§ Mr. HURDasked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department the import duty or duties upon wheat charged by Russia, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary, Rumania, Denmark, Holland and Sweden, respectively?
§ Mr. GILLETTThe following statement gives the particulars desired.
STATEMENT showing, according to the information available in the Department of Overseas Trade, the duties leviable on wheat on importation into the following countries:Russia.
- 1. Cereals of every kind in the grain—free of duty.
Germany.
- 2. Wheat and spelt—25 Reichsmarks per 100 kgs.
- Notes.—(1) By a Ministerial Order of 6th May, 1931, wheat and spelt for conversion into flour and groats was allowed to be imported into Germany under Customs control at a reduced duty of 20 Marks per 100 kgs. by milling establishments which between April and June, 1930, had utilised foreign wheat or spelt for conversion into flour or groats. This reduced duty applied to an amount of wheat and spelt not exceeding 20 per cent. of the total quantity of foreign and home grown wheat and spelt milled by such establishments during the period April to June, 1930. The order was effective as from the 15th May and until the
1072 15th June. By a new Ministerial Order of 11th June, this period was extended to 15th July. No further information has yet been received regarding a possible further extension. - (2) Hard wheat for the production of hard wheat groats and wheat for the production of wheat starch, imported under Customs control, is admitted at the reduced rate of 11.25 Marks per 100 kilogs.
France.
- 68. Wheat, spelt or meslin in the grain—80 francs per 100 kgs. gross.
- Notes.—(1) A turnover tax of 2 per cent. of the duty paid value is also imposed except on soft wheat destined for bread-making.
- (2) Australian grown wheat is subject to a Surtax of 200 per cent. of the duty.
Italy.
- 64. Wheat—60.60 paper lire per 100 kgs.
Spain.
- 1337. Wheat—14 gold pesetas per 100 kgs.
- Notes.—(1) Duties are payable as follows:
- 25 per cent. in gold or gold currency drafts.
- 75 per cent. in paper currency equivalent. The rate of conversion is fixed every 10 days. For the period 11th–20th July, this is 200.86 paper pesetas to 100 gold pesetas.
- (2) The importation of wheat is at present prohibited.
Czechoslovakia.
- 23. Wheat, meslin and spelt—55 kronen per 100 kgs.
Austria.
- 23. Wheat, meslin and spelt—10 gold kronen per 100 kgs.
- Notes.—(1) A turnover tax of 2 per cent. ad valorem is also imposed.
- (2) Duty is quoted in gold kronen, but is payable in Austrian Schillinge. The rate of conversion is 1.44 Schillinge to 1 gold kronen.
Hungary.
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- 51. Wheat and spelt—6.30 gold kronen per 100 kgs.
- Notes.—(1) Wheat for seed purposes is admitted free under special permit.
- (2) Duty is quoted in gold kronen, but is payable in Pengö at the rate of 8.63 gold kronen to 10 Pengö.
- (3) A turnover tax of 2 per cent. ad valorem is imposed.
Rumania.
- 281. Wheat, bearded wheat or "ceplegea" as well as their husks—160 paper lei per 100 kgs.
- Note.—A port tax of 3.20 paper lei per 100 kilogs is also imposed.
Denmark.
- 139. Wheat—free of duty.
Holland.
- Wheat—free of duty.
Sweden.
- 87. Unmilled wheat—3.70 kronor per 100 kgs.