HC Deb 03 April 1939 vol 345 c2469W
Mr. W. R. Duckworth

asked the President of the Board of Trade what customs duties are imposed by the Government of Soviet Russia on the importation of fish from the United Kingdom; and what quota restrictions are placed upon importation into Russia of fish of British origin?

Mr. Cross

The rates of duty on fish (except preserved in hermetical packing)

Imports into United Kingdom consigned from Soviet Union. 1934. 1935. 1936. 1937.
£'000. £'000. £'000. £'000.
Total imports of fish 1,693 1,208 1,231 1,313
Of which, canned salmon 1,520 1,049 1,014 1,062
Value of imports of canned salmon actually handled by trading organisations of the U.S.S.R. 228 291 113 159

As regards the last part of the question, the position of the herring industry will be borne in mind in the course of any commercial negotiations with the Soviet Government.