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SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
June 17, 1930.
[H. R. 2667.
[Public, No. 361.]
Tariff Act of 1930.

TITLE I.
DUTIABLE LIST.
Duties levied on imports from abroad.
Vol. 42, p. 858.
U. S. C., Supp. IV,
p. 214.

Philippine and Virgin Islands, American
Samoa, and Guam excepted.

SCHEDULE 1.

Chemicals, oils, and
paints.
Adds and acid anhydrides.

Acetaldehyde, etc.

Acetone.

Sss. II.

CH. 497.

1930.

CHAP. 497.-An Act To provide revenue to regulate commerce with foreign
countries, to encourage the industries of the United States, to protect American
labor, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

TITLE I-DUTIABLE LIST
SEmOOwi 1. That on and after the day following the passage of
this Act, except as otherwise specially provided for in this Act,
there shall be levied, collected, and paid upon all articles when
imported from any foreign country into the United States or into
any of its possessions (except the Philippine Islands, the Virgin
Islands, American Samoa, and the island of Guam) the rates of
duty which are prescribed by the schedules and paragraphs of the
dutiable list of this title, namely:
SCHEDULE 1.-CHEMICALS, OILS, AND PAINTS
PAAGRAPH 1. Acids and acid anhydrides: Acetic acid containing
by weight not more than 65 per centum of acetic acid, 1% cents per
pound; containing by weight more than 65 per centum, 2 cents per
pound; acetic anhydride, 3/2 cents per pound; boric acid, 1 cent
per pound; chloroacetic acid, 5 cents per pound; citric acid, 17 cents
per pound; formic acid, 3 cents per pound; lactic acid, containing
by weight of lactic acid less than 30 per centum, 2 cents per pound;
30 per centum or more and less than 55 per centum, 4 cents per
pound; and 55 per centum or more, 9 cents per pound: Provided,
That any lactic-acid anhydride present shall be determined as lactic
acid and included as such: And provided further, That the duty on
lactic acid shall not be less than 25 per centum ad valorem; tannic
acid, tannin, and extracts of nutgalls, containing by weight of tannic
acid less than 50 per centum, 5 cents per pound; 50 per centum or
more and not medicinal, 11 cents per pound; 50 per centum or more
and medicinal, 18 cents per pound; tartaric acid, 8 cents per pound;
arsenic acid, 3 cents per pound; gallic acid, 6 cents per pound;
oleic acid or red oil, 20 per centum ad valorem; oxalic acid, 6 cents
per pound; phosphoric acid, 2 cents per pound; pyrogallic acid, 12
cents per pound; carbon dioxide, weighing with immediate containers and carton, one pound or less per carton, 1 cent per pound
on contents, immediate containers, and carton; and all other acids
and acid anhydrides not specially provided for, 25 per centum ad
valorem.
PAR. 2. Acetaldehyde, aldol or acetaldol, aldehyde ammonia,
butyraldehyde, crotonaldehyde, paracetaldehyde; ethylene chlorohydrin, propylene chlorohydrin, butylene chlorohydrin; ethylene
dichloride, propylene dichloride, butylene dichloride; ethylene oxide,
propylene oxide, butylene oxide; ethylene glycol, propylene glycol,
butylene glycol, and all other glycols or dihydric alcohols; monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine, ethylene diamine
and all other hydroxy alkyl amines and alkylene diamines; allyi
alcohol, crotonyl alcohol, vinyl alcohol, and all other olefin or
unsaturated alcohols; homologues and polymers of all the foregoing;
ethers, esters, salts and nitrogenous compounds of any of the foregoing, whether polymerized or unpolymerized; and mixtures in chief
value of any one or more of the foregoing; all the foregoing not
specially provided for, 6 cents per pound and 30 per centum ad
valorem.
PAr. 3. Acetone and ethyl methyl ketone, and their homologues,
and acetone oil, 20 per centum ad valorem.

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

SEES. II.

CH. 497.

591

1930.

1i.
CHEDUZ
Paz 4. Alcohol: Amyl, butyl, hexyl, and propyl, all the foreoi and
going whether primary, secondary, or tertiary; fusel oil; and mix- paCS

tures in chief value of any one or more of the foregoing, 6 cents Alcohol.
per pound; methyl or wood (or methanol), 18 cents per gallon;
and ethyl for nonbeverage purposes only, 15 cents per gallon.
PAL. 5. All chemical elements, all chemical salts and compounds,
all medicinal preparations, and all combinations and mixtures of

Chemical and medo
compds, etc.

any of the foregoing, all the foregoing obtained naturally or artificially and not specially provided for, 25 per centum ad valorem.

PAR. 6. Aluminum hydroxide or refined bauxite, one-half of 1
cent per pound; potassium aluminum sulphate or potash alum and
ammonium aluminum sulphate or ammonia alum, three-fourths of
1 cent per pound; aluminum sulphate, alum cake or aluminous cake,
containing not more than 15 per centum of alumina and more iron
than the equivalent of one-tenth of 1 per centum of ferric oxide,
one-fifth of 1 cent per pound; containing more than 15 per centum
of alumina or not more iron than the equivalent of one-tenth of 1
per centum of ferric oxide, three-eighths of 1 cent per pound; all
other aluminum salts and compounds not specially provided for,
25 per centum ad valorem.
PAL 7. Ammonium carbonate and bicarbonate, 2 cents per pound;

mm.

Amon

ammonium chloride, 1/4 cents per pound; ammonium nitrate, 1 cent

per pound; ammonium perchlorate and ammonium phosphate, ly¥
cents per pound; liquid anhydrous ammonia, 21/2 cents per pound. A nt im n
PAR. 8. Antimony: Oxide, 2 cents per pound; tartar emetic or

o y.

potassium-antimony tartrate, 6 cents per pound; sulphides and other
antimony salts and compounds, not specially provided for, 1 cent per
pound and 25 per centum ad valorem.

PA. 9. Argols, tartar, and wine lees, containing 90 per centum or Agotartratsetc
more of potassium bitartrate, 5 cents per pound; cream of tartar, 5
cents per pound; Rochelle salts or potassium-sodium tartrate, 5
cents per pound.
PAR. 10. Balsams: Copaiba, fir or Canada, Peru, tolu, styrax, and Basams

all other balsams, all the foregoing which are natural and uncom- Prono.
pounded, 10 per centum ad valorem: Provided, That no article con- Nonalcoholic.
taining alcohol shall be classified for duty under this paragraph.
PAB. 11. Amber and amberoid unmanufactured, not specially Om
provided for, 50 cents per pound; synthetic gums and resins not
specially provided for, 4 cents per pound and 30 per centum ad
valorem; arabic or. senegal, one-half of 1 cent per pound.
PA. 12. Barium carbonate, precipitated, 1Y2 cents per pound; Barium.
barium chloride, 2 cents per pound; barium dioxide, 6 cents per
pound; barium hydroxide, 1%/ cents per pound; barium nitrate, 2
cents per pound; and barium oxide, 2/2 cents per pound.

PAR. 13. Blackings, powders, liquids, and creams for cleaning or Blackings,etc.

polishing, not specially provided for, 25 per centum ad valorem:

Provided,That no preparations containing alcohol shall be classified

Nonalcoholic.

for duty under this paragraph.

PAR. 14. Bleaching powder or chlorinated lime, three-tenths of

1 cent per pound.
PAR. 15. Caffeine, $1.25 per pound; caffeine citrate, 75 cents per

Bleachingpowder.
Caffeine.

pound; compounds of caffeine, 25 per centum ad valorem; theobromine, 75 cents per pound.,

PAR. 16. Calcium carbide, 1 cent per pound; calcium acetate,
crude, 1 cent per pound; calcium oxalate, 4 cents per pound.

PAR. 17. Calomel, corrosive sublimate, and other mercurial prepa- Caomel
rations, 22 cents per pound and 25 per centum ad valorem.
o
PAR. 18. Carbon tetrachloride, 1 cent per pound; chloroform, 4 Chofet

cents per pound; tetrachloroethane and trichloroethylene, 30 per
centum ad valorem.

.
carbide

etc.

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sss. II.
ScHDLE

1.

PChemicas os

CH. 497.

1930.

PAR. 19. Casein or lactarene and mixtures of which casein or

and lactarene is the component material of chief value, not specially

Casern.
Chalk.

provided for, 512 cents per pound.

PAR. 20. Chalk or whiting or Paris white: Dry, ground, or bolted,
four-tenths of 1 cent per pound; precipitated, 25 per centum ad
valorem; ground in oil (putty), three-fourths of 1 cent per pound;
put up i the form of cubes, blocks, sticks, or disks, or otherwise,

mcluding tailors', billiard, red, and manufactures of chalk not speChemil
opounds ofgo, d etc.

cially provided for, 25 per centum ad valorem.
PAB. 21. Chemical compounds, mixtures, and salts, of which gold,

platinum, rhodium, or silver constitutes the element of chief value,
25 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 22. Chemical compounds, salts, and mixtures of bismuth, 35
Bimnth.
per centum ad valorem.

Medicinal

and medidnadleom
unds, etc., contain-

P

23. Chemicals, drugs, medicinal and similar substances,
.capse,

whether dutiable or free, when imported in capsules, pills, tablets,
lozenges, troches, ampoules, jubes, or similar forms, including
powders put up in medicinal doses, shall be dutiable at not less than
25 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 24. Chemical elements, and chemical and medicinal com-

pounds, preparations mixtures, and salts distilled or essential oils,
expressed or extracted oils, animal oils and greases, ethers and esters,
flavoring and other extracts, and natural or synthetic fruit flavors,
fruit esters, oils and essences, all the foregoing and their combinations when containing alcohol, and all articles consisting of vegetable
or mineral objects immersed or placed in, or saturated with, alcohol,
except perfumery and spirit varnishes, and all alcoholic compounds
not specially provided for, if containing 20 per centum of alcohol
or less, 20 cents per pound and 25 per centum ad valorem; containing more than 20 per centum and not more than 50 per centum of
alcohol, 40 cents per pound and 25 per centum ad valorem; containing more than 50 per centum of alcohol, 80 cents per pound and
25 per centum ad valorem.
Chide.
PAR. 25. Chicle, refined or advanced in value by drying, straining,
or any other process or treatment whatever beyond that essential to
the proper packing, 5 cents per pound.
PAR. 26. Chloral hydrate, terpin hydrate, thymol, and glycerohral hydrte, e
phosphoric acid, and salts and compounds of glycerophosphoric acid,
85 per centum ad valorem; diethylbarbituric acid and salts and compounds thereof, $2.50 per pound; ethyl-hydrocupreine and salts and
rprodcts. compounds thereof, 20 cents per ounce.
ot-rproduc.
PA.27. Coal-tar products:
Notm
a
(a) (1) Acetanilide not suitable for medicinal use, alphanaph.
thol, aminobenzoic acid, aminonaphthol, aminophenetole, aminophenol, aminosalicylic acid, aminoanthraquinone, aniline oil, aniline
salt, anthraquinone, arsanlic acid, benzaldehyde not suitable for
medicinal use, benzal chloride, benzanthrone, benzidine, benzidine
sulfate, benzolc acid not suitable for medicinal use, benzoquinone,
benzoyl chloride,benzyl chloride, benzylethylaniline, beta-naphthol not
suitable for medicinal use, bromobenzene, chlorobenzene, chlorophthalic acid, cinnamnic acid, cumidine, dehydrothiotoluidine, diaminostilbene, dianisidine, dichlorophthalic acid, dimethyl aniline, dimethylaminophenol, dimethylphenylbenzylammonium hydroxide, dimethylphenylenediamine, dinitrobenzene, dinitrochlorobenzene, dinitronaphthalene, dinitrophenol, dinitrotoluene, dihydroxynaphthalene, diphenylamine, hydroxyphenylarsinic acid, metanilic acid,
methylanthraquinone, naphthylamine, naphthylenediamine, nitroaniline, nitroanthraquinone, nitrobenzaldehyde, nitrobenzene, nitronaphthalene, nitrophenol, nitrophenylenediamme, nitrosodimethylaniline, nitrotoluene, nitrotoluylenediamine, phenylenediamine,

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
phenylhydrazine,

SEss. II.

phenylnapthylamine,

glycineortho-carboxylic

CH. 497.

phenylglycine,

1930.

