HC Deb 27 February 1929 vol 225 cc1980-2010W
Mr. WELLOCK

[on 29th January] asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state the quantities of the imports, exports, and re-exports of the various classes of manufactured goods which are subject to safeguarding or other duties during 1928?

Mr. REMER

[on 1st February] asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give an estimate of the quantities of the imports, exports and re-exports of the various classes of manufactured goods which are now subject, on import, to safeguarding or other duties during the year 1928?

Mr. CRAWFURD

[on 5th February] asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state the values of the imports, exports and re-exports of the various classes of manufactured goods which are now subject on import to safeguarding or other duties during each of the years 1924 to 1928, inclusive?

Mr. HANNON

[on 5th February] asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can estimate the value of safeguarded manufactured goods and non-safeguarded manufactured goods imported into this country and retained for domestic consumption for the calendar years 1925 and 1928 respectively; and whether he can state the value of exports of safeguarded manufactured goods and exports of non-safeguarded manufactured goods for the same two years?

Sir O. MOSLEY

[on 13th February] asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state 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, 1926, 1927 and 1928?

Sir W. EDGE

[on 19th February] asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state the total imports, re-exports and exports of lace, cutlery, gloves, gas mantles and wrapping paper in 1924, 1927 and 1928?

Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER

now supplies the following statements:

STATEMENT SHOWING, IN RESPECT OF THE UNDERMENTIONED ARTICLES AND FOR THE PERIODS STATED, THE QUANTITIES OF THE IMPORTS INTO, AND THE DOMESTIC EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS FROM, GRREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND.
General Notes.
1. The records of total imports and re-exports exclude transhipments under bond.
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. The figures for 1928 are provisional.
4. Particulars in respect of Key Industry goods are not included.
Description of Article and Date of Imposition of Duty. Unit of Quantity, 1924. 1925. 1926. 1927. 1928.
Silk Yarn and Silk Manufactures (except Apparel, Embroidery and Silk Lace of all kinds). (Duty as from 1st July, 1925):
Silk Yarn:
Total Imports … … … … … lb. 713,580 1,298,963 564,429 809,085 810,405
Domestic Exports … … … … … lb. 301,106 286,110 356,641 529,586 545,576
Re-exports … … … … … lb. 18,261 9,599 14,065 7,609 9,102
Silk Piece Goods:
Total Imports … … … … … Sq. yd. 91,113,591 103,337,594 86,886,964 84,844,946 73,620,457
Domestic Exports … … … … … Sq. yd. 5,308,265 4,728,430 5,240,218 8,127,058 7,838,987
Re-exports … … … … … Sq. yd. 14,783,775 9,501,002 7,297,159 8,309,767 7,087,691
Silk Ribbons:
Total Imports … … … … … lb. (a) 224,367(b) 769,600 645,115 508,655
Domestic Exports … … … … … lb. (a) (a) 11,718 8,515 7,307
Re-exports … … … … … lb. (a) 5,401(b) 65,161 50,149 35,993
Artificial Silk Yarn and Manufactures (except Apparel, Embroidery and Artificial Silk Lace of all kinds). (Duty as from 1st July, 1925):
Artificial Silk Yarns:
Total Imports … … … … … lb. 10,280,380 11,780,564 2,300,830 2,700,625 2,884,818
Domestic Exports … … … … … lb. 6,350,905 7,202,709 5,838,870 8,353,868 9,543,325
Re-exports … … … … … lb. 129,329 156,602 500,596 211,171 272,681
Artificial Silk Tissues:
Total Imports … … … … … lb. (a) l,513,544(b) 5,891,834 9,250,534 10,135,843
Domestic Exports … … … … … lb. (a) 2,493,357(b) 10,740,579 12,195,404 16,553,202
Re-exports … … … … … lb. (a) 41,480(b) 439,485 583,878 784,291
For footnotes see columns 1997–1998.

