1927 are provisional.
  4. 4. Figures of imports, exports and re-exports of goods subject to Key Industry Duty are not available. The value of such goods (duty-paid) entered for home consumption in each of the lust three years is shown on page 184 of the January Trade Accounts.

Description. Date of imposition of Duty. 1924. 1925. 1926. 1927.
£ £ £ £
Silk Yarn and Silk Manufactures (except Apparel, Embroidery and Silk Lace of all kinds): 1st July, 1925 Jan.-June. July-Dec.
Total Imports 24,856,137 17,868,157 4,528,491 16,709,134 16,058,245
Total Re-Exports 3,978,632 2,251,159 99,085 1,651,133 1,726,401
Retained Imports 20,877,505 15,616,998 4,429,406 15,058,001 14,331,844
Domestic Exports 2,109,346 878,129 900,249 1,886,838 2,337,403
Artificial Silk Yarn and Manufactures (except Apparel, Embroidery and Artificial Silk Lace of all kinds): 1st July, 1925 Jau.-June. July-Dec
Total Imports 5,515,178* 5,707,612* 1,169,343 4,147,532 6,059,259
Total Re-Exports 654,449* 658,746* 36,803 475,255 470,239
Retained Imports 4,860,729* 5,048,866* 1,132,540 3,672,277 5,589,020
Domestic Exports 4,310,225* 2,592,378* 2,742,000 6,933,218 7,290,262
Touring Cars, Commercial Vehicles, Tractors, Motor Cycles and Chassis, and Parts and accessories thereof:
Total: See below
Total Imports 8,233,106 11,344,069 6,318,696 8,224,271†
Total Re-Exports 1,062,970 687,868 438,884 453,821†
Retained Imports 7,170,136 10,656,201 5,879,812 7,770,450†
Domestic Exports 9,485,419 12,815,527 12,185,087 13,618,225†
Included in the above are the following:
Touring Cars, Complete: Duty removed Jan.-June. July-Dec.
Total Imports 2nd August, 1924; Duty re-imposed 1st July, 1925. 2,828,927 5,257,576 936,963 1,940,251 3,559,898†
Total Re-Exports 525,121 237,707 14,132 222,918 199,961†
Retained Imports 2,303,806 5,019,869 922,831 1,717,333 3,359,937†
Domestic Exports 2,903,637 2,080,192 2,103,464 3,233,759 3,529,716†
Description. Date of imposition of Duty. 1924. 1925. 1926. 1927.
£ £ £ £
Commercial Vehicles, Complete: 1st May,1926 Jan.-April May-Dec.
Total Imports 174,556 113,339 83,195 33,995 22,694†
Total Re-Exports 59,763 32,097 8,837 6,026 3,853†
Retained Imports 114,793 81,242 74,358 27,969 18,841†
Domestic Exports 789,816 881,402 213,225 355,434 1,096,501†
Motor Cycles and Tricars, Complete: Duty removed 2nd August, 1924. Jan.-June July-Dec.
26,332 34,177 3,497 4,147 6,716†
Total Imports Duty re-imposed 1st July, 1925.
Total Re-Exports 9,737 1,162 236 927 603†
Retained Imports 16,595 33,015 3,261 3,220 6,113†
Domestic Exports 1,626,396 1,004,588 852,437 1,805,768 2,142,172†
Cinematograph Films: Do. Jan.-June. July-Dec.
Total Imports 1,159,397 1,020,058 259,356 1,046,481 1,277,798
Total Re-Exports 215,173 234,508 3,565 209,805 217,570
Retained Imports 944,224 785,550 255,791 836,676 1,060,228
Domestic Exports 329,688 198,749 152,084 219,476 228,326
Clocks and Watches and parts thereof: Do. Jan.-June. July-Dec.
Total Imports 2,318,401 2,945,534 455,688 1,423,851 1879,634
Total Re- Exports 451,019 244,753 78,845 234,365 282,177
Retained Imports 1,861,382 2,700,781 376,843 1,189,486 1,597,457
Domestic Exports 76,186 38,726 39,960 85,185 86,751
Musical Instruments and parts thereof: Do. Jan.-June. July-Dec.
Total Imports 1,265,197 1,588,541 296,996 768,440 811,619
Total Re-Exports 122,315 80,800 5,353 45,017 40,853
Retained Imports 1,142,882 1,507,741 291,643 723,423 770,766
Domestic Exports 1,658,299 965,927 1,051,682 2,389,869 2,734,361
Lace and Net of all kinds, and embroidery made on Net or dissoluble fabric, including Silk and Artificial Silk Lace: 1st July, 1925 Jan.-June. July-Dec.