593

phenyl-

acid, phthalic acid, phthalic anhydride,

phthalimide, quinaldine, quinoline, resorcinol not suitable for medicinal use, salicylic acid and its salts not suitable for medicinal use,
sulfanilic acid, thiocarbanilide, thiosalicylic acid, tetrachlorophthalic acid, tetramethyldiaminobenzophenone, tetramethyldiaminodiphenylmethane, toluene sulfochloride, toluene sulfonamide, tribromophenol, toluidine, tolidine, tolylenediamine, xylidine, anthracene
having a purity of 30 per centum or more, carbazole having a purity
of 65 per centum or more, naphthalene which after the removal of
all water present has a solidifying point of seventy-nine degrees
centigrade or above; all the foregoing products in this paragraph
whether obtained, derived, or manufactured from coal tar or other
source;
(2) all distillates (except those provided for in subparagraph
(b)) of coal tar, blast-furnace tar, oil-gas tar, and water-gas tar,
which on being subjected to distillation yield in the portion distilling
below one hundred and ninety degrees centigrade a quantity of tar
acids equal to or more than 5 per centum of the original distillate or
which on being subjected to distillation yield in the portion distilling below two hundred and fifteen degrees centigrade a quantity of
tar acids equal to or more than 75 per centum of the original
distillate;
(3) all products, by whatever name known, which are similar
to any of the products provided for in this paragraph or in para-

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paC

co

a

and

Distillatesetc.

Similar

manufac.

tudproducts.

graph 1651, and which are obtained, derived, or manufactured in
whole or in part from any of the products provided for in this
Mix
paragraph or in paragraph 1651;
(4) all mixtures, including solutions, consisting in whole or in M
part of any of the foregoing products provided for in this paragraph, except sheep dip and medicinal soaps;
(5) all the foregoing products provided for in this paragraph,

dyesetc.ntcolors

not colors, dyes, or stains, color acids, color bases, color lakes, leucocompounds, mdoxyl, indoxyl compounds, ink powders, photographic
chemicals, medicinals, synthethic aromatic or odoriferous chemicals,
synthetic resinlike products, synthetic tanning materials, or explosives, and not specially provided for in paragraph 28 or 1651, 40 per
centum ad valorem and 7 cents per pound.
(b) Metacresol having a purity of 90 per centum or more, ortho- Metacreol, etc.
cresol having a purity of 90 per centum or more, paracresol having a purity of 90 per centum or more, phenol, carbolic acid which
on being subjected to distillation yields in the portion distilling
below one hundred and ninety degrees centigrade a quantity of
tar acids equal to or more than 5 per centum of the original distillate,
cresylic acid which on being subjected to distillation yields in the
portion distilling below two hundred and fifteen degrees centigrade
a quantity of tar acids equal to or more than 75 per centum of the
original distillate, and any mixture of any of the foregoing products with any of the products provided for in paragraph 1651, 20
per centum ad valorem and 3/2 cents per pound.
vlnorem rat
(c) The ad valorem rates provided in this paragraph shall be bd
based upon the American selling price (as defined in subdivision (g) seigpricessvalue.
of section 402, Title IV), of any similar competitive article manu-

factured or produced in the United States. If there is no similar

Potp.

710

competitive article manufactured or produced in the United States Pos, p. 709.
then the ad valorem rate shall be based upon the United States
value, as defined in subdivision (e) of section 402, Title IV.
Articles deemed com(d) For the purposes of this paragraph any coal-tar product pro- petitive.
vided for in this Act shall be considered similar to or competitive
with any imported coal-tar product which accomplishes results
57894--31-38

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

594
sCAEDUL 1.
Chemicas, oils, and
Other coal-tar prodColors, dyes, photo-

SEss. II. CH. 497.

1930.

substantially equal to those accomplished by the domestic product

when used in substantially the same manner.
PAR. 28. Coal-tar products:
(a) All colors, dyes, or stains, whether soluble or not in water,

me except those provided for in subparagraph (b) color acids, color
bases, color lakes, leuco-compounds, whether colorless or not. indoxyl,
and indoxyl compounds; ink powders; photographic chemicals;
acetanilide suitable for medicinal use, acetphenetidine, acetylsalicylic
acid, antipyrine, benzaldehyde suitable for medicinal use, benzoic
acid suitable for medicinal use, beta-naphthol suitable for medicinal
use, guaiacol and its derivatives, phenolphthalein, resorcinol suitable
for medicinal use, salicylic acid and its salts suitable for medicinal
use, salol, and other medicinals; sodium benzoate; saccharin; artificial
musk, benzyl acetate, benzyl benzoate, coumarin, diphenyloxide,
methyl anthranilate, methyl salicylate, phenylacetaldehyde, phenylethyl alcohol, and other synthetic odoriferous or aromatic chemicals,
including flavors, all these products not marketable as perfumery,
cosmetics, or toilet preparations, and not mixed and not compounded,
and not containing alcohol; synthetic phenolic resin and all resinlike products prepared from phenol, cresol, phthalic anhydride
coumarone, indene, or from any other article or material provided
for in paragraph 27 or 1651, all these products whether in a solid,
semisolid, or liquid condition; synthetic tanning materials; picric
acid, trinitrotoluene, and other explosives except smokeless powders;
all the foregoing products provided for in this paragraph, when
obtained, derived, or manufactured in whole or in part from any of
the products provided for in paragraph 27 or 1651; natural alizarin
Natural colors etc.
and natural indigo, and colors, dyes, stains, color acids, color bases,
color lakes, leuco-compounds, indoxyl, and indoxyl compounds,
obtained, derived, or manufactured in whole or in part from natural
alizarin or natural indigo; natural methyl salicylate or oil of wintergreen or oil of sweet birch; natural coumarin; natural guaiacol and
its derivatives; vanillin, from whatever source obtained, derived, or
manufactured; and all mixtures, including solutions, consisting in
whole or in part of any of the articles or materials provided for in
this paragraph, excepting mixtures of synthetic odoriferous or
aromatic chemicals, 45 per centum ad valorem and 7 cents per pound.
n
(b) Synthetic indigo," Colour Index No. 1177 " and sulphur black
snthetlac ndigo d
" Colour Index No. 978 ", 3 cents per pound and 20 per centum ad
valorem.
(c) The ad valorem rates provided in this paragraph shall be
based on American
based upon the American selling price (as defined in subdivision (g)
selling price.
of section 402, Title IV), of any similar competitive article manu-

ruphicemcals.

Americanarptitie

factured or produced in the United States. If there is no similar

competitive article manufactured or produced in the United States
then the ad valorem rate shall be based upon the United States value,
as defined in subdivision (e) of section 402, Title IV.
(d) For the purposes of this paragraph any coal-tar product promedcpetitd
vided for in this Act shall be considered similar to or competitive
with any imported coal-tar product which accomplishes results substantially equal to those accomplished by the domestic product when
used in substantially the same manner.
(e) The specific duties provided for in this paragraph on colors,
specifo
dutiesi
on
colors, dyes, or stains,
based on standards of

strength.

dyes, or stains, whether soluble or not in water, color acids, color

bases, color lakes, leuco-compounds, indoxyl, and indoxyl compounds,
shall be based on standards of strength which shall be established by

the Secretary of the Treasury, and upon all importations of such

articles which exceed such standards of strength the specific duty
shall be computed on the weight which the article would have if it
were diluted to the standard strength, but in no case shall any such

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CH. 497.

595

1930.

articles of whatever strength be subject to a less specific duty than

that provided in subparagraph (a) or (b), as the case may be.
(f) It shall be unlawful to import or bring into the United States
any such color, dye, stain, color acid, color base, color lake, leuco-

compound, indoxyl, or indoxyl compound unless the immediate container and the invoice shall bear a plain, conspicuous, and truly
descriptive statement of the identity and percentage, exclusive of
diluents, of such color, dye, stain, color acid, color base, color lake,
leuco-compound, indoxyl, or indoxyl compound contained therein.

SCIMDULS 1.

, ,
paints.
Importing flrste,
etc., without full statementoncontainer, unlawful

(g) On and after the passage of this Act it shall be unlawful to with false
import or bring into the United States any such color, dye, stain, containers.

tatement

color acid, color base, color lake, leuco-compound, indoxyl, or indoxyl
compound, if the immediate container or the invoice bears any statement, design, or device regarding the article or the ingredients or
substances contained therein which is false, fraudulent, or misleading
in any particular.
(h) In the enforcement of the foregoing provisions of this para- forStndardof"strng
dyes, etc., to be
graph the Secretary of the Treasury shall adopt a standard of adopted.
strength for each dye or other article which shall conform as nearly
as practicable to the commercial strength in ordinary use in the
United States prior to July 1, 1914. If a dye or other article has
been introduced into commercial use since said date then the standard
of strength for such dye or other article shall conform as nearly as
practicable to the commercial strength in ordinary use. If a dye or
other article was or is ordinarily used in more than one commercial
strength, then the lowest commercial strength shall be adopted as
the standard of strength for such dye or other article.
of rtes,
(i) Any article or product which is within the terms of paragraph eApplcation
1, 5, 37, 39, 60, 66, 82, or 1687, as well as within the terms of paragraph 27, 28, or 1651, shall be assessed for duty or exempted from
duty as the case may be under paragraph 27, 28, or 1651.
PAR.29. Cobalt: Oxide, 20 cents per pound; sulphate and linoleate, Cobalt.
10 cents per pound; and all other cobalt salts and compounds, 30 per
centum ad valorem.
PA. 30. Collodion and other liquid solutions of pyroxylin, of

Collodion,etc.

other cellulose esters or ethers, or of cellulose, 30 cents per pound.
PAL. 31. (a) Cellulose acetate, and compounds, combinations, or celuoseacetate. et
ocs, etc. not
mixtures containing cellulose acetate:
(1) In blocks, sheets, rods, tubes, powder, flakes, briquets, finshed.
or other forms, whether or not colloided, and waste wholly or
in chief value of cellulose acetate? all the foregoing not made
into finished or partly finished articles, 50 cents per pound;
F
iishe
(2) made into finished or partly finished articles of which any
of the foregoing is the component material of chief value, and
not specially provided for 80 per centum ad valorem.
(b) All compounds of cellulose (except cellulose acetate, but

including pyroxylin and other cellulose esters and ethers), and all
compounds, combinations, or mixtures of which any such compound
is the component material of chief value:

Oheucompunds o

(1) In blocks, sheets, rods, tubes, powder, flakes, briquets, or sheets

bloc

other forms, whether or not colloided, not made into finished or
partly finished articles, 40 cents per pound, except that transparent sheets more than three one-thousandths of one inch and not
more than thirty-two one-thousandths of one inch in thickness
shall be subject to duty at the rate of 45 cents per pound;
m
leS .
(2) made into finished or partly finished articles of which Fe
any of the foregoing is the component material of chief value,
not specially provided for, 60 per centum ad valorem.
(c) Sheets, bands, and strips (whether known as cellophane or by Ceeophsno, sti.,
any other name whatsoever), exceeding one inch in width but not

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SES. II. CH. 497.

1930.

exceeding three one-thousandths of one inch in thickness, made by
any artifcial process from cellulose, a cellulose hydrate, a compound
of cellulose (other than cellulose acetate), or a mixture containing
any of the foregoing, by solidification into sheets, bands, or strips, 45
per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 32. Compounds of cellulose, known as vulcanized or hard
HardfberceUoso
fiber, made wholly or in chief value of cellulose, 30 per centum
ad valorem.
Caseincompouds.
PAR. 33. Compounds of casein, known as galalith, or by any other
name, in blocks, sheets, rods, tubes, or other forms, not made into
finished or partly finished articles, 25 cents per pound; made into
finished or partly finished articles of which any of the foregoing
is the component material of chief value not specially provided for,
40 cents per pound and 50 per centum ad valorem.
Onedble or animl PAR. 34. Drugs, such as barks, beans, berries, buds, bulbs, bulbous
roots, excrescences, fruits, flowers, dried fibers, dried insects, grains,
herbs, leaves, lichens, mosses, roots, stems, vegetables, seeds (aromatic, not garden seeds), seeds of morbid growth, weeds, and all
other drugs of vegetable or animal origin; any of the foregoing
which are natural and uncompounded drugs and not edible, and
not specially provided for, but which are advanced in value or
condition by shredding, grinding, chipping, crushing, or any other
process or treatment whatever beyond that essential to the proper
packing of the drugs and the prevention of decay or deterioration
pending manufacture, 10 per centum ad valorem: Provided, That
Drug defined
the term " drug" wherever used in this Act shall include only those
No c
substances having therapeutic or medicinal properties and chiefly
used for medicinal purposes: And provided further, That no article
containing alcohol shall be classified for duty under this paragraph.
Aconite, etc.
P
. 35. Aconite, aloes, asafetida, cocculus indicus, ipecac, jalap,
manna; marshmallow or althea root, leaves and flowers; mate,
and pyrethrum or insect flowers; all the foregoing which are natural
and uncompounded, but which are advanced in value or condition
by shredding, grinding, chipping, crushing, or any other process or
treatment whatever beyond that essential to proper packing and the
prevention of decay or deterioration pending manufacture, 10 per
Praoo.
SacHsM

1..

