§ Mr. Linsteadasked the President of the Board of Trade whether import licences for any classes of British goods are now being refused by the Governments of the United States, Canada, Argentina or other South American States.
§ Mr. H. WilsonIn the United States very few commodities require an import licence and I know of no class of goods for which such licences would be refused. In Canada, for currency reasons, a prohibited list has been set up which prevents the importation from any country of specified goods. These restrictions do not greatly affect United Kingdom exports. All the South American Republics exercise control of imports either by means of an import licensing system or through the operation of exchange regulations. In general, except in Venezuela, goods of a luxury nature or which are considered to be non-essential are either totally prohibited or their importation is more or less restricted. The detailed regulations issued by the countries concerned may be consulted at the Export Promotion Department of the Board of Trade and are published from time to time in the Board of Trade journal.