Description of Article and Date of Imposition of Duty. Unit of Quantity. 1924. 1925. 1926. 1927. 1928.
Artificial Silk Yarn and Manufactures (except Apparel, Embroidery and Artificial Silk Lace of all kinds (Duty as from 1st July, 1925)—continued:
Other Artificial Silk Manufactures:
Total Imports … … … … … lb. (a) 30,248(b) 193,267 229,476 271,476
Domestic Exports … … … … … lb. (a) 117,282(b) 422,773 570,695 523,757
Re-exports … … … … … lb. (a) 3,114(b) 51,947 34,520 24,040
Stockings and hose (Hosiery):
Of Silk or Artificial Silk (Duty as from 1st July, 1925):
Total Imports … … … … … Doz. Prs. 1,013,944 1,633,369 799,439 See following headings
Domestic Exports … … … … … Doz. Prs. 366,610 558,612 717,670
Re-exports … … … … … Doz. Prs. 37,189 48,284 52,093
Of Silk or of which the chief value is Silk:
Total Imports … … … … … Doz. Prs. (c) (c) (c) 266,648 204,365
Domestic Exports … … … … … Doz. Prs. 86,389 63,120
Re-exports … … … … … Doz. Prs. 21,788 7,956
Of Artificial Silk or of which the chief value is Artificial Silk:
Total Imports … … … … … Doz. Prs. (c) (c) (c) 485,121 547,175
Domestic Exports … … … … … Doz. Prs. 818,765 853,766
Re-exports … … … … … Doz. Prs. 50,570 42,835
Touring Cars, Commercial Vehicles, Chassis and Motor Cycles and Tricars:
Touring Cars (including Cabs), complete (Duty removed 2nd August, 1924. Duty re-imposed 1st July, 1925):
Total Imports … … … … … Number 13,398 32,852 12,015 19,228 15,520
Domestic Exports … … … … … Number 11,007 17,771 14,858 16,139 18,306
Re-exports … … … … … Number 2,598 1,071 1,092 1,034 1,385
Commercial Vehicles, complete (Duty as from 1st May, 1926):
Total Imports … … … … … Number 1,319 655 703 113 64
Domestic Exports … … … … … Number 1,747 1,544 1,149 1,734 1,437
Re-exports … … … … … Number 463 212 71 20 22
For footnotes see columns 1997–1998.

Description of Article and Date of Imposition of Duty. Unit of Quantity. 1924. 1925. 1926. 1927. 1928.
Touring Cars, Commercial Vehicles, Chassis and Motor Cycles and Tricars—continued:
Chassis, complete, for Motor Cars, etc.:
Total Imports … … … … … Number 12,459 15,778 10,174 13,337 18,595
Domestic Exports … … … … … Number 2,905 9,735 16,381 17,819 13,104
Re-exports … … … … … Number 369 335 186 270 619
Motor cycles and tricars, complete (Duty removed 2nd August, 1924. Duty re-imposed 1st July, 1925):
Total Imports … … … … … Number 548 896 97 162 146
Domestic Exports … … … … … Number 37,607 46,642 48,120 52,805 59,964
Re-exports … … … … … Number 146 29 22 13 42
Cinematograph Films (Duty removed 2nd August, 1924. Duty re-imposed 1st July, 1925):
Blank Films:
Total Imports … … … … … Thousand linear feet. 71,499 126,343 41,628 75,427 54,342
Domestic Exports … … … … … 57,629 63,868 34,966 24,260 37,839
Re-exports … … … … … 7,360 18,683 18,534 12,969 5,232
Positives:
Total Imports … … … … … Thousand linear feet. 36,461 43,646 17,096 17,526 15,502
Domestic Exports … … … … … 23,913 29,395 25,334 36,162 40,686
Re-exports … … … … … 4,409 5,195 3,083 2,883 3,099
Negatives:
Total Imports … … … … … Thousand linear feet. 6,692 9,315 6,425 8,119 7,094
Domestic Exports … … … … … 532 710 342 270 541
Re-exports … … … … … 4,345 6,253 3,563 4,623 4,700
Clocks and Watches. (Duty removed 2nd August, 1924. Duty re-imposed 1st July, 1925):
Clocks, complete:
Total Imports … … … … … Number 4,067,020 5,455,358 2,062,892 2,868,921 3,093,439
Domestic Exports … … … … … Number 16,772 28,020 21,456 17,738 15,430
Re-exports … … … … … Number 228,536 99,616 39,363 65,389 50,151
Clock Movements, complete:
Total Imports … … … … … Number 528,909 633,702 408,915 662,048 917,480
Domestic Exports … … … … … Number 727 458 714 536 365
Re-exports … … … … … Number 30,000 16,136 2,040 4,784 2,410
For footnotes see columns 1997–1998.