ChemicaLs
on, and

centum ad valorem: Provided, That no article containing alcohol

Nonalcoholic.

Oocaleaves, digtalis
Ethersand eter

.
Nonalcoholic.
Dyeing and tanning

No

t
eto

extracts,

Nonalcoholc,

shall be classified for duty under this paragraph.
PAB. 36. Coca leaves, 10 cents per pound; digitalis, 20 per centum
ad valorem.
PAR. 37. Ethers and esters: Diethyl sulphate and dimethyl sulphate, 25 per centum ad valorem; ethyl acetate, 3 cents per pound;
butyl acetate and amyl acetate, 7 cents per pound; ethyl chloride, 15
cents per pound; ethyl ether, 4 cents per pound; and ethers and esters
of all kinds not specially provided for, 25 per centum ad valorem:
Provided, That no article containing more than 10 per centum of
alcohol shall be classified for duty under this paragraph.
PAR. 38. Extracts, dyeing and tanning: Chestnut, cutch, chlorophyll, divi-divi, fustic, hemlock, logwood, mangrove, myrobalan, oak,
Persian berry, quebracho, sumac, saffron, safflower, saffron cake
valonia, wattle, and other extracts, decoctions, and preparations of
vegetable origin used for dyeing, coloring, staining, or tanning, not
specially provided for, and combinations and mixtures of the foregoi ngo articles in this paragraph, 15 per centum ad valorem: Prooided, That no article containing alcohol shall be classified for duty
under this paragraph.
PAR. 39. Flavoring extracts and natural or synthetic fruit flavors,
fruit esters, oils, and essences, all the foregoing not containing
alcohol, and not specially provided for, 25 per centum ad valorem.

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CH. 497.

1930.

PAB. 40. Formaldehyde solution or formalin, 1/4 cents per pound;

CHED

1.

solid formaldehyde or paraformaldehyde, 8 cents per pound; and pinChtle oils and
ormaldehde, etc.
hexamethylenetetramine, 11 cents per pound.
PA. 41. Edible gelatin, valued at less than 40 cents per pound, 20 oelatin, edible, etc.

per centum ad valorem and 5 cents per pound; valued at 40 cents
or more per pound, 20 per centum ad valorem and 7 cents per
pound; gelatin, glue, glue size, and fish glue, not specially provided Glu
for, valued at less than 40 cents per pound, 25 per centum ad
valorem and 2 cents per pound; valued at 40 cents or more per pound,
25 per centum ad valorem and 8 cents per pound; agar agar, pectin,
isinglass, and manufactures, wholly or in chief value of gelatin,
glue, or glue size, 25 per centum ad valorem; casein glue, 30 per
centum ad valorem.
Pa.

42. Glycerin, crude, 1 cent per pound; refined, 2 cents per

Glycerin

pound.
PAR. 43. Ink, and ink powders not specially provided for, 10 per Ink.
centum ad valorem; drawing ink, 15 per centum ad valorem.odine.

PAB. 44. Iodine, resublimed, 10 cents per pound.
PAB. 45. Bromine and all bromine compounds not specially pro-

Bromine-

vided for, 10 cents per pound.
PAR. 46. Lead: Acetate, white, 2Y2 cents per pound; acetate,
brown, gray, or yellow, 2 cents per pound; nitrate, arsenate, and

"I*
pRad chg

oml

resinate, 3 cents per pound; and all other lead compounds not specially provided for, 30 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 47. Licorice, extracts of, in pastes, rolls, or other forms, 20

Liorice

per centum ad valorem.
Pa. 48. Lime, citrate of, 7 cents per pound- juice of lemons, Ledteo.g
limes, oranges, or other citrous fruits, unfit for beverage purposes,
5 cents per pound.

cents per,
PAI. 49. Magnesium: Carbonate, precipitated, 1
pound; manufactures of carbonate of magnesia, 2 cents per pound;
chloride, anhydrous, 1 cent per pound; chloride, not specially provided for, five-eighths of 1 cent per pound; sulphate or Epsom salts,
three-fourths of 1 cent per pound; oxide or calcined magnesia, 7
cents per pound.
PAI 50. Manganese: Borate, resinate sulphate, and other man- ch"
ganese compounds and salts, not specially provided for, 25 per
centum ad valorem.

M
b

ln

cl

cb
' ilm

a
PAB. 51. Menthol, 50 cents per pound; natural crude camphor, 1 phornth
cent per pound; natural refined camphor 5 cents per pound; synthetic camphor, 5 cents per pound. If at the end of three years after Ro^stoonsrthetic,
the enactment of this Act, the President finds that during the preced- equal to ooCpton
ing six months the domestic production by quantity of synthetic at delDtd peods

camphor did not exceed 25 per centum of the domestic consumption
thereof by quantity or, at the end of four years after the enactment
of this Act, that during the preceding six months such domestic
production did not exceed 30 per centum of such consumption, or, at
the end of five years after the enactment of this Act, that during
the preceding six months such domestic production did not exceed
50 per centum of such consumption, he shall by proclamation so
declare and, after six months thereafter, the rate on synthetic camphor shall be 1 cent per pound.

To assist the President in making ifl commiion and

the investigation required by this provision, the Tariff Commission otPreildentto
os p. 701.
is empowered to investigate, to such extent as may be necessary, in
the manner provided in the case of investigations under section 336
of this Act, and shall report to the President the result of its investigation.
PAi

52. Oils, animal and fish: Sod, herring, and menhaden, 5 A^,sa nd

cents per gallon; whale and seal, 6 cents per gallon; sperm, crude,
10 cents per gallon; sperm, refined or otherwise processed, 14 cents

fh o.

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SCmHDu,

chteicals,

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CH. 497.

1930.

per gallon; spermaceti wax, 6 cents per pound; wool grease con-

ois and taiing more than 2 per centum of free fatty acids, 1 cent per pound;

Eressed orextrat

Turkey red, soluble
gs
etc

Hydrogenated

Pa.

53. Oils, vegetable: Castor, 3 cents per pound; hempseed,

l cents per pound; linseed or flaxseed, and combinations and mix1%
tures in chief value of such oil, 4Y2 cents per pound; olive, weighing
with the immediate container less than forty pounds, 92 cents per
pound on contents and container; olive, not specially provided for,
6/2 cents per pound; poppy seed, 2 cents per pound; rapeseed, 6 cents
per gallon; all other expressed or extracted oils, not specially provided for 20 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 54. Coconut oil, 2 cents per pound; cottonseed oil, 3 cents per

coconut, etc., oi

and fats.

containing 2 per centum or less of free fatty acids and not suitable
for medicinal use, 2 cents per pound; suitable for medicinal use,
including adeps lane, hydrous or anhydrous, 3 cents per pound; all
other animal and fish oils, fats, and greases, not specially provided
for, 20 per centum ad valorem.

pound; peanut oil, 4 cents per pound; palm-kernel oil, 1 cent per
pound; sesame oil, 3 cents per pound; and soy-bean oil, 3/2 cents per
pound, but not less than 45 per centum ad valorem.
PAB. 55. Alizarin assistant, Turkey red oil, sulphonated castor or
other sulphonated animal or vegetable oils, soaps made in whole or

in part from castor oil, and all soluble greases; all the foregoing in
whatever form, and suitable for use in the processes of softening,
dyeing, tanning, or finishing, not specially provided for, 35 per
centum ad valorem.
oils
PAR. 56. Hydrogenated or hardened oils and fats, 4 cents per
paound; other oils and fats, the composition and properties of which
have been changed by vulcanizing, oxidizing, chlorinating, nitrating,
or any other chemical process, and not specially provided for, 20
per centum ad valorem.

Combinations ofaniPAR. 57.
ma, etc., oils.
eral oils or

Combinations and mixtures of animal, vegetable, or minof any of them (except combinations or mixtures contain-

ing essential or distilled oils), with or without other substances, and
not specially provided for, 25 per centum ad valorem, but not less than
prova.
Nonalcohoc.
Dstlled

or essential

Profmo.
Nonaloholi.

the rate applicable to the component material subject to the highest
rate of duty: Provided, That no article containing alcohol shall be
classified for duty under this paragraph.

PAR. 58. Oils, distilled or essential: Lemon, grapefruit, and
orange, 25 per centum ad valorem; eucalyptus, 15 per centum ad
valorem; clove, peppermint, patchouli, sandalwood, and all other
essential and distilled oils not specially provided for, 25 per centum

ad valorem: Provided,That no article mixed or compounded with or

containing alcohol shall be classified for duty under this paragraph.
PAR. 59. Opium containing not less than 8.5 per centum of anhydrous morphine, $3 per pound; morphine, morphine sulphate, and all
opium alkaloids and salts, esters, and other derivatives thereof, $3
per ounce; cocaine, ecgonine, and salts, esters, and other derivatives
thereof, $2.60 per ounce; tincture of opium, such as laudanum, and
other liquid preparations of opium, not specially provided for, 60
p .
per centum ad valorem; opium containing less than 8.5 per centum of
Narcotic Acts not anhydrous morphine, $6 per pound: Provided, That nothing herein
ta
to repeal or in any manner impair
oconstrued
sas be so
afect.ed
38 p. 275;o Vol
4 p. or affect the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs Import and Export
Act, as amended.
U9S.C.,p.63.
Perfume materials.
PAR. 60. Perfume materials: Ambergris, castoreum, civet, and
musk grained or in pods, 20 per centum ad valorem; anethol, citral
geraniol, heliotropin, ionone, rhodinol, safrol, terpineol, and all
natural or synthetic odoriferous or aromatic chemicals, all the foregoing not mixed and not compounded, and not specially provided
for, 45 per centum ad valorem; all mixtures or combinations containOpium, coaine,

etc

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

SESS. II.

CH. 497.

1930.

SCDUA 1.
ing essential or distilled oils, or natural or synthetic odoriferous or
o. and
aromatic substances, 40 cents per pound and 50 per centum ad phtmals
o restriction
valorem: Provided, That only materials not marketable as perfumery, cosmetics, or toilet preparations, and not containing more
than 10 per centum of alcohol, shall be classified for duty under this
h cl holi °
paragraph: Provided further, That all of the foregoing materials conWtetnt.
for
containing more than 10 per centum of alcohol shall be classified

duty under paragraph 61 as toilet preparations.erfumery

toilet

PAR. 61. Perfumery, including cologne and other toilet waters, arti- prepafration,eetc.
cles of perfumery, whether in sachets or otherwise, and all preparations used as applications to the hair, mouth, teeth, or skin, such as
cosmetics, dentifrices, tooth soaps, pastes, theatrical grease paints,
pomades, powders, and other toilet preparations, all the foregoing,
if containing alcohol, 40 cents per pound and 75 per centum ad
valorem; if not containing alcohol, 75 per centum ad valorem; bath
salts, if not perfumed, 25 per centum ad valorem; if perfumed
(whether or not having medicinal properties), 75 per centum ad
valorem.aler
water
PAR. 62. Floral or flower waters containing no alcohol, not spewater,
bay
or
rum
bay
valorem;
ad
centum
per
20
for,
provided
cially
whether distilled or compounded, 40 cents per pound and 60 per
centum ad valorem.
o
PAR. 63. Phosphorus, 8 cents per pound; phosphorus oxychloride
Plae.
and phosphorus trichloride, 6 cents per pound.
PAR. 64. Plasters, healing or curative, of all kinds, and courtplaster, 20 per centum ad valorem.
s
tit' pini ts.
PAR. 65. (a) Paints, colors, and pigments, commonly known as
artists', school, students', or children's paints or colors:
(1) In tubes, jars, cakes, pans, or other forms, not exceeding not assemble n sets.
one and one-half pounds net weight each, and valued at less
than 20 cents per dozen pieces, and not assembled in pint sets,
kits, or color outfits, three-fourths of 1 cent per tube, jar, cake,
pan, or other form;
(2) in tubes, jars, cakes, pans, or other forms, not exceeding Of hi
one and one-half pounds net weight each, and valued at 20 cents
or more per dozen pieces, and not assembled in paint sets, kits,
or color outfits: In tubes or jars, 2 cents per tube or jar and
40 per centum ad valorem; in cakes, pans, or other forms, 11%
cents per cake, pan, or other form and 40 per centum ad valorem;
(3) in tubes, jars, cakes, pans, or other forms, not exceeding sBetmd i pt
one and one-half pounds net weight each, when assembled in
paint sets, kits, or color outfits, with or without brushes, water
pans, outline drawings, stencils, or other articles, 70 per centum
ad valorem on the value as assembled;
bul
(4) in bulk, or in any form exceeding one and one-half pounds
net weight each, 8/4 cents per ounce.
(b) For the purposes of this paragraph, tubes, jars, cakes, pans,

Assembing in sets
desibed.

or other forms, shall not be considered as assembled in a paint set
kit, or color outfit, unless assembled in such form and container, and
with such assortment of merchandise, as to be suitable for sale at
retail to artists, students, or children, as a paint set, kit, or color
outfit.
Pigments not speoutult.'1
PAn. 66. Pigments, colors, stains, and paints, including enamel dayprodedor
paints, whether dry, mixed, or ground in or mixed with water, oil,
or solutions other than oil, not specially provided for, 25 per centum
ad valorem.
PAR. 67. Barytes ore, crude or unmanufactured, $4 per ton; ground Bayt
or otherwise manufactured, $7.50 per ton; precipitated barium sulphate or blanc fixe, 11/4 cents per pound.

