HC Deb 16 June 1931 vol 253 c1623W
Mr. G. GIBSON

asked the President of the Board of Trade what duties are imposed by Canada on imports of manufactured dressed upper-leathers required for boots and shoes from the United States of America and this country, respectively; and what those duties will be under the new tariff schedule?

Mr. W. R. SMITH

Before the recent Customs Tariff Revision in Canada the import duties on dressed upper-leathers, except patent leather, from the United Kingdom and the United States of America were 12½ per cent. and 15 per cent. ad valorem respectively. The duties on patent leather, which have not been changed, were 15 per cent. and 25 per cent.ad valorem. The new duties are 15 per cent. and 25 per cent. ad valorem respectively on all descriptions of dressed upper-leathers, except East India tanned kip leather, on which they are 20 per cent. and 25 per cent. ad valorem, plus 4 cents. per square foot in each case.