Total imports 2,331,486§ 1,116,404§ 282,330 608,186 620,465
Total Re-imports 1,833,263§ 821,088§ 6,273 103,440 154,990
Retained Import 498,223§ 295,316§ 276,057 504,746 465,475
Domestic Exports 2,620,733§ 1,276,623§ 117,089 2,009,593 2,146,605

Gloves of Leather and of Fur: 22nd Dec., 1925
Total Imports 1,719,788 2,230,256 1,118,343 1,157,287
Total Re-Exports 122,875 135,263 69,821 103,484
Retained Imports 1,596,913 2,094,993 1,048,522 1,053,803
Domestic Exports 144,741 176,973 170,379 184,690
Fabric Gloves of Cotton: 22nd Dec., 1925
Total Imports 565,761 1,441,124 500,543 668,158
Total Re-Exports 109,533 77,623 31,489 35,054
Retained Imports 456,228 1,363,501 469,054 633,104
Domestic Exports 66,607 40,353 24,875 19,680
Mantles for Incandescent Lighting: 22nd Dec., 1925
Total Imports 160,596 225,461 64,455 42,905
Total Re-Exports 1,156 890 1,151 593
Retained Imports 159,440 224,571 63,304 42,312
Domestic Exports 48,508 39,100 34,743 41,815
Cutlery of dutiable kinds║: 22nd Dec., 1925
Total Imports 389,912 1,132,798 267,842 373,310
Total Re-Exports 101,866 68,847 47,447 57,822
Retained Imports 288,046 1,063,951 220,395 315,488
Domestic Exports 912,866 945,621 900,088 971,174
Packing and Wrapping Paper: ║ ║ 1st May, 1926 Jan.-April May.- Dec.
Total Imports 4,844,494 5,127,612 1,983,642 2,304,147 3,494,453
Total Re-Exports 22,676 40,547 24,003 13,444 15,520
Retained Imports 4,821,818 5,087,065 1,959,639 2,290,703 3,478,933
Domestic Exports 578,799 398,115 143,041 251,562 331,083
China and Translucent Pottery (including Bone China but excluding Hard Porcelain). 19th April, 1927 on tableware of translucent or vitrified pottery Jan.-Mar. April-Dec.
Total Imports 13,264†† 52,594 377,353 265,411 263,613**
Total Re-Exports 7,360†† 2,295 9,217 1,802 5,380
Regained Imports 5,904†† 50,299 368,136 263,609 258,233**
Domestic Exports 310,011†† 367,421 428,150 101,723 346,150
General Earthenware (except high grade earthenware resembling China), Semi-Porcelain and Majolica: ¶¶ See note ¶¶ Jan.-March April-Dec.
Total Imports 724,002‡‡ 974,980 812,737 188,977 248,193
Total Re-Exports 23,653‡‡ 23,944 23,824 4,967 9,440
Retained Imports 700,349‡‡ 951,036 788,913 184,010 238,753
Domestic Exports 3,627,131‡‡ 3,218,056 2,834,650 830,261 2,399,715
Description. Date of imposition of Duty. 1924. 1925. 1926. 1927.
£ £ £ £ £
Rubber Tyres and Tubes—Pneumatic Outer Covers and Inner Tubes for Motor Cars and Motor Cycles and Tricars and Solid Tyres for mechanically propelled vehicles: 12th April,1927 Jun.-April May-Dec.
Total Imports 2,940,770¶ 3,698,216¶ 4,529,560 1,891,667 1,053,124§§
Total Re-Exports 457,179¶ 532,874¶ 636,676 274,149 219,308§§
Retained Imports 2,483,591¶ 3,165,342¶ 3,892,884 1,617518 833,816§§
Domestic Exports 2,296,546¶ 3,544,117¶ 3,912,604 1,279,076 1,897,657§§
*Includes Artificial Silk Lace in 1924, and in January"June, 1925 (see note §).
‡Includes, as from 12th April, 1927, Rubber Tyres and Tubes imported or exported with and forming part of the equipment of complete vehicles or of chassis, or fitted to wheels imported or exported separately.
§Excludes Artificial Silk Lace in 1924, and in January"June, 1925. Retained Imports in the six months July-December, 1925, were valued at £23,528 and Exports at £29,810.
║Knife Sharpeners of Steel are excluded in 1924 and 1925. In 1926 the Retained imports of these goods amounted to £188 and the Domestic Exports to £5,079.
¶The figures for 1924 and 1925 include the value of Inner Tubes for Pedal Cycles.
**Free Imports in April, value £80,665, are included in January-March figures and excluded from those for April-December.
††Bone China and Parian only in this year.
‡‡Figures for 1924 include Jet, Rockingham and Samian Ware, and Red Pottery, etc.
§§Excludes, as from 12th April, 1927, Rubber Tyres and Tubes imported or exported with and forming part of the equipment of complete vehicles or of chassis, or fitted to wheels imported or exported separately.
║║Includes non-dutiable packing and wrapping paper and excludes tissue paper.
¶¶The, figures for General Earthenware have been included because it is understood that, prior to the imposition of the duty, a considerable proportion of the imports of Translucent or Vitrified Pottery were described on entry as General Earthenware.