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hicals. ols and
Blue pigment

SES. II.

CH. 497.

1930.

Pan 68. Blue pigments and all blues containing iron ferrocyanide
or iron ferricyanide, in pulp, dry, or ground in or mixed with oil

or water, 8 cents per pound; ultramarine blue, dry, in pulp, or

ground in or mixed with oil or water, wash and all other blues
containing ultramarine, if valued at more than 10 cents per pound,
4 cents per pound; if valued at 10 cents per pound or less, 8 cents

per pound.

Bone char, etc.

Chrome colors, etc.

Black

pigments

Leadpigments.

Ochers,etc.

Satin white.
spirit vanilshs.

vermlion reds.

zinc oxides, etc.

Potasum

Sodium, etc.

oap.
Soda

arsenas,

PA 69. Bone black or bone char, and blood char, 20 per centumr
ad valorem; decolorizing, deodorizing, or gas-absorbing chars and
carbons, whether or not activated, and all activated chars and carbons, 45 per centum ad valorem.
PA 70. Chrome yellow, chrome green, and other colors containing
chromium, in pulp, dry, or ground in or mixed with oil or water,
25 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 71. Gas black, lampblack, and all other black pigments, by
whatever name known, dry or ground in or mixed with oil or water,
and not specially provided for, 20 per centum ad valorem.
PAn. 72. Lead pigments: Litharge, 2y/ cents per pound; orange
mineral, 3 cents per pound; red lead, 23/ cents per pound; white
lead, 21% cents per pound; all pigments containing lead, dry or in
pulp, or ground in or mixed with oil or water, not specially provided
for 30 per centum ad valorem.
ARL 73. Ochers, siennas, and umbers, crude or not ground, oneeighth of 1 cent per pound; washed or ground, three-ighths of 1
cent per pound; iron-oxide and iron-hydroxide pigments not specially provided for, 20 per centum ad valorem.
PA

74. Satin white and precipitated calcium sulphate, one-half

of 1 cent per pound.
PAR. 75. Spirit varnishes containing less than 5 per centum of
methyl alcohol, $2.20 per gallon and 25 per centum ad valorem;
spirit varnishes containing 5 per centum or more of methyl alcohol,
and all other varnishes, including so-called gold size or japan, not
specially provided for, 25 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 76. Vermilion reds containing quicksilver, dry or ground in
or mixed with oil or water, 35 cents per pound; cuprous oxide, 85
per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 77. Zinc oxide and leaded zinc oxides containing not more
than 25 per centum of lead, in any form of dry powder, 13/4 cents
per pound; ground in or mixed with oil or water, 2% cents per
pound; lithopone, and other combinations or mixtures of zinc sulphide and barium sulphate containing by weight less than 30 per
centum of zinc sulphide, 1% cents per pound; containing by weight
30 per centum or more of zinc sulphide, 13% cents per pound and
15 per centum ad valorem.
Pa. 78. Potassium: Chromate and dichromate, 2Y4 cents per
pound; citrate, 14 cents per pound; chlorate and perchlorate, 1/2
cents per pound; ferricyanide or red prussiate of potash, 7 cents per
pound; ferrocyanide or yellow prussiate of potash, 4 cents per
pound; iodide, 25 cents per pound; bromide, 10 cents per pound;
bicarbonate, 1% cents per pound; carbonate, three-fourths of 1 cent
per pound; hydroxide or caustic potash, 1 cent per pound; nitrate
or saltpeter, refined, 1 cent per pound; and permanganate, 6 cents
per pound.
PAn. 79. Sodium, potassium, lithium, beryllium, and caesium, 25

per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 80. Soap: Castile, 15 per centum ad valorem; toilet, 30 per
centum ad valorem; all other soap and soap powder, not specially
provided for, 15 per centum ad valorem.
etc
P
81. Sodium: Arsenate, 1 cent per pound; borate or borax,
refined, one-eighth of 1 cent per pound; bromide, 10 cents per pound;

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

SESS. II.

CH. 497.

601

1930.

carbonate, calcined, or soda ash, hydrated or sal soda, and monohydrated one-fourth of 1 cent per pound; chlorate, 11/ cents per
pound; chloride or salt, in bags, sacks, barrels, or other packages
11 cents per one hundred pounds; in bulk, 7 cents per one hundred
pounds; citrate, 12 cents per pound; chromate and dichromate, 1%
cents per pound; formate, 2 cents per pound; ferrocyanide or
yellow prussiate of soda, 2 cents per pound; hydroxide or caustic
soda, one-half of 1 cent per pound; nitrite, 41/2 cents per pound;
oxalate, 21/2 cents per pound; phosphate (except pyro phosphate)
containing by weight less than 45 per centum of water, 11/2 cents per
pound; phosphate (except pyro phosphate) not specially provided
for, three-fourths of 1 cent per pound; sesquicarbonate, one-fourth of
1 cent per pound; silicofluoride, 11/2 cents per pound; sulphate, crystallized, or Glauber salt, $1 per ton- sulphate, anhydrous, $3 per
ton; sulphide, containing not more than 35 per centum of sodium
sulphide, three-eighths of 1 cent per pound; containing more than 35
per centum, three-fourths of 1 cent per pound; silicate, sulphite, bisulphite, metabisulphite, and thiosulphate, three-eighths of 1 cent per

BCIHM,

1.

ou

pa^tc.

alt.

pound.dm
PAR. 82. Sodium hydrosulphite, hydrosulphite compounds, sul- phite,e

phoxylate compounds, and all combinations and mixtures of the
foregoing, 35 per centum ad valorem.
r
PAn 83. Starch: Potato, 22 cents per pound; and all other sta
for,
1/2
cents
per
pound.
not
specially
provided
starches
PA. 84. Dextrine, made from potato starch or potato flour, 8 D tr
cents per pound; dextrine, not otherwise provided for, burnt starch
or British gum, dextrine substitutes, and soluble or chemically
treated starch, 2 cents per pound.
tr t
PAL. 85. Strontium: Carbonate, precipitated, nitrate, and oxide,
25 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 86. Strychnine, and salts of, 20 cents per ounce.trycine.
PAR. 87. Thorium nitrate, thorium oxide, and other salts of thorium

Ld

a

htdrosul

m

m

Thirncerrinetc

not specially provided for, cerium nitrate, cerium fluoride, and other
salts of cerium not specially provided for, and gas-mantle scrap
consisting in chief value of metallic oxides, 35 per centum ad valorem.
PAL 88. Tin bichloride, tin tetrachloride, and all other chemical Tin ehemcal co
compounds, mixtures, and salts, of which tin constitutes the element p
of chief value, 25 per centum ad valorem.
om
PAB. 89. Titanium potassium oxalate, and all compounds and mix-poTunds.um c

tures containing titanium, 30 per centum ad valorem.
PA. 90. Turpentine, gum and spirits of, and rosin, 5 per centum
ad valorem.
PAB. 91. Vanadic acid, vanadic anhydride and salts of the fore

TuP"'-

Vanot aids, etc.

going, 40 per centum ad valorem; chemical compounds, mixtures,
and salts, wholly or in chief value of vanadium, not specially provided for, 40 per centum ad valorem.

PAR. 92. Vanilla beans, 30 cents per pound; tonka beans, 25 cents bma

per pound.

PAR. 93. Zinc chloride, 1A cents per pound; zinc sulphate, three-

and

tona

Znc chode etc

fourths of 1 cent per pound; and zinc sulphide, 3 cents per pound. Cnodion.
Ad
PAB. 94. Collodion emulsion, 25 per centum ad valorem.
PA. 95. Azides, fulminates, fulminating powder, and other like etc.
articles not specially provided for, 12/2 cents per pound.
PAL. 96. Dynamite and other high explosives, put up in sticks, Dynamit, etc.
cartridges, or other forms, suitable for blasting, 1% cents per pound.
ood
PAn 97. Wood tar and pitch of wood, and tar oil from wood, 1
cent per pound.

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SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
9aUa'a
2.
Earths, earthenware,
and glassware.

Bribth,et.

Another.

Tiles

Mantels, etc.

Limestone and lime.

Manesite.

snM.
Prdcementetc.

Keene's aement, etc.

SEss. II.

CH. 497.

1930.

SCHEDULE 2.-EARTHS, EARTHENWARE, AND GLASSWARE

PAB. 201. (a) Bath brick, chrome brick, and fire brick, not specially provided for, 25 per centum ad valorem; magnesite brick,
three-fourths of 1 cent per pound and 10 per centum ad valorem.

(b) All other brick, not specially provided for: Not glazed, enam-

eled, painted, vitrified, ornamented, or decorated in any manner,
$1.25 per thousand; if glazed, enameled, painted, vitrified, ornamented, or decorated in any manner, 5 per centum ad valorem, but
not less than $1.50 per thousand.
Pa. 202. (a) Tiles, unglazed, glazed, ornamented, hand painted,
enameled, vitrified, senmvitrified, decorated, encaustic, ceramic
mosaic, flint, spar, embossed, gold decorated, grooved or corrugated,
and all other earthern tiles and tiling by whatever name known
(except pill tiles, but including tiles wholly or in part of cement),
all the foregoing valued at not more than 40 cents per square foot,
10 cents per square foot, but not less than 50 nor more than 70 per
centum ad valorem; valued at more than 40 cents per square foot, 60
per centum ad valorem.
(b)- Mantels, friezes, and articles of every description or parts
thereof, composed wholly or in chief value of earthen tiles or tiintg,
except pill tiles, 50 per centum ad valorem.
Pa. 203. Limestone (not suitable for use as monumental or building stone), crude, or crushed but not pulverized, 5 cents per one
hundred pounds; lime, not specially provided for, 10 cents per one
hundred pounds, including the weight of the container; hydrated
lime, 12 cents per one hundred pounds, including the weight of the
container.
PAR. 204. Crude magnesite, fifteen thirty-seconds of 1 cent per
pound; caustic calcined magnesite, fifteen-sixteenths of 1 cent per
pound; dead burned and grai magnesite, and periclase, not suitable
for manufacture into oxychloride cements, twenty-three fortieths
of 1 cent per pound.
PAR. 205. (a) Plaster rock or gypsum, ground or calcined, $1.40
per ton.

(b) Roman, Portland, and other hydraulic cement or cement
clinker, 6 cents per one hundred pounds, including the weight of
the container; white nonstaining Portland cement, 8 cents per one
hundred pounds, including the weight of the container.

(c) Keene's cement, and other cement of which gypsum is the

component material of chief value: Valued at $14 per ton or less,
$3.50 per ton; valued above $14 and not above $20 per ton, $5 per
ton; valued above $20 and not above $40 per ton, $10 per ton; valued
above $40 per ton, $14 per ton.
c me
.t
(d) Other cement, not specially provided for, 20 per centum ad
valorem.
este of Pars sa
(e) Statues, statuettes, and bas-reliefs, wholly or in chief value
of plaster of Paris, not specially provided for, 60 per centum ad
valorem; manufactures of which plaster of Paris is the component
material of chief value, not specially provided for, 35 per centum
Pumice stone.

orerths.

ad valorem.

PAL. 206. Pumice stone, unmanufactured, valued at $15 or less
per ton, one-tenth of 1 cent per pound; valued at more than $15 per
ton, one-fourth of 1 cent per pound; wholly or partly manufactured,
three-fourths of 1 cent per pound; manufactures of pumice stone,
or of which pumice stone is the component material of chief value,
not specially provided for, 35 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 207. Clays or earths, unwrought and unmanufactured,
including common blue clay and Gross-Almerode glass pot clay, not

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CH. 497.

