HC Deb 30 November 1960 vol 631 cc60-7W
Mr. Russell

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT details of the latest pattern of trade of the commodities from the Colonial Territories mainly affected by the Treaty of Rome, together with the latest details of the common external tariff of the Six, similar to the reply given in answer to Question No. 55 on 17th April, 1957.

Mr. Macleod

Yes. The following figures showing the pattern of trade in 1958 (the latest year for which complete statistics are available) for certain commodities of importance to United Kingdom dependent territories in respect

IMPORTS INTO THE E.E.C. OF CERTAIN TROPICAL PRODUCTS OF IMPORTANCE TO U.K. DEPENDENT TERRITORIES, 1958
Values = £'000 sterling
Commodity E.E.C. Common Tariff Benelux U.K. Dependent Territories (1958) principally concerned
E.E.C. Associated Overseas Territories U.K. Dependent Territories Other Commonwealth Rest of the World
Per cent.
Cocoa … … … 9 7,021 3,606 1,075 10,009 Br. West Africa; West Indies.
Coffee … … … 16 3,098 1,104 331 30,988 Br. E. Africa; West Indies.
Tea … … … 18 63 175 1,197 2,788 Br. E. Africa; Hong Kong.
Bananas … … … 20 414 13 — 4,919 Nigeria; West Indies.
Oilseeds*
Groundnuts … … Free 1,583 4,624 597 1,873 Br. W. and E. Africa; N. Borneo; Fiji; Zanzibar; Singapore.
Copra … … … Free — 751 221 6,587
Palm Kernels … … Free 2,082 5,459 91 695
Vegetable Oils (crude)
Groundnut Oil … … 10 439 305 — 1,502 Br. W. Africa, Hong Kong; Singapore; Fiji.
Coconut Oil† … … 10 — 17 131 552
Palm Kernel Oil … … 10 131 — — 273
Palm Oil … … … 9 4,163 471 — 4,970
Spices
Pepper and Pimentos … 20 unground 25 other — 142 6 76 Sarawak; Singapore; Nigeria; W. Indies; E. Africa; Zanzibar; Seychelles.
Nutmegs and Mace … do. 5 292 — 218
Cloves … … … do. 6 17 1 2
Vanilla … … … 15 2 — — 48
Cassava Flour‡ … … 15 6 — 42 5 Tanganyika
Pyrethrum Extract … 5 — — — — Br. E. Africa
NOTES
*Although oilseeds at present bear a Zero Common Tariff, they are included in the list of products set out in Annex II of the Treaty of Rome to which the special provisions of Articles 39–46 of that Treaty, relating to the establishment of a common agricultural policy, may be applied.
† Italian figures include Illipe and Palm Kernel Oils.
‡ West German figures include manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and other similar roots and tubers.

of which the effects of the Treaty of Rome, as regards both existing and potential trade, are likely to be most marked.

Values = £'000 sterling
Commodity E.E.C. Common Tariff France U.K. Dependent Territories (1958) principally concerned
E.E.C. Associated Overseas Territories U.K. Dependent Territories Other Commonwealth Rest of the World
Per cent.
Cocoa … … … 9 17,025 250 2,311 413 Br. West Africa; West Indies.
Coffee … … … 16 49,451 — — 14,181 Br. E. Africa; West Indies.
Tea … … … 18 — — 739 260 Br. E. Africa; Hong Kong.
Bananas … … … 20 27,565 — — — Nigeria; West Indies.
Oilseeds*
Groundnuts … … Free 34,080 — — 389 Br. W. and E. Africa; N. Borneo; Fiji; Zanzibar; Singapore.
Copra … … … Free 4,535 — 51 2,243
Palm Kernels … … Free 5,782 128 — —
Vegetable Oils (crude)
Groundnut Oil … … 10 13,423 — — — B.W. Africa; Hong Kong; Singapore; Fiji.
Coconut Oil† … … 10 134 — — 20
Palm Kernel Oil … … 10 120 — — 7
Palm Oil … … … 9 2,196 — — —
Spices
Pepper and Pimentos … 20 unground 25 other 257 11 177 499 Sarawak; Singapore; Nigeria; West Indies; East Africa; Zanzibar; Seychelles.
Nutmegs and Mace … do. 3 — 22 82
Cloves … … … do. 23 — — —
Vanilla … … … 15 606 — — —
Cassava Flour‡ … … 15 2 — — — Tanganyika
Pyrethrum Extract … 5 8 45 — 5 Br. E. Africa
NOTES
*Although oilseeds at present bear a Zero Common Tariff, they are included in the list of products set out in Annex II of the Treaty of Rome to which the special provisions of Articles 39–46 of that Treaty, relating to the establishment of a common agricultural policy, may be applied.
† Italian figures include Illipe and Palm Kernel Oils.
‡ West German figures include manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and other similar roots and tubers.

