RECIPROCITY, continued. His Majesty in Council, that similar privileges are granted to British vessels, in such foreign country.-4 Geo. IV. c. 77. §i. His Majesty may, by Order in Council as aforesaid, levy any additional duty of customs, or withhold the payment of any drawbacks, &c., upon any goods imported into, Duties, &c. or exported from the United Kingdom, or any of Imposition of His Majesty's dominions, in vessels belonging to any foreign country, in which higher duties shall be levied, or smaller drawbacks, &c., granted upon goods when imported into, or exported from, such foreign country in British vessels, than are levied or granted upon similar goods, &c., when imported or exported in vessels of such country, but not of greater amount than may be deemed fairly to countervail the difference of duty, drawback, &c., paid or granted on goods imported into, or exported from, such foreign country in vessels of such country.-§ 2. Imposition of Tonnage Duties. His Majesty, by Order in Council as aforesaid, may direct additional tonnage Duties to be levied on Vessels belonging to Countries where higher tonnage Duties are imposed on British vessels, than on vessels of such Countries, not greater in amount than may be deemed fairly to countervail the difference of duty. -5 Geo. IV. c. 1. § 3. Remission of Tonnage Duties. His Majesty may also, by the authority aforesaid, authorize the entry of Foreign Vessels, on payment of the like tonnage Duties as are or may be charged in respect of similar British Vessels, upon satisfactory proof being laid before His Majesty in Council, that vessels of the foreign country in whose favour such permission shall be granted, are charged with no other or higher tonnage Duties, on their entrance into the ports of such foreign country, than are levied on the entry into such ports upon the vessels of such country.—§ 4. If any Foreign State or Power shall subject British Vessels, at any port within its dominions, to any higher Foreign States Duties or Charges whatever, than are levied on subjecting British Ships or National Vessels at any such port, or shall sub- Goods to highject goods, the produce or manufacture of any of er duties than are levied on His Majesty's dominions, when imported from any Vessels, &c. of such dominions in British Vessels, to any higher Duties or Charges than are levied on the like goods, of whatever production, when so imported in National vessels, or shall so subject any article of the growth, produce, or manufacture of His other Coun- Corn from such RECIPROCITY, continued. Majesty's dominions, when imported from any of such dominions, in British vessels, or in National vessels, to any Duties or Charges which would not be payable on the like article, the growth, &c. of any other Country, and imported from such other Country in National vessels; or shall grant any Bounties, Drawbacks, or Allowances, on the Exportation of any Articles the growth, produce, or manufacture of any other foreign power, which hath not also been granted on the exportation from any port or place within the dominions thereof, of the like articles, being the growth, &c. of His Majesty's dominions; then and in any of the cases aforesaid, His Majesty, with the advice of his Privy Council, may prohibit the importation of any sort of Corn, Grain, Meal, or Flour from the dominions of such Foreign State or Power; and His Majesty may revoke or renew any such prohibition, as there shall be occasion. -9 Geo. IV. c. 60. Additional Duties on Fo dize may be le vied not exceeding onefifth of the amount of any existing Duty. His Majesty is empowered, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, to order and direct, that there shall be levied and collected any additional Duty, reign Merchan- not exceeding one-fifth of the amount of any existing duty upon all goods or merchandize, the growth, produce, or manufacture of any Country which shall levy higher or other duties upon any article the growth, produce, &c. of any of His Majesty's dominions, than upon the like article, the growth, &c. of any other foreign Country; and in like manner, to impose such additional Duties upon all or any goods when imported in the ships of any Country which shall levy higher duties on any goods, when imported in British ships, than when imported in the National ships of such Country, or which shall levy higher or other tonnage, or port, or other Duties upon British ships, than upon such National ships, or which shall not place the commerce or navigation of this kingdom upon the footing of the most favoured nation, in the ports of such country, and either to prohibit the importation of any manufactured article, the produce of such country, if the export of the raw material of which such article is wholly or in part made, being prohibited from such country to the British dominions, or to impose an additional duty, not exceeding one-fifth as aforesaid, upon such manufactured article; and also to impose such additional duty, in the event of such raw material being subject to any duty, upon being exported from the said country to any of His Majesty's dominions. -6 Geo. IV. c. 111. § 5. in the ports Additional Du ty on Goods imported in Ne therland Ves sels. RECIPROCITY, Continued. And whereas higher and other Duties are levied of the United Netherlands on certain goods when imported in British ships than when imported in Netherland ships; His Majesty doth therefore, under the authority of the Act 6 Geo. IV. c. 111, (above recited,) by and with the advice of his Privy Council, order, that upon all goods imported into the United Kingdom in Netherland ships, from and after the 30th Jan. 1826, there shall be levied and collected, in addition to the existing duties otherwise payable upon the importation of such goods, a further duty amounting to one-fifth part of such existing duties. Order