603

1930.

scmaDu 2.
specially provided for, $1 per ton; wrought or manufactured, not
glasware.
and
unmanand
unwrought
bentonite,
ton;
specially provided for, $2 per
ufactured, $1.50 per ton; wrought or manufactured, $3.25 per ton;
china clay or kaolin, $2.50 per ton; crude feldspar, $1 per ton;
bauxite, crude, not refined or otherwise advanced in condition in
any manner, $1 per ton; fuller's earth, unwrought and unmanufactured, $1.50 per ton; wrought or manufactured, $3.25 per ton;
clays or earths artificially activated with acid or other material,
one-fourth of 1 cent per pound and 30 per centum ad valorem;
silica, crude, not specially provided for,

3.50 per ton; fluorspar,

ilica

etc.

containing more than 97 per centum of calcium fluoride, $5.60 per
ton; containing not more than 97 per centum of calcium fluoride,
$8.40 per ton; sand containing 95 per centum or more of silica and
not more than six-tenths of 1 per centum of oxide of iron and suitmanu
able for use in the manufacture of glass, $2 per ton.
PAR. 208. (a) Mica, unmanufactured: Valued at not above 15 tred.
cents per pound, 4 cents per pound; valued at above 15 cents per
pound, 4 cents per pound and 25 per centum ad valorem.
t,tc.
(b) Mica, cut or stamped to dimensions, shape, or form, 40 per
centum ad valorem.
ut.
(c) Mica films and splittings, not cut or stamped to dimensions: Fis
Not above twelve ten-thousandths of one inch in thickness, 25 per
centum ad valorem; over twelve ten-thousandths of one inch in thickness, 40 per centum ad valorem.
(d) Mica films and splittings cut or stamped to dimensions, 45
per centum ad valorem.

(e) Mica plates and built-up mica, and all manufactures of mica,
or of which mica is the component material of chief value, by whatever name known, and to whateveruse applied, and whether or not
named, described, or provided for in any other paragraph of this
Act, 40 per centum ad valorem.
(f)

Untrimmed phlogopite mica from which no rectangular piece

Cutorstaped.

late

e.

untrimed

exceeding two inches in length or one inch in width may be cut,
15 per centum ad valorem.

(g) Mica waste and scrap valued at not more than 5 cents per
pound, 25 per centum ad valorem; mica waste and scrap valued at
more than 5 cents per pound shall be classified as mica, unmanufactured.
(h) Mica, ground or pulverized, 20 per centum ad valorem.
PA. 209. Talc, steatite or soapstone, and French chalk, crude and
unground, one-fourth of 1 cent per poundi ground, washed, powdered, or pulverized (except toilet preparations), 35 per centum ad
valorem; cut or sawed, or in blanks, crayons, cubes, disks, or other
forms, 1 cent per pound; manufactures (except toilet preparations),
of which talc, steatite or soapstone, or French chalk is the component material of chief value, wholly or partly finished, and not
specially provided for, if not decorated, 35 per centum ad valorem;
if decorated, 45 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 210. Common yellow brown, red, or gray earthenware, plain
or embossed, composed of a body wholly of clay which is unwashed,
unmixed, and not artificially colored; common salt-glazed stoneware;

stoneware and earthenware crucibles; all the foregoing not ornamented, incised, or decorated in any manner, and manufactures
wholly or in chief value of such ware, not specially provided for,
15 per centum ad valorem; ornamented, incised, or decorated in any
manner, and manufactures wholly or in chief value of such ware
not specially provided for, 20 per centum ad valorem; and
Rockingham earthenware, 25 per centum ad valorem.

PAR. 211. Earthenware and crockery ware composed of a nonvitri-

fied absorbent body, including white granite and semiporcelain

Wasteand

sap.

O

round.

Talc, sopstone, et.

Earthenware.

stoneware.

hcrkery,
nonvitred.

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s B C L a2
andlssware.

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

SEss. II.

CH. 497.

1930.

earthenware, and cream-colored ware, terra cotta, and stoneware,
including clock cases with or without movements, pill tiles, plaques,
ornaments, charms, vases, statues, statuettes, mugs, cups, steins,
lamps, and all other articles composed wholly or in chief value of
such ware; plain white, plain yellow, plain brown, plain red, or
plain black, not painted, colored, tinted, stained, enameled, gilded,
printed, ornamented, or decorated in any manner, and manufactures
in chief value of such ware, not specially provided for, 10 cents
per dozen pieces and 45 per centum ad valorem; painted, colored
tinted, stained, enameled, gilded, printed, ornamented, or decorated
in any manner, and manufactures in chief value of such ware, not
specially provided for, 10 cents per dozen pieces and 50 per centum
ad valorem.
oChMl.w8efSld
PAL 212. China, porcelain, and other vitrified wares, including
chemical porcelain ware and chemical stoneware, composed of a
vitrified nonabsorbent body which when broken shows a vitrified
or vitreous, or semivitrified or semivitreous fracture, and all bisque
and parian wares, including clock cases with or without movements,
plaques, pill tiles, ornaments, charms, vases, statues, statuettes, mugs,
cups, stems, lamps, and all other articles composed wholly or in
chief value of such ware, plain white, not painted, colored, tinted,
stained, enameled, gilded, printed, or ornamented or decorated in
any manner, and manufactures in chief value of such ware, not
specially provided for, 60 per centum ad valorem; painted, colored
tinted, stained, enameled, gilded, printed, or ornamented or decorated
in any manner, and manufactures in chief value of such ware, not
specially provided for, 70 per centum ad valorem. In addition to
the foregoing there shall be paid a duty of 10 cents per dozen
separate pieces on all tableware, kitchenware, and table and kitchen
utensils.
Graphite.
PAR. 213. Graphite or plumbago, crude or refined: Amorphous,
10 per centum ad valorem; crystalline lump, chip, or dust, 30 per
Crystauine ak de- centum ad valorem; crystalline flake, l*%oo cents per pound.
As used
in this paragraph, the term "crystalline flake means graphite or
plumbago which occurs disseminated as a relatively thin flake
throughout its containing rock, decomposed or not, and which may
be or has been separated therefrom by ordinary crushing, pulverizing, screening, or mechanical concentration process, such flake
being made up of a number of parallel laminr, which may be
separated by mechanical means.
mlneralof eut
r. PAR. 214. Earthy or mineral substances wholly or partly manufactured and articles, wares, and materials (crude or advanced in
condition), composed wholly or in chief value of earthy or mineral
substances, not specially provided for, whether susceptible of decoration or not, if not decorated in any manner, 80 per centum ad
valorem; if decorated, 40 per centum ad valorem.
a
osret
tsBtc.
PAR. 215. Gas retorts, 20 per centum ad valorem; lava tips for
burners, 10 cents per gross and 15 per centum ad valorem; and
magnesia clay supporters, consisting of rings, rods, and other forms
Carbons
,
rfoor gas mantles, 35 per centum ad valorem.
ebrcal applan
PA. 216. Carbons and electrodes, of whatever material composed,
and wholly or partly manufactured, for producing electric arc light
if less than one-half inch in diameter or of equivalent cross-sectional
area, 60 per centum ad valorem; if one-half inch or more in
diameter or of equivalent cross-sectional area, 45 per centum ad
valorem; electrodes, composed wholly or in part of carbon or graphite, and wholly or partly manufactured, for electric furnace or electrolytic purposes; brushes, of whatever material composed, and
wholly or partly manufactured, for electric motors, generators, or
other electrical machines or appliances; plates, rods, and other

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SESS. II.

CH. 497.

605

1930.

forms, of whatever material composed, and wholly or partly manu-

SCiIZDULE 2.

factured, for manufacturing into the aforesaid brushes; and articles andgaswBearhe

or wares composed wholly or in part of carbon or graphite, wholly
or partly manufactured, not specially provided for, 45 per centum
ad valorem.
PAR. 217. Bottles, vials, jars, ampoules, and covered or uncovered

"bottles,"

"vials,"

"jars,"

"ampoules,"

"demijohns,"

et., flled or

uli'

demijohns, and carboys, any of the foregoing, wholly or in chief
value of glass, filled or unfilled, not specially provided for, and
whether their contents be dutiable or free (except such as contain
merchandise subject to an ad valorem rate of duty, or to a rate
of duty based in whole or in part upon the value thereof, which
shall be dutiable at the rate applicable to their contents), shall be
subject to duty as follows: If holding more than one pint, 1 cent
per pound; if holding not more than one pint and not less than onefourth of one pint, 1/2 cents per pound; if holding less than onefourth of one pint, 50 cents per gross: Provided, That the terms

sSr

constr

and "car-

boys," as used herein, shall be restricted to such articles when suitable
for use and of the character ordinarily employed for the holding
or transportation of merchandise, and not as appliances or implements in chemical or other operations, and shall not include bottles
for table service and thermostatic bottles.
PAR. 218. (a) Biological, chemical, metallurgical, pharmaceuti-

Glassware.

sdentiflcntenselsete

cal, and surgical articles and utensils of all kinds, including all scientific articles, and utensils, whether used for experimental purposes
in hospitals, laboratories, schools or universities, colleges, or otherwise, all the foregoing (except articles provided for in paragraph
217 or in subparagraph (e)), finished or unfinished, wholly or in
chief value of glass, 85 per centum ad valorem; wholly or in chief
value of fused quartz or fused silica, 50 per centum ad valorem.
(b) Tubes (except gauge glass tubes), rods, canes, and tubing,

Tes, rods etc

with ends finished or unfinished, for whatever purpose used, wholly
or in chief value of glass, 65 per centum ad valorem; wholly or in
chief value of fused quartz or fused silica, 40 per centum ad valorem;
gauge glass tubes, wholly or in chief value of glass, 60 per centum
ad valorem.
(c) Illuminating articles of every description, finished or un- etc.

finished, wholly or in chief value of glass, for use in connection with
artificial illumination: Prisms, glass chandeliers, and articles in
chief value of prisms, 60 per centum ad valorem; chimneys, 55 per
centum ad valorem; globes and shades, 70 per centum ad valorem;
all others, 60 per centum ad valorem: Provided That parts not

specially provided for, wholly or in chief value of glass, of any of

ting tcl

Dutyonpr.

the foregoing shall be subject to the same rate of duty as the articles
of which they are parts.

(d) All glassware commercially known as plated or cased glass,
composed of two or more layers of clear, opaque, colored, or semitranslucent glass, or combinations of the same, 60 per centum ad

Pated gl

valorem.
Containers of per(e) Bottles and jars, wholly or in chief value of glass, of the fumes,etc.

character used or designed to be used as containers of perfume,
talcum powder, toilet water, or other toilet preparations; bottles,
vials, and jars, wholly or in chief value of glass, fitted with or
designed for use with ground-glass stoppers, when suitable for use
and of the character ordinarily employed for the holding or transportation of merchandise; all the foregoing produced by automatic machine, 25 per centum ad valorem; otherwise produced, 75
per centum ad valorem. For the purposes of this subparagraph no
regard shall be had to the method of manufacture of the stoppers
or covers.

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SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

SCEDULE 2.

and8gthssware,.M
Table

and

kitchen

rties,
blown

SESS. II.

CH. 497.

1930.

(f) Table and kitchen articles and utensils, and all articles of
every description not specially provided for, composed wholly or
in chief value of glass, blown or partly blown in the mold or otherwise, or colored, cut, engraved, etched, frosted, gilded, ground

(except such grinding as is necessary for fitting stoppers or for
purposes other than ornamentation), painted, printed in any manner, sand-blasted, silvered, stained, or decorated or ornamented in
any manner whether filled or unfilled, or whether their contents be
dutiable or free, 60 per centum ad valorem.

s

(g) Table and kitchen articles and utensils, composed wholly or

Pre sed.

in chief value of glass, when pressed and unpolished, whether or
not decorated or ornamented in any manner or ground (except such
grinding as is necessary for fitting stoppers or for purposes other
than ornamentation), whether filled or unfilled, or whether their
contents be dutiable or free, 50 per centum ad valorem.
Rateonfontf"sof
(h) Any of the articles specified in this paragraph, if containers
dublerties

withlassstoppers.
Pst aticles, etc.

Cylinder, crown, and
Dimension rates.

Prodtoa.
Minimu

quped s

minate

dutes.

unit

ui

gla

ss

Rolled

plate glas.