Description of Article and Date of Imposition of Duty. Unit of Quantity. 1924. 1925. 1926. 1927. 1928.
Clocks and Watches—continued:
Glasses for Clocks:
Total Imports … … … … … Number 53,639 85,349 27,632 84,061 72,014
Cwt. 61 88 22 26 76
Domestic Exports … … … … … Number 64 1,100 1,385 832 601
Cwt. — 2 1 1 1
Re-exports … … … … … Number 36 312 198 319 144
Cwt. — — — — —
Watches, complete:
Total Imports … … … … … Number 4,489,355 5,504,778 2,751,026 3,772,739 4,655,325
Domestic Exports … … … … … Number 9,318 7,724 21,353 8,493 2,655
Re-exports … … … … … Number 273,797 219,764 101,003 106,292 111,896
Watch Movements, complete
Total Imports … … … … … Number 221,061 536,732 165,020 249,465 313,681
Domestic Exports … … … … … Number 61 2,421 116 — 49
Re-exports … … … … … Number 46,460 52,963 9,652 12,165 12,412
Watch Cases:
Total Imports … … … … … Number 864,231 817,861 601,017 914,754 986,487
Domestic Exports … … … … … Number 1,398 942 434 2,314 578
Re-exports … … … … … Number 752,680 636,253 595,037 816,389 971,928
Glasses for Watches:
Total Imports … … … … … Number 8,201,783 10,603,571 4,915,419 6,788,999 6,989,616
Cwt. 381 484 214 327 336
Domestic Exports … … … … … Number 1,210 35,710 17,454 2,118 3,774
Cwt. 1 3 1 — 3
Re-exports … … … … … Number 1,090,751 291,925 33,040 10,296 10,960
Cwt. 41 25 1 — —
Musical Instruments. (Duty removed 2nd August, 1924. Duty re-imposed 1st July, 1925):
Complete:
Organs—Automatic:
Total Imports … … … … … Number 15 14 6 14 5
Domestic Exports … … … … … Number 31 5 2 7 14
Re-exports … … … … … Number 1 5 1 3 1
Not Automatic:
Total Imports … … … … … Number 364 602 220 329 220
Domestic Exports … … … … … Number 201 219 221 189 227
Re-exports … … … … … Number 83 14 16 12 8
For footnotes see columns 1997–1998.

Description of Article and Date of Imposition of Duty. Unit of Quantity: 1924 1925. 1926. 1927. 1928.
Musical Instruments. (Duty removed 2nd August, 1924. Duty re-imposed 1st July, 1925)—continued:
Complete—continued:
Pianos—Automatic:
Total Imports … … … Number 583 681 212 211 75
Domestic Exports … … … Number 345 429 467 467 541
Re-exports … … … Number 78 40 14 19 16
Not Automatic:
Total Imports … … … Number 10,209 16,007 3,155 2,816 2,431
Domestic Exports … … … Number 6,178 6,594 5,046 3,582 3,177
Re-exports … … … Number 516 186 106 96 110
Gramophones and Phonographs—Complete:
Total Imports … … … Number 66,964 64,260 16,578 20,628 26,063
Domestic Exports … … … Number 87,515 146,082 224,494 320,373 370,834
Re-exports … … … Number 2,427 1,716 2,424 1,177 802
Stringed Instruments:
Total Imports … … … Number 69,197 153,302 152,375 152,517 98,300
Domestic Exports … … … Number 15,085 18,794 19,872 10,883 7,566
Re-exports … … … Number 8,074 4,542 3,567 3,585 3,908
Wood and Metal Wind Musical Instruments:
Total Imports … … … Number 152,910 155,440 47,578 57,634 66,819
Domestic exports … … … Number 20,293 24,357 22,212 18,372 14,663
Re-exports … … … Number 13,621 4,963 4,317 2,951 3,147
Musical Instruments, other sorts:
Total Imports … … … Number 20,662 47,803 24,714 35,177 34,127
Domestic Exports … … … Number 27,582 18,136 14,309 9,782 7,561
Re-exports … … … Number 967 2,399 1,311 921 667
Parts:
Rolls, perforated, for automatic pianos and organs:
Total Imports … … … Number 44,309 75,043 21,295 29,344 12,698
Domestic Exports … … … Number 94,287 86,838 46,071 18,845 18,699
Re-exports … … … Number 5,348 671 9 4,470 1,064
For footnotes see columns 1997–1998.