in Council, 30 Jan. 1826. In what Re ciprocity con sists. The vessels of the following Kingdoms and States, entering the ports of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in ballast or laden, or departing from the said ports, together with the cargoes on board the same, (consisting of cargoes which may be legally imported or exported,) shall be subject to such and the like duties only, (from the date of their respective orders,)* as are paid on British ships, and on similar Articles when imported or exported in British vessels; and such Articles, when exported from the said ports in such Foreign vessels, shall be entitled to the same Bounties, Drawbacks, &c. that are granted on similar Articles when exported in British vessels. A LIST of the COUNTRIES or STATES with which Treaties of Reciprocity, or Commercial Agreements, have been concluded, viz. RECIPROCITY, continued, Portugal Prussia Sweden and Norway Bond to be given on Exportation. United Provinces of Rio de la Plata Sept. 1827. EXPORTATION. It is directed, that whenCoals or any other Articles shall be exported in Foreign vessels, on payment only of the low duty, (under Treaties of Reciprocity), bond shall be given in the penalty of 5007. in each case, for the due landing of the Articles so exported, in some port of the Country to which such vessel shall belong, and for the production, within six months, of Certificates of the due landing of the Cargoes, before such bonds shall be discharged :-but if Masters of Vessels, belonging to Countries with which Treaties of Reciprocity have been Bondsmen. concluded, cannot procure Bondsmen, and prefer paying the high duty,-the difference between that and the low duty will be returned, provided the Shipper declares, at the time of payment, his intention of procuring such Certificate, and of claiming the return, in order that it may be then ascertained that the ship is entitled to this indulgence, under the Treaty of Reciprocity.-Council Office, 23 June, 1827. Min. Com. Cus. 12 July, 1827; and Treas. Order, 7 Nov. 1827. For Tonnage Duty on Netherland vessels laden with Salt, see Tonnage Duties, in Index. And, for the Law under which Ships of Foreign States are privileged to trade with the British Possessions abroad, see Colonial Trade, in Index. try. ENTRY OF GOODS INWARDS. To obviate any difficulty that a stranger may experience in Fees on En entering either his personal Baggage, or the Goods which he may import as merchandize, application should be made to some officer in the Long Room of the Custom-House, or to an agent, who can produce a licence from the Commissioners of His Majesty's Customs, authorizing him to act in that capacity; in either case he will be certain that no imposition will be practised. The charge allowed to be made by the officer is a sum not exceeding five shillings for every entry on Importation, and the like sum for every entry on Exportation (exclusive of the Cocket);* and on entries The Fee for writing the Cocket is five shillings, including the parchment on which it is written, and no greater sum is permitted to be charged. ENTRY OF GOODS INWARDS, continued. where Debentures or Certificates are necessary, exclusive of the stamp duty actually paid thereon, an additional fee not exceeding ten shillings. Entry to be made within fourteen days after arrival. Particulars of The Importer of any Goods must, within fourteen days after the arrival of the ship with the same, make perfect entry inwards of such goods at the CustomHouse, in manner hereinafter described, and within such time land the same; and in default of such entry and landing, the officers of the Customs may convey such goods to the King's warehouse, for security of duties; and if the duties due thereon shall not be paid within three months after the time aforesaid shall have expired, together with all charges of removal and warehouse rent, the same shall be sold, and the produce thereof applied to the payment of freight and charges, next of duties, and the overplus, if any, paid to the proprietor of the goods.-6 Geo. IV. c. 107, § 16. Persons entering Goods inwards (whether for payment of duty or to be warehoused, or whether such goods shall be free of duty), must deliver to the Collector or Comptroller of the Customs, a bill of entry or warrant of such goods, fairly written in words at length, stating the name of the ship, place from whence brought, and the description and situation of the warehouse, if to be warehoused, and the name of the person entering the goods, and the quantity and description of the goods, the number and description of the respective packages; and in the margin the marks and numbers of such packages; and, at the same time, two or more duplicates of such warrant, as the case may require, in which all sums and numbers may be expressed in figures; and the several particulars shall be written and arranged in such form and manner, and the number of such duplicates shall be such as the Collector and Comptroller shall require.—6 Geo. IV. c. 107, § 17. Entry for Duty or to be warehoused. master, and • The Warrant must also correspond in every respect with the Report, and the Manifest, (where any is required,) and with the Certificate, where any is required, by which the importation or entry of the Goods is authorized; and by the description of such Goods in the table of "Duties "-and any Goods, whe. ther taken out of the Ship, or from the Warehouse, by virtue of any entry or warrant, not agreeing in all respects as aforesaid, shall be forfeited.-6 Geo. IV. c. 107, 18. And when demand shall have been made for the delivery, or for any order for the delivery of any Goods, in virtue of any such entry, such Goods shall be deemed to have been taken and delivered within the meaning of the aforesaid Act.-7 and 8 Geo. IV. c. 56, § 2. The number at present required is tive. B |