Prorio.
Minimum duty.

of merchandise subject to an ad valorem rate of duty or to a rate

of duty based in whole or in part upon the value thereof, shall be
dutiable at the rate applicable to their contents, but not less than
the rate provided for in this paragraph.
(i) For the purposes of this Act, bottles, vials, and jars with

glass stoppers or covers shall with their stoppers or covers be deemed
entireties.
(j) For the purposes of this schedule an article shall be considered to be composed wholly or in chief value of glass if such
article is wholly or in chief value of glass, or of paste, or of a
combination of glass and paste.
PAR. 219. Cylinder, crown, and sheet glass, by whatever process
made, and for whatever purpose used, not exceeding one hundred

and ffty square inches, 17/s cents per pound; above that, and not
exceeding three hundred and eighty-four square inches, 2^ cents
per pound- above that, and not exceeding seven hundred and twenty
square inches, 2* cents per pound; above that, and not exceeding
eight hundred and sixty-four square inches, 2%/ cents per pound;
above that, and not exceeding one thousand two hundred square
inches, 3 cents per pound; above that, and not exceeding two thousand four hundred square inches 33 cents per pound; above that,
83/4 cents per pound: Provided, That none of the foregoing weighing less than sixteen ounces but not less than twelve ounces per
square foot shall be subject to a less rate of duty than 50 per centum

'ad valorem: Provided further,That cylinder, crown, and sheet glass,
imported in boxes, shall be denied entry unless packed in units
containing fifty square feet or multiples thereof, as nearly as sizes
will permit, and the duty shall be computed thereon according to
actual weight of glass.
PAR. 220. Laminated glass composed of layers of glass and other

material or materials, and manufactures wholly or in chief value
of such glass 60 per centum ad valorem.
PAn. 221. Rolled glass (not sheet glass)' fluted, figured, ribbed,
or rough, or the same containing a wire netting within itself, 1/2
cents per pound.
PAiL 222. (a) Plate glass, by whatever process made, not exceeding three hundred and eighty-four square inches, 12y2 cents per
square foot; above that, and not exceeding seven hundred and twenty
square inches, 17 cents per square foot; above that, and not exceeding
one thousand and
square inches, 17/ cents per square foot;
all above that, 193/4eight
cents per square foot: Provided,
That none of
the foregoing measuring one-half inch or over in thickness shall be
subject to a less rate of duty than 50 per centum ad valorem.

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CH. 497.

607

1930.

(b) Plate glass containing a wire netting within itself, not exceed-

ScEDULE 2.

a
ing three hundred and eighty-four square inches, 15 cents per square aE rthseartheware

foot; above that, and not exceeding seven hundred and twenty square

With wire

netting.

inches, 20 cents per square foot; all above that, 23 cents per square
foot.

(c) The term "plate glass," when used in this Act, means glass gMing of "plate

wholly ground and polished on both surfaces.

(d) Rolled, cylinder, crown, and sheet glass, not plate glass, if

Ronedglass.

ground wholly or in part (whether or not polished) otherwise than
for the purpose of ornamentation, or if one-fourth of one inch or
more in thickness and obscured by coloring prior to solidification,
shall be subject to the duties provided in subparagraph (a) or (b) of
this paragraph; if any of the foregoing is subjected to any of the
processes specified in paragraph 224, the additional duty provided
therein shall apply.
PAR. 223. Plate, cylinder, crown, and sheet glass, by whatever

process made, when made into mirrors, finished or partly finished,
exceeding in size one hundred and forty-four square inches and not
exceeding three hundred and eighty-four square inches, 15 cents per
square foot; above that, and not exceeding seven hundred and twenty
square inches, 20 cents per square foot; all above that, 23 cents per
square foot: Provided, That none of the foregoing shall be subject
to a less rate of duty than 45 per centum ad valorem: Provided fur-

ther, That none of the foregoing mirrors when framed shall be subject to a less rate of duty than that imposed upon similar mirrors
of like description not framed, but shall pay in addition thereto upon
such frames the rate of duty applicable thereto when imported

slvered plate. etc..

Minium duty.
Fed
mirr

separately.

PAR. 224. Plate, rolled, cylinder, crown, and sheet glass, and glass et.teet
mirrors exceeding in size one hundred and forty-four square inches,
by whatever process made, when bent, frosted, sanded, enameled,
beveled, etched, embossed, engraved, flashed, stained, colored (except
glass not plate assss and not less than one-fourth of one inch in
thickness, when obscured by coloring prior to solidification), painted,
ornamented, or decorated, shall be subject to a duty of 5 per centum
ad valorem in addition to the rates otherwise chargeable thereon.
PAR. 225. Spectacles, eyeglasses, and goggles, and frames for the

e.n

tc

pece

same, or parts thereof, finished or unfinished, valued at not over 65
cents per dozen, 20 cents per dozen and 15 per centum ad valorem;
valued at over 65 cents per dozen and not over $2.50 per dozen 60
cents per dozen and 20 per centum ad valorem; valued at over $2.50
per dozen, 40 per centum ad valorem.

PAR. 226. Lenses of glass or pebble, molded or pressed, or ground

I

etc

opti

gss.

and polished to a spherical, cylindrical, or prismatic form, and
ground and polished plano or coquille glasses, wholly or partly manufactured, with the edges unground, 40 per centum ad valorem; with
the edges ground or beveled, 10 cents per dozen pairs and 35 per
centum ad valorem; strips of glass not more than three inches wide,
ground or polished on one or both sides to a cylindrical or prismatic
form, including those used in the construction of gauges, and glass
slides for magc lanterns, 35 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 227. Optical glass or glass used in the manufacture of lenses

or prisms for spectacles, or for optical instruments or equipment, or
for optical parts, scientific or commercial, in any and all forms, 50
per centum ad valorem.

PAR 228. (a) Spectrographs, spectrometers, spectroscopes, refractometers, saccharimeters, colorimeters, prism-binoculars, cathetometers, interferometers, haemacytometers, polarimeters, polariscopes,
photometers, ophthalmoscopes, slit lamps, corneal microscopes, optical
measuring or optical testing instruments, testing or recording instru-

cientific me, et

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

Electriclamps, etc.

M i rr

r.

Ruled

in-

not specially provided for, 60 per centum ad valorem.

(b) Glass mirrors (except framed or cased mirrors in chief value
of platinum, gold, or silver), not specially provided for, not exceeding in size one hundred and forty-four square inches, with or without
frames or cases, 50 per centum ad valorem.
for photo(C) Glass ruled or etched in any manner, and manufactures of
reproductions
g
for

c
egraphic
t

i

8
viNeotior.eia
ny

pro-

Ceramic

such glass, for photographic reproductions or engraving processes,

colors,

Marble, breca and

lbs

1930.

unfinished, 60 per centum ad valorem.
(b)
Azimuth mirrors, parabolic or mangin mirrors for searchlight
reflectors, mirrors for optical, dental, or surgical purposes, photographic or projection lenses, sextants, octants, opera or field glasses
(not prism binoculars), telescopes, microscopes, all optical instruments, frames and mountings therefor, and parts of any of the
foregoing; all the foregoing, finished or unfinished, not specially
provided for 45 per centum ad valorem.
P
. 229. Incandescent electric-light bulbs and lamps, without
filaments, 20 per centum ad valorem; with metal filaments, 20 per
centum ad valorem; with filaments of carbon or other non-metallic
material, 30 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 230. (a) Stained or painted glass windows, and parts thereof,

Optical instruments,

ss

CH. 497.

ments for ophthalmological purposes, frames and mountings therefor, and parts of any of the foregoing; all the foregoing, finished or

SIREDUL 2.
wae
and glahsart.en

Stained gla

SEss. II.

and

paving

or for measuring or recording purposes, 55 per centum ad valorem.
(d) All glass, and manufactures of glass, or of which glass is the
component of chief value, except broken glass or glass waste fit only
for remanufacture, not specially provided for, 50 per centum ad
valorem.
PAR. 231. Smalts, frostings, and all ceramic and glass colors,
fluxes, glazes, and enamels, all the foregoing, ground or pulverized,
30 per centum ad valorem; in any other form, 40 per centum ad
valorem; opal, enamel or cylinder glass tiles and tiling, 40 per
centum ad valorem.
PA. 232. (a) Marble, breccia, and onyx, in block, rough or squared
only, 65 cents per cubic foot; marble, breccia, and onyx, sawed or
dressed, over two inches in thickness, $1 per cubic foot.
(b) labs and paving tiles of marble, breccia, or onyx: Containing
not less than four superficial inches, if not more than one inch in
thickness, 8 cents per superficial foot; if more than one inch and not
more than one and one-half inches in thickness, 10 cents per superficial foot; if more than one and one-half inches and not more than two
inches in thickness, 13 cents per superficial foot; in addition thereto
on all the foregoing, if rubbed in whole or in part, 3 cents per superficial foot, or if polished in whole or in part (whether or not rubbed),
6 cents per superficial foot.
(c) Mosaic cubes of marble, breccia, or onyx, not exceeding two

Mosaic cubes.

spMcialy provded

cubic inches in size, if loose, one-fourth of 1 cent per pound and 20
per centum ad valorem; if attached to paper or other material, 5
cents per superficial foot and 35 per centum ad valorem.

notr

(d)

Marble, breccia, and onyx, wholly or partly manufactured

into monuments, benches, vases, and other articles, and articles of
which these substances or any of them is the component material of
chief value, not specially provided for, 50 per centum ad valorem.
Alabasterandiet.
PAR. 233. Alabaster and jet, wholly or partly manufactured into
monuments, benches, vases, and other articles, and articles of which
these substances or either of them is the component material of chief
Semiprecious stone value, and all articles composed wholly or in chief value of agate,
rock crystal or other semiprecious stone, except such as are cut into
shapes and forms fitting them expressly for use in the construction of
jewelry, not specially provided for, 50 per centum ad valorem.

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SEss. II.

C. 497.

1930.

PA. 234. (a) Granite suitable for use as monumental, paving, or Ert earthenare,
building stone, not specially provided for, hewn, dressed, pointed, and gassware.

pitched, lined, or polished, or otherwise manufactured, 60 per centum
ad valorem; unmanufactured, or not dressed, pointed, pitched, lined,
hewn, or polished, 25 cents per cubic foot.

Grante

(b) Travertine stone, unmanufactured, or not dressed, hewn, or
polished, 25 cents per cubic foot.
(c) Freestone, sandstone, limestone, lava, and all other stone suit-

Travertne stone.
monuents

able for use as monumental or building stone, except marble, breccia, ings
and onyx, not specially provided for, hewn, dressed, or polished, or
otherwise manufactured, 50 per centum ad valorem; unmanufactured, or not dressed, hewn, or polished, 15 cents per cubic foot.
PAR. 235. Slate, slates, slate chimney pieces, mantels, slabs for slat.
tables, roofing slates, and all other manufactures of slate, not
specially provided for, 25 per centum ad valorem.
PAB. 236. Watch crystals or watch glasses, finished or unfinished

60 per centum ad valorem.

SCHEDULE 3.-METALS AND MANUFACTURES OF

Watch

or buld-

rystals.

SCHEDULE 3.

Metals and manu.
factures of.

PAI. 301. Iron in pigs and iron kentledge, $1.121/2 per ton; Ironspiegeleisen containing more than 1 per centum of carbon, 75 cents
per ton; granular or sponge iron, $2.25 per ton; wrought and cast
scrap iron, scrap steel, hammer scale, roll scale, and mill scale, 75 Preoio.
cents per ton: Provided, That spiegeleisen for the purposes of this Spegele
Act shall be an iron manganese aloy containing less than 30 per
centum of manganese: Provided further, That nothing shall be scrons
deemed scrap iron or scrap steel except secondhand or waste or
refuse iron or steel fit only to be remanufactured: Provided further,
.d
d
That an additional duty of $1 per pound on the vanadium content in designated alloy
excess of one-tenth of 1 per centum, 72 cents per pound on the tent.
tungsten content in excess of two-tenths of 1 per centum, 65 cents
per pound on the molybdenum content in excess of two-tenths of 1
per centum, and 3 cents per pound on the chromium content in
excess of two-tenths of 1 per centum, shall be levied, collected, and
paid on all the foregoing.

con-

teel alloys.