Description of Article and Date of Imposition of Duty. Unit of Quantity. 1924. 1925. 1926. 1927. 1928.
Musical Instruments. (Duty removed 2nd August, 1924. Duty re-imposed 1st July, 1925)—continued:
Parts of Pianos (not automatic):
Keyboard Sets:
Total Imports … … … … Number 517 959 1 125 2
Domestic Exports … … … … Number 1,229 235 594 964 909
Re-exports … … … … Number — 3 203 1 1
Actions:
Total Imports … … … … Number 27,557 29,304 9,829 8,849 5,807
Cwt. 5,660 5,856 1,793 1,498 947
Domestic Exports … … … … Number 547 217 296 47 26
Cwt. 205 56 110 13 8
Re-exports … … … … Number 3 31 8 2 1
Cwt. — 9 1 — 1
Gramophone Records:
Total Imports … … … … Dozen 6,627 11,164 7,885 9,213 12,269
Domestic Exports … … … … Dozen 577,506 718,994 815,164 862,840 1,005,371
Re-exports … … … … Dozen 704 388 192 225 42
Lace and Net. (Duty as from 1st July, 1925):
Cotton Net:
Total Imports … … … … Sq. yd. 20,336 77,443 14,738 31,933 7,904
Domestic Exports … … … … Sq. yd. 31,953,800 27,304,800 22,708,500 28,797,359 26,155,238
Re-exports … … … … Sq. yd. 28,837 29,215 7,831 6,619 6,409
Silk Lace:
Total Imports … … … … lb. (a) 26,779 (b) 60,783 54,290 85,214
Domestic Exports … … … … lb. (a) (a) (a) (a) (a)
Re-exports … … … … lb. (a) 29,308 (b) 11,048 5,227 5,012
Artificial Silk Lace:
Total Imports … … … … lb. Not available. 30,460 (b) 104,578 105,967 81,943
Domestic Exports … … … … lb. 45,440 (b) 243,585 425,165 594,223
Re-exports … … … … lb. 619 (b) 6,721 5,078 5,882
Gloves of Leather and of Fur. (Duty as from 22nd December, 1925):
Total Imports … … … … Doz. prs. 901,221 (d) 1,268,586 (d) 776,175 807,075 833,022
Domestic Exports … … … … Doz. prs. 41,056 (d) 49,318 (d) 46,043 48,096 48,531
Re-exports … … … … Doz. prs. 50,375 (d) 58,175 (d) 30,822 47,839 57,792
For footnotes see columns 1997–1998.

Description of Article and Date of Imposition of Duty. Unit of Quantity. 1924. 1925. 1926. 1927. 1928.
Fabric Gloves of Cotton. (Duty as from 22nd December, 1925):
Total Imports … … … … Doz. prs. 921,685 2,151,254 796,723 1,172,709 1,384,292
Domestic Exports … … … … Doz. prs. 58,774 37,360 24,721 18,997 19,843
Re-exports … … … … Doz. prs. 104,824 85,740 36,019 42,030 49,356
Mantles for Incandescent Lighting. (Duty as from 22nd December, 1925):
Total Imports … … … … Gross 165,527 208,902 47,708 28,268 10,347
Domestic Exports … … … … Gross 23,105 18,804 16,161 19,839 18,832
Re-exports … … … … Gross 855 597 852 325 201
Cutlery of dutiable kinds. (Duty as from 22nd December, 1925):
Knives (including handles, blades and blanks):
Total Imports … … … … Dozen. 473,167 649,477 240,937 376,100 431,471
Domestic Exports … … … … Dozen. 935,787 998,970 904,070 893,074 976,145
Re-exports … … … … Dozen. 28,604 31,852 18,684 7,352 7,279
Scissors etc. (including handles, blades and blanks):
Total Imports … … … … Dozen. 428,948 476,779 261,862 414,768 437,261
Domestic Exports … … … … Dozen. 67,093 60,959 46,143 62,649 69,909
Re-exports … … … … Dozen. 17,985 26,805 11,781 8,150 5,299
Razors:
Safety, complete:
Total Imports … … … … Dozen. Not available. Not available. 23,879 175,882 34,828
Domestic Exports … … … … Dozen. 40,635 98,199 197,759
Re-exports … … … … Dozen. 22,661 6,284 2,330
Other (including handles, blades and blanks):
Total Imports … … … … Dozen. 91,762 128.465 32,989 41,078 34,512
Domestic Exports … … … … Dozen. 49,335 29,764 24,587 23,125 29,185
Re-exports … … … … Dozen. 7,872 4,782 2,S67 1,327 1,723
Packing and Wrapping Paper (e). (Duty as from 1st May, 1926):
Total Imports … … … … Cwt. 4,145,463 4,392,981 3,822,971 3,322,865 3,516,182
Domestic Exports … … … … Cwt. (k) 217,965 203,833 170,054 187,996
Re-exports … … … … Cwt. 14,570 29,858 26,403 9,498 11,068
For footnotes see columns 1997–1998.

