§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 29 March,Official Report, column 640, if he will give details of the countries of origin of the tiger products seized by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise; and in each case what was the ultimate destination of the products.
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§ Sir John Cope[holding answer 18 April 1994]: It is not always possible to determine the origin—as opposed to country of consignment—of goods, but the following additional information may be of help in connection with the seized tiger derivatives listed in my previous answer:
Item Country of consignment Handbag Australia Skin (whole and piece); two claws India Pair of shoes Saudi Arabia 50 boxes pills; 12 packets plasters Hong Kong 20 packets plasters USA Item Country of origin All other goods China In all cases customs seized the goods; there is no information on their intended ultimate destination other than the declared United Kingdom address of the importer.