PAI. 302. (a) Manganese ore (including ferruginous manganese Manganese.
ore) or concentrates, and manganiferous iron ore, all the foregoing
containing in excess of 10 per centum of metallic manganese, 1 cent
per pound on the metallic manganese contained therein.
(b) Molybdenum ore or concentrates, 35 cents per pound on the Molybdenu
metallic molybdenum contained therein.
(c) Tungsten ore or concentrates, 50 cents per pound on the Tungten.
metallic tungsten contained therein.
(d) Ferromanganese containing more than 1 per centum of carbon, Ferromangan
17/8 cents per pound on the metallic manganese contained therein:
Provided, That ferromanganese for the purposes of this Act shall Coient.
be such iron manganese alloys as contain 30 per centum or more of
manganese.
(e) Manganese metal, manganese silicon, manganese boron, and etcm8 ganes metal
ferromanganese and splegeleisen containing not more than 1 per
centum of carbon, 17/% cents per pound on the manganese contained
therein and 15 per centum ad valorem.
(f) Ferromolybdenum, metallic molybdenum, molybdenum powder, et.romolybdenun
calcium molybdate, and all other compounds and alloys of molybdenum, 50 cents per pound on the molybdenum contained therein and
15 per centum ad valorem.
(g) Tungsten metal, tungsten carbide, and mixtures or combina-

tions containing tungsten metal or tungsten carbide, all the foregoing,
in lumps, grains, or powder, 60 cents per pound on the tungsten
57894--31--39

Tungsten metal, etc.

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a

:

SESS. II.

CH. 497.

1930.

contained therein and 50 per centum aa valorem; tungstic acid, and

acurestand mann all other compounds of tungsten, not specially provided for, 60 cents

per pound on the tungsten contained therein and 40 per centum ad
valorem.
Ferrotungsten, etc
(h) Ferrotungsten, ferrochromium tungsten, chromium tungsten
chromium cobalt tungsten, tungsten nickel, and all other alloys of
tungsten not specially provided for, 60 cents per pound on the tungsten contained therein and 25 per centum ad valorem.
Fe
icon et.
(i) Ferrosilicon, containing 8 per centum or more of silicon and
less than 60 per centum, 2 cents per pound on the silicon contained
therein; containing 60 per centum or more of silicon and less than
80 per centum, 3 cents per pound on the silicon contained therein;
containing 80 per centum or more of silicon and less than 90 per
centum, 4 cents per pound on the silicon contained therein; containing 90 per centum or more of silicon, and silicon metal, 8 cents per
pound on the silicon contained therein.
umon aluminum,
(j) Silicon aluminum, aluminum silicon, alsimin, ferrosilicon
aluminum, and ferroaluminum silicon, 5 cents per pound.
Fenobrome etc.
(k) Ferrochrome or ferrochromium containing 3 per centum or
more of carbon, 2Y2 cents per pound on the chromium contained
therein; ferrochrome or ferrochromium containing less than 3 per
centum of carbon, and chrome metal or chromium metal, 30 per
centum ad valorem.
(1) Boron carbide, chromium carbide, vanadium carbide, chro-

Boncardetc.

Ferroph

mium nickel, chromium silicon, chromium vanadium, and manganese
copper, 25 per centum ad valorem.

os

(m) Ferrophosphorus,

phorus,

Barium, alloys of,

,rtmanaoysO

for.
nproided

Ceu.

ferrotitanium, ferrovanadium, ferroura-

nium, ferrozirconium, zirconium ferrosilicon, ferroboron, ferroaluminum vanadium, ferromanganese vanadium, ferrosilicon vanadium, and ferrosilicon aluminum vanadium, 25 per centum ad
valorem.
or(
(n) Barium, boron, calcium, columbium or niobium, strontium,
tantalum, thorium, titanium, uranium, vanadium, zirconium, alloys
of two or more of these metals, or alloys not specially provided for
of one or more of these metals with one or more of the metals
aluminum, chromium, cobalt, copper, manganese, nickel, or silicon,
25 per centum ad valorem.
Oeci
) All alloys used in the manufacture of steel or iron, not

specially provided for, 25 per centum ad valorem.
()
erium metal, $2 per pound.
(q) Ferrocerium and all other cerium alloys, $2 per pound and
tatum, 25 per centum ad valorem.
(r) Ductile tantalum metal, ductile columbium or niobium metal,
and ductile nonferrous alloys of tantalum metal, or of columbium
or niobium metal 40 per centum ad valorem.

erroceriumetc

Ducte

etc.

Bar and round iron.

Steel.

Ingots, bars, etc.

PAR. 303. Muci

bars, pieces thereof except crop ends, bar iron,

and round iron in coils or rods, iron in slabs, blooms, loops, or other
forms less finished than iron in bars and more advanced than pig
iron, except castings; all the foregoing, valued at not above 11/
cents per pound, three-tenths of 1 cent per pound; valued above 1/2
and not above 212 cents per pound, five-tenths of 1 cent per pound;
valued above 2/2 and not above 31/2 cents per pound, eight-tenths
of 1 cent per pound; valued above 3Y2 and not above 5 cents per
pound, 1 cent per pound; valued above 5 cents per pound, 11/2 cents
per pound.
PAR. 304. Steel ingots, cogged ingots, blooms and slabs, by what-

ever process made; die blocks or blanks; billets and bars, whether
solid or hollow; shafting; pressed, sheared, or stamped shapes, not
advanced in value or condition by any process or operation subsequent to the process of stamping; hammer molds or swaged steel;

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

SESS. II.

CH. 497.

1930.

gun-barrel molds not in bars; concrete reinforcement bars; all

SCHDUIX

s.

l of.d man
descriptions and shapes of dry sand, loam, or iron molded steel facturet

castings; sheets and plates and steel not specially provided for; all

Sheets, plates, etc.

the foregoing valued at not above 1Y2 cents per pound, three-tenths
of 1 cent per pound; valued above 1/2 and not above 21/2 cents per
pound, five-tenths of 1 cent per pound; valued above 21/2 and not
above 3/2 cents per pound, eight-tenths of 1 cent per pound; valued
above 31/2 and not above 5 cents per pound, 1 cent per pound; valued
above 5 and not above 8 cents per pound, 1 cents per pound;
valued above 8 and not above 12 cents per pound, 2½/2 cents per
pound; valued above 12 and not above 16 cents per pound, 31/2 cents
per pound; valued above 16 cents per pound, 20 per centum ad
valorem: Provided, That on steel circular saw plates there shall be
levied, collected, and paid an additional duty of one-fourth of 1
cent per pound: Provided further, That on hollow bars and hollow

pa

,roi

Hollow brs, etc.

drill steel valued at more than 4 cents per pound there shall be
levied, collected, and paid an additional duty of three-fourths of 1
cent per pound.
Pa

305. In addition to the rates of duty provided for in para-

Additiooal duty on

graphs 303, 304, 307, 308, 312, 313, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 322, 323,
324, 327, and 328 of this schedule, there shall be levied, collected
and paid on all steel or iron in the materials and articles enumerated
or described in such paragraphs:
(1) A duty of 8 per centum ad valorem if such steel or iron Aoys denated.
contains more than one-tenth of 1 per centum of vanadium, or
more than two-tenths of 1 per centum of tungsten, molybdenum,
or chromium, or more than six-tenths of 1 per centum of nickel,
cobalt, or any other metallic element used in alloying steel or
iron: Provided, That phosphorus shall not be considered as P h*.
alloying material unless present in the steel or iron in excess of nese silcon.
5 per centum, nor shall manganese or silicon be so considered
unless either is present in the steel in excess of 1 per centum,
or unless either is present in the iron in excess of 3 per centum;
and
(2) an additional cumulative duty of $1 per pound on the Cumulative duty on
vanadium content in excess of one-tenth of 1 per centum, 7a exescotent.

cents per pound on the tungsten content in excess of two-tenths
of 1 per centum, 65 cents per pound on the molybdenum content m excess of two-tenths of 1 per centum, and 3 cents per
pound on the chromium content in excess of two-tenths of 1 per
centum.
PAiR 306. All metal produced from iron or its ores, which is cast Cast ad
and malleable, of whatever description or form, without regard to

ioncd

malleable
as te.

the percentage of carbon contained therein, whether produced by
cementation, or converted, cast, or made from iron or its ores, by
the crucible, electric, Bessemer, Clapp-Griffith, pneumatic, ThomasGilchrist, basic, Siemens-Martin, or open-hearth process, or by the
equivalent of either, or by a combination of two or more of the
processes, or their equivalents, or by any fusion or other process
which produces from iron or its ores a metal either granular or
fibrous in structure, which is cast and malleable, excepting what is
known as malleable-iron castings, shall be classed and denominated
as steel.
PaiR

307. Boiler or other plate iron or steel, except crucible plate

ronor steel-

steel and saw plate steel, not thinner than one hundred and nine P
one-thousandths of one inch, cut or sheared to shape or otherwise,
or unsheared, and skelp iron or steel sheared or rolled in grooves,
valued at not above 3 cents per pound, five-tenths of 1 cent per
pound; valued at over 3 cents per pound, 20 per centum ad valorem:

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Provided, That all sheets or plates of iron or steel thinner than
nud
- one hundred and nine one-thousandths of one inch shall be subject

Provms.

to duty as iron or steel sheets.
PAi. 308. Sheets of iron or steel, common or black, of whatever
dimensions, and skelp iron or steel, valued at 3 cents per pound or
less, thinner than one hundred and nine one-thousandths and not
thinner than thirty-eight one-thousandths of one inch, forty-five
one-hundredths of 1 cent per pound; thinner than thirty-eight onethousandths and not thinner than twenty-two one-thousandths of
one inch, fifty-five one-hundredths of 1 cent per pound; thinner than
twenty-two one-thousandths and not thinner than ten one-thousandths of one inch, seventy-five one-hundredths of 1 cent per pound;
thinner than ten one-thousandths of one inch, eighty-five one-hundredths of 1 cent per pound; corrugated or crimped, seventy-five
one-hundredths of 1 cent per pound; all the foregoing when valued

Sheets, etc.

roi

thiness

at more than 3 cents per pound, 20 per centum ad valorem: Pro-

oat

eetc.

shall be subject to duty as plate iron or plate steel.
PAR. 309. All iron or steel sheets, plates, bars, and rods, and all

Other

metals

hoop, band, or scroll iron or steel, excepting what are known commercially as tin plates, terneplates, and taggers tin, when galvanized or coated with zinc, spelter, or other metals, or any alloy of
those metals, shall be subject to two-tenths of 1 cent per pound more
im- duty than if the same was not so galvanized or coated; sheets or
plates composed of iron, steel, copper, nickel, or other metal with
layers of other metal or metals imposed thereon by forging, ham-

metal,
rering, rolling, or welding, 30 per centum ad valorem; thermostatic
metal in sheets, plates, or other forms, 50 per centum ad valorem;
sheets and plates of iron or steel, polished, planished, or glanced, by

etc.hmstat

whatever name designated, 114 cents per pound: Provided, That

rickled.

plates or sheets of iron or steel, by whatever name designated, other
than polished, planished, or glanced, herein provided for, which
have been pickled or cleaned by acid, or by any other material or
process, or which are cold-rolled, smoothed only, not polished, shall
be subject to two-tenths of 1 cent per pound more duty than the
rates provided on corresponding thicknesses of common or black
sheet iron or steel.
PAR. 310. Sheets or plates of iron or steel, or taggers iron or steel,
coated with tin or lead, or with a mixture of which these metals,
or either of them, is a component part, by the dipping or any other
process, and commercially known as tin plates, terneplates, and tag-

Tinplates,etc.

plManactures

vided, That all sheets or plates of common or black iron or steel
not thinner than one hundred and nine one-thousandths of one inch

tin

tructural shapes,

gers tin, 1 cent per pound.
PAB. 311. No article not specially provided for which is wholly

or partly manufactured from tin plate, terneplate, or sheet, plate,
hoop, band, or scroll iron or steel, or of which such tin plate, terneplate, sheet, plate, hoop, band, or scroll iron or steel shall be the
material of chief value, shall be subject to a lower rate of duty
than that imposed on the tin plate, terneplate, or sheet, plate, hoop,
band, or scroll iron or steel from which it is made, or of which it
shall be the component thereof of chief value.
PAR. 312. Beams, girders, joists, angles, channels, car-truck chan-

nels, tees, columns and posts, or parts or sections of columns and
posts, and deck and bulb beams, together with all other structural
shapes of iron or steel, not assembled, manufactured or advanced
beyond hammering, rolling, or casting, one-fifth of 1 cent per pound;
any of the foregoing machined, drilled, punched, assembled, fitted,
fabricated for use, or otherwise advanced beyond hammering, rolling, or casting, 20 per centum ad valorem; sashes and frames of iron