Description of Article and Date of Imposition of Duty. Unit of Quantity. 1924. 1925. 1926. 1927. 1928.
China and Translucent Pottery (including Bone China but excluding Hard Porcelain). (Duty as from 19th April, 1927, on tableware of translucent or vitrified pottery):
Total Imports … … … … … Cwt. 1,386 (f) 5,788 110,387 136,950 56,175
Domestic Exports … … … … … Cwt. 14,984 (f) 18,569 22,239 23,970 21,960
Re-exports … … … … … Cwt. 763 (f) 139 1,013 750 477
General Earthenware (except high grade earthenware resembling China), semi-Porcelain and Majolica: (g)
Total Imports … … … … … Cwt. 257,858 (h) 325,452 291,232 168,834 166,527
Domestic Exports … … … … … Cwt. 975,775 (h) 825,513 716,724 819,163 697,677
Re-exports … … … … … Cwt. 5,768 (h) 6,034 7,049 3,214 1,713
Rubber Tyres and Tubes. (Duty as from 12th April, 1927):
Pneumatic: Outer Covers for Motor Cars and Motor cycles and tricars:
Total Imports … … … … … Number 1,009,294 1,209,396 1,392,030 1,164,027 (i) 332,727 (i)
Domestic Exports … … … … … Number 710,928 1,064,699 1,086,582 1,028,222 (i) 979,976 (i)
Re-Exports … … … … … Number 146,687 150,208 178,566 158,623 (i) 52,959 (i)
Pneumatic: Inner Tubes for Motor Cars and Motor cycles and tricars:
Total Imports … … … … … Number (j) (j) 911,731 675,644 (i) 251,456 (i)
Domestic Exports … … … … … Number 1,154,850 1,140,439 (i) 981,341 (i)
Re-Exports … … … … … Number 83,945 109,606 (i) 59,644 (i)
Solid Tyres for mechanically propelled vehicles:
Total Imports … … … … … Number 76,601 85,107 56,181 35,309 (i) 20,446 (i)
Domestic Exports … … … … … Number 61,843 69,444 58,914 51,413 (i) 35,975 (i)
Re-Exports … … … … … Number 4,860 7,266 2,170 1,902 (i) 964 (i)
Buttons and Studs (Hard Haberdashery). (Duty as from 28th April, 1928, on Buttons for wearing apparel and household linen):
Total Imports … … … … … Gross 10,255,010 12,650,010 10,490,347 14,806,011 12,621,508
Domestic Exports … … … … … Gross 1,448,642 1,522,575 1,528,883 1,415,942 1,088,597
Re-Exports … … … … … Gross 1,626,862 2,002,804 1,460,599 1,511,071 1,021,683
For footnotes see columns 1997–1998.

Description of Article and Date of Imposition of Duty. Unit of Quantity. 1924. 1925. 1926. 1927. 1928.
Wrought Enamelled Hollow-ware, of Iron and Steel (Household, Kitchen, &c, Utensils). (Duty as from 13th June, 1928):
Total Imports … … … … … Ton 5,821 7,885 7,285 9,754 7,232
Domestic Exports … … … … … Ton 2,749 3,094 2,744 2,206 2,822
Re-Exports … … … … … Ton 59 64 90 63 49
(a) Recorded by Value only.
(b) From 1st July, 1925 only.
(c) Not separately shown prior to 1927. See under "Of Silk or Artificial Silk."
(d) Excludes gloves of fur in these years.
(e) Includes non-dutiable packing and wrapping paper and excludes tissue paper.
(f) Bone China and Parian only in this year.
(g) 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.
(h) The figures for 1924 include Jet, Rockingham and Samian Ware, and Red Pottery, etc.
(i) 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. The figures shown for Solid Tyres for mechanically propelled vehicles in 1928 are described in the Trade Returns as" for motor cars, etc., motor cycles and tricars."
(j) The figures for 1924 and 1925 are not available, being included with Inner Tubes for Cycles.
(k) Figures showing exports in 1924 of the classes of paper to which the duty applies are not available.

