§ Mr. Mappasked the President of the Board of Trade (1) if he will indicate the 217W names of the main countries from which scrap iron, waste paper and cotton waste, each for reclamation, are imported and the tariff rates that are imposed.
(2) if he will state the quantities and values of imported scrap iron, waste
MAIN COUNTRIES OF CONSIGNMENT Scrap and waste metal of iron and steel … … … German F.R. Netherlands India Sweden Irish Republic United States Waste paper and paperboard … … … … … Canada Netherlands Irish Republic Poland Cotton waste … … … … … … … German F.R. United States Japan
CURRENT RATES OF DUTY Tariff heading Full Commonwealth (C), E.F.T.A. (E), Irish Republic (I) 73.03 Waste and scrap metal of iron or steel … … Free Free 47.02 Waste paper and paperboard; scrap articles of paper or of paperboard, fit only for use in paper-making 10% Free 55.03 Cotton waste (including pulled or garnetted rags), not carded or combed (A) Containing more than 33⅓ per cent by weight of man-made fibres 12% C. 85% of Full rate E. Free I. (B) Other … … … … … … … Free Free
UNITED KINGDOM IMPORTS OF WASTE PAPER AND PAPERBOARD Tons £'000 (c.i.f.) 1967 … … … … … … … … 2,284 56 1968 … … … … … … … … 16,483 291 1969—January to April … … … … … … 20,543 336 Figures of imports of scrap iron and steel and of cotton waste are published in the Overseas Trade Accounts (pages 47 and 43 respectively).