§ Mr. Biffenasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the f.o.b. value of British exports of radio and television receiving sets and tubes to Canada for the years 1950, 1960, 1961 and 1962; and to what extent exports will be affected by the 15 per cent. tariff asked for by the Electronic Industries Association of Canada.
§ Mr. ErrollI have already been in touch with my hon. Friend who has agreed to accept figures for the year 1952 in place of those for 1950, which are not readily available. The information is given below.
As regards the second part of the Question, it is not possible to estimate the effect on our exports to Canada if a tariff of 15 per cent. were to be imposed.
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§ Mr. Biffenasked the President of the Board of Trade what tariff or quota restrictions refer to British exports of radio and television receiving sets and tubes exported to the Commonwealth and the European Economic Community; and what tariff or quota changes have taken place since 1950.
§ Mr. ErrollThe table below shows the tariffs and quotas affecting imports of domestic radio and television re
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Rates of Duty Radio Receiving Sets Television Receiving Sets Valves and Tubes Quota Restrictions Commonwealth Countries Canada Nil Nil Nil None Australia 27½%+£A5 each (27½% only for Crystal sets without amplifying device) 27½ %+£A25 each (without picture tube) Nil (Cathode ray tubes, other than television picture tubes) £A6 each (television picture; tubes, whether or not incorporated in television receiving set) None 27½% or 2/6 each, whichever is greater (other valves and tubes) New Zealand 33⅓% (to 30/6/62)32½ %(from 1/7/62) 33⅓% (to 30/6/62) 32½ %(from 1/7/62) Nil All imports subject to licence Radio and television sets: No allocation and import licences not granted unless circumstances most exceptional. Valves and tubes: Applications for import licences considered individually; for the year beginning 1.7.62 licences will be issued for valves and tubes, other than television picture tubes, for up to 75% by value of 1960 licences. India 44% (plus excise duty as applicable to comparable Indian goods) Not specifically provided for 44% All imports subject to licences. No import licences issued except for spare parts Pakistan 70% 70% 12½% (valves for radio-electric transmission). 70 % (valves for radio-electrical reception, ampli-fying valves and vacuum rectifying valves; tuning indicators). 30%; (other valves and tubes) All imports subject to licence. No import licences issued except for import of spare parts of "Wireless reception instruments." ceivers and valves and tubes in Commonwealth countries and in the countries of the E.E.C. To ascertain all the changes in tariffs and quotas which have taken place in all these countries since 1950 would need a great deal of work which I do not consider justified, but if my hon. Friend can particularise more narrowly the information which he needs and will communicate with me, I will see how far I can help him.
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Rates of Duty Radio Receiving Sets Television Receiving Sets Valves and Tubes Quota Restrictions Common wealth Countries Ceylon 55% (assembled) 15% (unassembled and imported for assembly as complete sets) Not specifically provided for 30% All imports subject to licence. Radio receivers, complete: Individual import licences required but none being issued. Radio receivers in kit form, whether assembled or unassembled: Individual import licences required, but licences only issued to approved projects. Spare Parts subject to licence but freely impor ed Federation of Malaya 20% 20% Nil (rectifying values) 20% (other values and tubes) None Ghana 45% or £G35 a set whichever is the less 45% 45% None Nigeria 33⅓% (50% Radiograms) 33⅓% 20% None Sierra Leone 10% 25% 25% None Tanganyika 25% 25% 25% None Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland 10% + £2 each(10% only if without cabinet) 10% + £2 each (10% only if without cabinet) 5% None Cyprus Nil (if not exceeding landed valueof £45, with provision for duty if sold at retail price exceeding that value by more than 35%), Nil (if not exceeding landed valueof £45, with provision for duty if sold at retail price exceeding that value by more than 35%), 32% (values and tubes for radio and television receivers). 8% (others values and tubes) E.E.C. Benelux 20% 20% (a) 13.2%, (b) 13.6%, (c) 13% — France 22% 22% (a) 20%, (b) 17%, (c) 19%–25.5% No restrictions apart from quota for "Battery functioning sets—radio sets". Germany 17.6% 17.6% (a) 13.2%, (b) 13.6%, (c) 13% None Italy 22% (having six valves or more, excluding rectifying valves). 22% (having six valves or more, excluding rectifying valves). (a) 25.8 %, (b) 19.4, (c) 18% None 29.7% (other). 29.7% (other).
Rates of Duty Radio Receiving Sets Television Receiving Sets Valves and Tubes Quota Restrictions E.E.C. Common Tariff. 22% 22% (a) 20%,(b) 17%,(c) 19% (to be reduced to 16%, 14% and 15% respectively following G.A.T.T. Tariff negotiations between U.S. and E.E.C.). — NOTE:
(a) Rectifying valves and tubes.
(b) Camera tubes and the like; image converter tubes; multiplier tubes and the like.
(c) Other valves and tubes.
§ Mr. Biffenasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the f.o.b. value of British exports of radio and television receiving sets and tubes to the Commonwealth and the European Economic Community for the years 1950,1960,1961 and 1962; and what those figures are as
UNITED KINGDOM EXPORTS — Total Exports Exports to Common-wealth Percentage of Total Exports to E.E.C. Percentage of Total (£'000) (£'000) (£'000) Electronic and nucleonic valves and tubes 1952 3,645 1,562 43 586 16 1960 6,437 2,068 32 1,931 30 1961 9,267 2,414 26 3,761 41 January-March, 1962 2,320 504 22 882 38 OF WHICH—Cathode ray tubes 1952 126 65 52 30 24 1960 587 242 41 166 28 1961 1,357 593 44 545 40 January-March,1962 383 74 19 189 49 Radio receiving sets, domestic—complete 1952 3,854 1,620 42 103 3 1960 2,173 1,291 59 118 5 1961 1,904 1,012 53 63 3 January-March, 1962 313 154 49 15 5 Television receiving sets and chassis substantially assembled 1952 195 173 89 19 10 1960 1,031 381 37 138 13 1961 1,549 736 48 142 9 January-March, 1962 668 217 32 197 29