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. The records of total imports and re-exports exclude transhipments under bond.
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. The figures for 1928 are provisional.
4. Particulars in respect of Key Industry goods are not included. The value of such goods (duty-paid) entered for home consumption in each of the last three years is shown on page 184 of the January Trade Accounts.
5. Particulars of apparel and other made-up goods containing silk or artificial silk, other than silk or artificial silk stockings and hose are not available.
Description of Article and Date of Imposition of Duty. 1924. 1925 1926. 1927. 1928.
£ £ £ £ £ £
Silk Yarn and Silk Manufactures (except Apparel, Embroidery and Silk Lace of all kinds). (Duty as from 1st July, 1925): January—June. July—December.
Total Imports … … … 24,856,137 17,868,157 4,528,491 16,709,134 16,049,388 14,282,315
Total Re-exports … … … 3,978,632 2,251,159 99,085 1,651,133 1,726,401 1,413,477
Retained Imports … … … 20,877,505 15,616,998 4,429,406 15,058,001 14,322,987 12,868,838
Domestic Exports … … … 2,109,346 878,129 900,249 1,886,838 2,336,117 2,184,688
Artificial Silk Yarn and Manufactures (except Apparel, Embroidery and Artificial Silk Lace of all kinds). (Duty as from 1st July, 1925): January-June. July-December.
Total Imports … … … 5,515,178(a) 5,707,612(a) 1,169,343 4,147,532 6,058,869 7,009,862
Total Re-exports … … … 654,449(a) 658,746(a) 36,803 475,255 470,239 661,541
Retained Imports … … … 4,860,729(a) 5,048,866(a) 1,132,540 3,672,277 5,588,630 6,348,321
Domestic Exports … … … 4,310,225(a) 2,592,378(a) 2,742,000 6,933,218 7,290,039 9,635,218
Stockings and Hose (Hosiery):
Of Silk or Artificial Silk. (Duty as from 1st July, 1925): January—June. July—December.
Total Imports … … … 1,339,780 1,492,086 513,666 1,184,211 1,096,547 1,128,573
Total Re-imports … … … 59,125 33,950 31,739 84,309 97,754 63,780
Retained Imports … … … 1,280,655 1,458,136 481,927 1,099,902 998,793 1,064,793
Domestic Exports … … … 427,744 251,235 327,251 659,685 802,972 850,469
For footnotes see columns 2009–2010.

Description of Article and Date of Imposition of Duty. 1924. 1925. 1926. 1927. 1928.
£ £ £ £ £
Touring Cars, Commercial Vehicles, Tractors, Motor Cycles and Chassis, and Parts, and accessories thereof. (Duty as from See below):
Total:
Total Imports … … 8,233,106 11,344,069 6,318,696 8,223,036(b) 7,606,610(b)
Total Re-exports. … … 1,062,970 687,868 438,884 453,973(b) 610,756(b)
Retained Imports. … … 7,170,136 10,656,201 5,879,812 7,769,063(b) 6,995,854(b)
Domestic Exports. … … 9,485,419 12,815,527 12,185,087 13,614,243(b) 12,888,884(b)
Included in the above are the following:
Touring Cars Complete. (Duty removed 2nd August, 1924. Duty re-imposed 1st July, 1925: January—June. July—December.
Total Imports. … … 2,828,927 5,257,576 936,963 1,940,251 3,563,565(b) 2,979,180(b)
Total Re-exports … … 525,121 237,707 14,132 222,918 199,961(b) 215,402(b)
Retained Imports … … 2,303,800 5,019,869 922,831 1,717,333 3.363,604(b) 2,763,778(b)
Domestic Exports … … 2,903,637 2,080,192 2,103,464 3,233,759 3,528,754(b) 3,661,998(b)
Commercial Vehicles, Complete. (Duty as from 1st May, 1926): January—April. May—December.
Total Imports … … 174,556 113,339 83,195 33,995 22,329(b) 17,652(b)
Total Re-exports … … 59,763 32,097 8,837 6,026 3,853(b) 5,181(b)
Retained Imports … … 114,793 81,242 74,358 27,969 18,76(b) 12,471(b)
Domestic Exports … … 789,816 881,402 213,225 355,434 l,092,518(b) 751,727(b)
Motor Cycles and Tricars Complete. (Duty removed 2ndAugust, 1924. Duty re-imposed 1st July, 1925): January-—June. July—December.
Total Imports. … … 26,332 34,177 3,497 4,147 6,7l6(b) 6,885(b)
Total Re-exports … … 9,737 1,162 236 927 603(b) 1,755(b)
Retained Imports. … … 16,595 33,015 3,261 3,220 6,113(b) 5,130(b)
Domestic Exports … … 1,626,396 1,004,588 852,437 1,805,768 2,142,172(b) 2,520,261(b)
For footnotes see columns 2009–2010.