Values = £'000 sterling
Commodity E.E.C. Common Tariff West Germany U.K. Dependent Territories (1958) principally concerned
E.E.C. Associated Overseas Territories U.K. Dependent Territories Other Commonwealth Rest of the World
Per cent.
Cocoa … … … 9 2,863 2,809 13,094 7,336 Br. West Africa; West Indies.
Coffee … … … 16 990 9,398 1,834 60,680 Br. E. Africa; West Indies.
Tea … … … 18 13 14 2,321 954 Br. E. Africa; Hong Kong.
Bananas … … … 20 540 27 — 19,818 Nigeria; West Indies.
Oilseeds*
Groundnuts … … Free 365 3,901 404 1,669 Br. W. and E. Africa; N. Borneo; Fiji; Zanzibar; Singapore.
Copra … … … Free 96 675 390 15,308
Palm Kernels … … Free 526 4,449 5 10,862
Vegetable Oils (crude)
Groundnut Oil … … 10 — 272 69 4,352 Br. W. Africa; Hong Kong; Singapore; Fiji.
Coconut Oil† … … 10 — 370 805 1,584
Palm Kernel Oil … … 10 1,160 — 94 554
Palm Oil … … … 9 2,969 720 2 2,327
Spices
Pepper and Pimentos … 20 unground 25 other — 853 17 267 Sarawak; Singapore; Nigeria; West Indies; East Africa; Zanzibar; Seychelles.
Nutmegs and Mace … do. 175 264 303 185
Cloves … … … do. 72 30 2 —
Vanilla … … … 15 201 10 — —
Cassava Flour‡ … … 15 920 444 620 1,108 Tanganyika
Pyrethrum Extract … 5 — — — — Br. E. Africa
NOTES
*Although oilseeds at present bear a Zero Common Tariff, they are included in the list of products set out in Annex II of the Treaty of Rome to which the special provisions of Articles 39–46 of that Treaty, relating to the establishment of a common agricultural policy, may be applied.
† Italian figures include Illipe and Palm Kernel Oils.
‡ West German figures include manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and other similar roots and tubers.

Values = £'000 sterling
Commodity E.E.C. Common Tariff Italy U.K. Dependent Territories (1958) principally concerned
E.E.C. Associated Overseas Territories U.K. Dependent Territories Other Commonwealth Rest of the World
Per cent.
Cocoa … … … 9 329 1,461 3,398 1,701 Br. West Africa; West Indies.
Coffee … … … 16 4,734 1,224 4,042 19,797 Br. E. Africa; West Indies.
Tea … … … 18 1 2 511 148 Br. E. Africa; Hong Kong.
Bananas … … … 20 4,533 — 30 292 Nigeria; West Indies.
Oilseeds*
Groundnuts … … Free 167 4,526 283 1,224 Br. W. and E. Africa; N. Borneo; Fiji; Zanzibar; Singapore.
Copra … … … Free — 347 155 532
Palm Kernels … … Free — — — —
Vegetable Oils (crude)
Groundnut Oil … … 10 6 5 1 175 Br. W. Africa; Hong Kong; Singapore; Fiji.
Coconut Oil† … … 10 660 — 2,199 4
Palm Kernel Oil … … 10 (see Coconut Oil)
Palm Oil … … … 9 896 37 40 889
Spices
Pepper and Pimentos … 20 unground 25 other — 87 249 9 Sarawak; Singapore; Nigeria; West Indies; East Africa; Zanzibar; Seychelles.
Nutmegs and Mace … do. 4 5 81 17
Cloves … … … do. 8 16 — —
Vanilla … … … 15 3 — — 21
Cassava Flour‡ … … 15 — — — neg. Tanganyika
Pyrethrum Extract … 5 neg. 70 21 5 Br. E. Africa
NOTES
*Although oilseeds at present bear a Zero Common Tariff, they are included in the list of products set out in Annex II of the Treaty of Rome to which the special provisions of Articles 39–46 of that Treaty, relating to the establishment of a common agricultural policy, may be applied.
† Italian figures include Illipe and Palm Kernel Oils.
‡ West German figures include manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and other similar roots and tubers.