Description of Article and Date of Imposition of Duty. 1924. 1925. 1926. 1927. 1928.
Cinematograph Films. (Duty removed 2nd August, 1924. Duty re-imposed 1st July,1925): £ £ January—June. £ July—December. £ £ £
Total Imports … … … 1,159,397 1,020,058 259,356 1,046,481 1,277,788 1,029,194
Total Re-exports … … … 215,173 234,508 3,565 209,805 217,570 171,772
Retained Imports … … … 944,224 785,550 255,791 836,676 1,060,218 857,422
Domestic Exports … … … 329,688 198,749 152,084 219,476 228,326 267,823
Clocks and Watches and parts thereof. (Duty removed 2nd August, 1924. Duty re-imposed 1st July, 1925): January—June. July—December.
Total Imports … … … 2,318,401 2,945,534 455,688 1,423,851 1,878,777 2,279,154
Total Re-exports … … … 457,019 244,753 78,845 234,365 282,177 338,799
Retained Imports … … … 1,861,382 2,700,781 376,843 1,189,486 1,596,600 1,940,355
Domestic Export … … … 76,186 38,726 39,960 85,185 86,751 65,665
Musical Instruments and parts thereof. (Duty removed 2nd August, 1924. Duty re-imposed 1st July, 1925): January—June. July—December.
Total Imports … … … 1,265,197 1,588,541 296,996 768,440 811,653 813,305
Total Re-exports … … … 122,315 80,800 5,353 45,017 40,853 41,543
Retained Imports … … … 1,142,882 1,507,741 291,643 723,423 770,800 771,762
Domestic Exports … … … 1,658,299 965,927 1,051,682 2,389,868 2,734,284 3,171,473
Lace and Net of all kinds, and Embroidery made on Net or dissoluble fabric, including Silk and Artificial Silk Lace (Duty as from 1st July, 1925): January—June. July—December.
Total Imports … … … 2,331,486(c) 1,116,205(c) 282,330 608,186 620,588 616,868
Total Re-exports … … … l,833,263(c) 821,088(c) 6,273 103,440 154,990 117,767
Retained Imports … … … 498,223(c) 295,117(c) 276,057 504,746 465,598 499,101
Domestic Exports … … … 2,620,733(o) 1,316,838(c) 1,067,065 1,948,864 2,083,060 2,187,272
Gloves of Leather and of Fur (Duty as from 22nd December, 1925):
Total Imports … … … 1,719,788(d) 2,230,256(d) 1,118,343 1,157,231 1,179,957
Total Re-Exports … … … 122,875(d) 135,263(d) 69,821 103,484 117,552
Retained Imports … … … 1,596,913(d) 2,094,993(d) 1,048,522 1,053,747 1,062,405
Domestic Exports … … … 144,741(d) 176,973(d) 170,379 184,690 184,004
For footnotes see columns 2009–2010.

Description of Article and Date of Imposition of Duty. 1924. 1925. 1926. 1927. 1928.
Fabric Gloves of Cotton (Duty as from 22nd December, 1925): £ £ £ £ £
Total Imports … … … 565,761 1,441,124 500,543 668,262 793,904
Total Re-exports … … … 109,533 77,623 31,489 35,054 38,690
Retained Imports … … … 456,228 1,363,501 469,054 633,208 755,214
Domestic Exports … … … 66,607 40,353 24,875 19,680 19,530
Mantles for Incandescent Lighting (Duty as from 22nd Dec., 1925):
Total Imports … … … 160,596 225,461 64,455 42,905 17,336
Total Re-exports … … … 1,156 890 1,151 593 382
Retained Imports … … … 159,440 224,571 63,304 42,312 16,954
Domestic Exports … … … 48,508 39,100 34,743 41,815 37,361
Cutlery of dutiable kinds (e). (Duty as from 22nd Dec., 1925):
Total Imports … … … 389,912 1,132,798 267,842 373,258 414,496
Total Re-exports … … … 101,866 68,847 47,447 57,822 87,173
Retained Imports … … … 288,046 1,063,951 220,395 315,436 327,323
Domestic Exports … … … 912,866 945,621 900,088 971,174 1,060,770
Packing and Wrapping Paper (f). (Duty as from 1st May, 1926): … … … Jan.—Apr. May— Dec.
Total Imports … … … 4,844,494 5,127,612 1,983,642 2,304,147 3,494,031 3,516,164
Total Re-exports … … … 22,676 40,547 24,003 13,444 15,520 17,181
Retained Imports … … … 4,821,818 5,087,065 1,959,639 2,290,703 3,478,511 3,498,983
Domestic Exports … … … (m) 398,115 143,041 251,562 330,316 359,054
China and Translucent Pottery (including Bone China but excluding Hard Porcelain). (Duty as from 19th April, 1927, on Tableware of translucent or vitrified pottery): Jan.—Mar. Apl.—Dec.
Total Imports … … … 13,264(h) 52,594 377,353 266,411 261,183 (g) 320,341
Total Re-exports … … … 7,360(h) 2,295 9,217 1,802 5,381 6,438
Retained Imports … … … 5,904(h) 50,299 368,136 264,609 255,802 (g) 313,903
Domestic Exports … … … 310,011(h) 367,421 428,150 101,723 346,150 453,033
For footnotes see columns 2009–2010.

Description of Article and Date of Imposition of Duty. 1924. 1925. 1926. 1927. 1928.
General Earthenware (except high-grade earthenware resembling China) Semi-Porcelain and Majolica. See note (i): £ £ £ £ £ £
Jan.—Mar. Apl.—Dec.
Total Imports … … … 724,002(j) 974,980 812,737 188,977 250,010 381,666
Total Re-exports … … … 23,653(j) 23,944 23,824 4,967 9,439 9,338
Retained Imports … … … 700,349(j) 951,036 788,913 184,010 240,571 372,328
Domestic Exports … … … 3,627,131(j) 3,218,056 2,834,650 830,261 2,399,715 2,750,659
Rubber Tyres and Tubes:
Pneumatic Outer Covers and Inner Tubes for Motor Cars and Motor Cycles and Tri-cars and Solid Tyres for mechanically propelled vehicles. (Duty as from 12th April, 1927): Jan.—Apl. May—Dec.
Total Imports … … … 2,940,770(k 3,698,216(k) 4,529,560 1,891,667 1,051,415(1) 784,402(1)
Total Re-exports … … … 457,179(k) 532,874(k) 636,676 274,149 219,308(1) 167,340(1)
Retained Imports … … … 2,483,591(k) 3,165,342(k) 3,892,884 1,617,518 832,107(1) 617,053(1)
Domestic Exports … … … 2,296,546(k) 3,544,117(k) 3,912,604 1,279,076 1,897,657(1) 2,887,441(1)
Buttons and Studs (Hard Haberdashery). (Duty as from 28th April, 1928, on Buttons for wearing apparel and household linen): Jan.—April. May—Dec.
Total Imports … … … 749,287 1,095,216 873,731 948,473 459,156 281,316
Total Re-exports … … … 146,375 180,215 129,779 123,118 42,664 40,159
Retained Imports … … … 602,912 915,001 743,952 825,355 416,492 241,157
Domestic Exports … … … 215,194 211,712 193,291 188,672 55,210 102,263
Wrought Enamelled Hollow-ware, of Iron and Steel (Household, Kitchen, etc., Utensils). (Duty as from 13th June, 1928): Jan.—June. July—Dec.
Total Imports … … … 340,901 497,676 441,489 536,835 254,502 123,785
Total Re-exports … … … 5,450 6,626 8,165 5,006 2,690 1,378
Retained Imports … … … 335,451 491,050 433,324 531,829 251,872 122,407
Domestic Exports … … … 344,998 355,181 296,569 243,930 114,990 150,409
Total of Above:
Total Imports … … … 59,467,457 67 064,065 45,480,373 47,147,304 43,292,966
Total Re-exports … … … 9,381,069 6,343,659 4,237,224 4,299,600 3,950,429
Retained Imports … … … 50,086,388 60,720,406 41,243,149 42,847,704 39,342,537
Domestic Exports … … … 29,563,041 34,634,449 35,498,173 38,010,651 39,426,216
For footnotes see columns 2009–2010.

Description of Article and Date of Imposition of Duty. 1924. 1925. 1926. 1927. 1928.
£ £ £ £ £
Total of Other Articles Wholly or Mainly manufactured:
Total Imports … … … 240,306,395 252,567,024 269,201,932 275,265,236 274,723,489
Total Re-exports … … … 24,361,564 25,114,364 20,943,894 20,746,787 22,088,893
Retained Imports … … … 215,944,831 227,452,660 248,258,038 254,518,449 252,634,596
Domestic Exports … … … 589,292,450 581,973,589 503,842,762 525,903,131 539,202,303
Total of All Articles Wholly or Mainly manufactured:
Total Imports … … … 299,773,852 319,631,089 314,682,305 322,412,540 318,016,455
Total Re-exports … … … 33,742,633 31,458,023 25,181,118 25,046,387 26,039,322
Retained Imports … … … 266,031,219 288,173,066 289,501,187 297,366,153 291,977,133
Domestic Exports … … … 618,855,491 616,608,038 539,340,935 563,913,782 578,628,519
(a) Includes Artificial Silk Lace in 1924 and in January/June, 1925 (see note (c)).
(b) 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.
(c) 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.
(d) Excludes Gloves of fur in these years.
(e) 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.
(f) Includes non-dutiable Packing and Wrapping Paper and excludes Tissue Paper.
(g) Free imports in April, 1927, value £80,665 are included in the January/March figures and excluded from those for April/December.
(h) Bone China and Parian only in this year.
(i) 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 vitrified and translucent pottery were described on entry as General Earthenware.
(j) Figures for 1924 include Jet, Rockingham and Samian Ware, and Red Pottery, etc.
(k) The figures for 1924 and 1925 include the value of Inner Tubes for Pedal Cycles.
(l) 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.
(m) Figures showing exports in 1924 of the classes of paper to which the duty applies are not available.