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or steel, 25 per centum ad valorem; sheet piling, one-fifth of 1 cent
per pound.
PAR. 313. Hoop, band, and scroll iron or steel, not specially pro-

a

3..DUr

Metls and mannHoop, band, and
r

vided for, valued at 3 cents per pound or less, eight inches or less in
width, and thinner than three-eighths and not thinner than one
hundred and nine one-thousandths of one inch, twenty-five onehundredths of 1 cent per pound; thinner than one hundred and nine
one-thousandths and not thinner than thirty-eight one-thousandths
of one inch, thirty-five one-hundredths of 1 cent per pound; thinner
than thirty-eight one-thousandths of one inch, fifty-five one-hundredths of 1 cent per pound: Provided, That barrel hoops of iron or Boso.
ops.
steel, and hoop or band iron, or hoop or band steel, flared, splayed, or a
punched, with or without buckles or fastenings, shall pay no more
duty than that imposed on the hoop or band iron or steel from which
they are made; bands and strips of iron or steel, whether in long or
short lengths, not specially provided for, 25 per centum ad valorem.
PAl. 314. Hoop or band iron, and hoop or band steel, cut to lengths, Cotton tieetc.
or wholly or partly manufactured into hoops or ties, coated or not
coated with paint or any other preparation, with or without buckles
or fastenings, for baling cotton or any other commodity, one-fourth
of 1 cent per pound.
PAR. 315. Wire rods: Rivet, screw, fence, and other iron or steel Wirerods
wire rods, whether round, oval, or square, or in any other shape, nail
rods and flat rods up to six inches in width ready to be drawn or
rolled into wire or strips, all the foregoing in coils or otherwise,
valued at not over 4 cents per pound, three-tenths of 1 cent per
pound; valued at over 4 cents per pound, six-tenths of 1 cent per
pound: Provided, That all round iron or steel rods smaller than wire Daed.
twenty one-hundredths of one inch in diameter shall be classified and
dutiable as wire: Provided further, That all iron or steel wire rods Tempered.
which have been tempered or treated in any manner or partly manufactured shall be subject to an additional duty of one-fourth of 1
cent per pound: Provided further, That on all iron or steel bars and

tc, basersed,
roetc.

not specially provided for (except gold, silver, platinum, tungsten,

Flat and sip.

rods of whatever shape or section which are cold rolled, cold drawn,
cold hammered, or polished in any way in addition to the ordinary
process of hot rolling or hammering, there shall be paid one-eighth
of 1 cent per pound in addition to the rates provided on bars or rods
of whatever section or shape which are hot rolled; and on all strips,
plates, or sheets of iron or steel of whatever shape other than polished, planished, or glanced sheet iron or sheet steel, which are cold
hammered, blued, brightened, tempered, or polished by any process
to such perfected surface finish or polish better than the grade of
cold rolled, smoothed only, there shall be paid two-tenths of 1 cent
per pound in addition to the rates provided on plates, strips, or
sheets of iron or steel of common or black finish of corresponding
thickness or value.
PAR. 316. (a) Round iron or steel wire, not smaller than ninety- Ba
five one-thousandths of one inch in diameter, three-fourths of 1 cent
per pound; smaller than ninety-five one-thousandths and not smaller
than sixty-five one-thousandths of one inch in diameter, 1/4 cents
per pound; smaller than sixty-five one-thousandths of one inch in
diameter, 11 2 cents per pound: Provided, That all the foregoing Pr~o.
valued above 6 cents per pound shall be subject to a duty of 25 per
centum ad valorem; all wire composed of iron, steel, or other metal,
or molybdenum); all flat wires and all steel in strips not thicker
than one-quarter of one inch and not exceeding sixteen inches in
width, whether in long or short lengths, in coils or otherwise, and
whether rolled or drawn through dies or rolls, or otherwise produced,
25 per centum ad valorem: Provided, That all wire of iron, steel, or ti"

wath tinc

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other metal coated by dipping, galvanizing' sherardizing, electro-

fMteSurand ma nu- lytic, or any other proces with zinc, tin, or other metal, shall be subject to a duty of two-tenths of 1 cent per pound in addition to the
Telegraph and tele- rate imposed on the wire of which it is made; telegraph, telephone,
and other w and and cables composed of iron, steel or other metal

phone,

(except gold, silver, platinum, tungsten, or molybdenum), covered
with or composed in part of cotton, jute, silk, enamel, lacquer, rubber, paper, compound, or other material, with or without metal covering, 35 per centum ad valorem; wire rope, 3? per centum ad
valorem; wire strand, 35 per centum ad valorem; spinning and twist-

Rope.

ing ring travelers, 35 per centum ad valorem; wire heddles and

leddles.
ingots, e., not

spe

healds, 25 cents per thousand and 30 per centum ad valorem.
(b) Ingots, shot, bars, sheets, wire, or other forms, not specially
provided for, or scrap, containing more than 50 per centum of
tungsten, tungsten carbide, molybdenum, or molybdenum carbide,
or combinations thereof: Ingots, shot, bars, or scrap, 50 per centum
ad valorem; sheets, wire, or other forms, 60 per centum ad valorem.

Galvanixedwire.

PAR. 317. All galvanized wire not specially provided

for, not

larger than twenty one-hundredths and not smaller than eight onehundredths of one inch in diameter, of the kind commonly used for
fencing purposes, galvanized wire fencing composed of wires not
larger than twenty one-hundredths and not smaller than eight onehundredths of one inch in diameter; and all wire commonly used
for baling hay or other commodities, one-half of 1 cent per pound.
Woven-wiredoth.

PAR. 318. Woven-wire cloth: Gauze, fabric, or screen, made of

wire composed of steel, brass, copper, bronze, or any other metal or
alloy, not specially provided for, with meshes not finer than thirty
wires to the lineal inch in warp or filling, 25 per centum ad valorem;
with meshes finer than thirty and not finer than ninety wires to
the lineal inch in warp or filling, 40 per centum ad valorem; with
meshes finer than ninety wires to the lineal inch in warp or filling,
50 per centum ad valorem. Fourdrinier wires and cylinder wires,
For paper-making suitable for use in paper-making machines (whether or not parts of

or fitted or attached to such machines), and woven-wire cloth suitable for use in the manufacture of Fourdrinier wires or cylinder
wires, 50 per centum ad valorem.

machines.

Anchor and forg-

in.

tis, cylinder, ves-

els,etc.

storage batteries.

ntifriction

PAR. 319. (a) Iron or steel anchors and parts thereof; forgings

of iron or steel, or of combined iron and steel, not machined, tooled,
or otherwise advanced in condition by any process or operation subsequent to the forging process, not specially provided for, 25 per
centum ad valorem.

balls,

Railwayironorstee.

(b) Autoclaves, catalyst chambers or tubes, converters, reaction
chambers, scrubbers, separators, shells, stills, ovens, soakers, pen-

stock pipes, cylinders, containers, drums, and vessels, any of the
foregoing composed wholly or in chief value of iron or steel, by
whatever process made (except by casting), wholly or partly manufactured, if over 20 inches at the largest inside diameter (exclusive
of non-metallic lining) and having metal walls one and one-fourth
inches or more in thickness, and parts for any of the foregoing,
35 per centum ad valorem.
PA
320. Electric storage batteries and parts thereof, storage
battery plates, and storage battery plate material, wholly or partly
manufactured, all the foregoing not specially provided for, 40 per
centum ad valorem.
PAR. 321. Antifriction balls and rollers, metal balls and rollers
commonly used in ball or roller bearings, metal ball or roller bearings, and parts thereof, whether finished or unfinished, for whatever
use intended, 10 cents per pound and 45 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 322. Railway fishplates or splice bars, and tie plates, made

of iron or steel, one-fourth of 1 cent per pound; rail braces, and all

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other railway bars made of iron or steel, and railway bars made in

sceaDO_ 3.

part of steel, T rails, and punched iron or steel flat rails, one-tenth tet^f.and m nuof 1 cent per pound.
PAI. 323. Axles and parts thereof, axle bars, axle blanks, and

Axl

es

etc.

forgings for axles, of iron or steel, without reference to the stage
or state of manufacture, not specially provided for, valued at not
more than 6 cents per pound, six-tenths of 1 cent per pound:
Provided,That when iron or steel axles are imported fitted in wheels,
row.!
or parts of wheels, of iron or steel, they shall be dutiable at the
same rate as the wheels in which they are fitted.
PAR. 324. Wheels for railway purposes, and parts thereof, of iron Ranwaywheels.
or steel, and steel-tired wheels for railway purposes, wholly or partly
finished, and iron or steel locomotive, car, or other railway tires and
parts thereof, wholly or partly manufactured, 1 cent per pound:
Provided, That when wheels for railway purposes, or parts thereof, FIt 0 to xes
of iron or steel, are imported with iron or steel axles fitted in them,
the wheels and axles together shall be dutiable at the same rate as
is provided for the wheels when imported separately.
PA. 325. Jewelers' and other anvils weighing less than five pounds Anv s.
each, 45 per centum ad valorem; all other anvils of iron or steel,
or of iron and steel combined, by whatever process made, or in
whatever stage of manufacture, 3 cents per pound.
PAi. 326. Blacksmiths' hammers, tongs, and sledges, track tools, maBk"th ' amwedges, and crowbars, of iron or steel, 1% cents per pound.
PAR. 327. Cast-iron pipe of every description, and cast-iron fittings Cst-ion articles.
for cast-iron pipe, 25 per centum ad valorem; cast-iron andirons,
plates, stove plates, sadirons, tailors' irons, hatters' irons, but not
including electric irons, and castings and vessels wholly of cast iron,
including all castings of iron or cast-iron plates which have been
chiseled, drilled, machined, or otherwise advanced in condition by
processes or operations subsequent to the casting process but not made
up into articles, or parts thereof, or finished machine parts; castings
w
of malleable iron not specially provided for; cast hollow ware
coated, glazed, or tinned, but not including enameled ware and
hollow ware containing electrical elements, 20 per centum ad
valorem; molders' patterns, of whatever material composed, for the
manufacture of castings, 50 per centum ad valorem.
PA. 328. Lap-welded, butt-welded, seamed, or jointed iron or Tube, pipesetc.
steel tubes, pipes, flues, and stays, not thinner than sixty-five onethousandths of one inch, if not less than three-eighths of one inch
in diameter, three-fourths of 1 cent per pound; if less than threeeighths and not less than one-fourth of one inch in diameter, 1/ 4
cents per pound; if less than one-fourth of one inch in diameter,
13/4 cents per pound: Provided, That no tubes, pipes, flues, or stays
coa io.
made of charcoal iron shall be subject to a less rate of duty than 114
cents per pound; cylindrical and tubular tanks or vessels, for holding gas, liquids, or other material, whether full or empty; welded
cylindrical furnaces, tubes and flues made from plate metal, whether
corrugated, ribbed, or otherwise reinforced against collapsing pressure, and all other finished or unfinished iron or steel tubes not
specially provided for, 25 per centum ad valorem; flexible metal
tubing or hose, whether covered with wire or other material, including any appliances or attachments affixed thereto, not specially provided for, and rigid iron or steel tubes or pipes prepared and lined
or coated in any manner suitable for use as conduits for electrical
conductors, 30 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 329. Chain and chains of all kinds, made of iron or steel, Chae
not less than three-fourths of one inch in diameter, seven-eighths
of 1 cent per pound; less than three-fourths and not less than threeeighths of one inch in diameter, 1/8 cents per pound; less than

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three-eighths and not less than five-sixteenths of one inch in diameter, 21/ cents per pound; less than five-sixteenths of one inch in
diameter, 4 cents per pound; chains of iron or steel, used for the
transmission of power, of not more than two-inch pitch and containing more than three parts per pitch, and parts thereof, finished
or unfinished, 40 per centum ad valorem; all other chains used for
the transmission of power, and parts thereof, 35 per centum ad
valorem; anchoorr stud link chain, two inches or more in diameter,
1Y2 cents per pound; less than two inches in diameter, 2 cents per
value of chain shall not be subject to a lower rate of duty than that
imposed upon the chain of which it is made, or of which chain is the

Nwhe.bolts

and

spikes,

tacks,

Rivetsetc.

Horseshoes,

CH. 497.

pound: Provied, That all articles manufactured wholly or in chief

Manufactures of.

eti

SEss. II.

etc.

steel wool.

component material of chief value.
PAR. 330. Nuts, nut blanks, and washers, of wrought iron or steel,

six-tenths of 1 cent per pound; bolts, with or without threads or
nuts, and bolt blanks, of iron or steel, 1 cent per pound; spiral nut
locks, and lock washers, of iron or steel, 35 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 331. Cut nails and cut spikes, of iron or steel, exceeding two
inches in length, four-tenths of 1 cent per pound; cut tacks and
brads, hobnails and cat nails; of iron or steel, not exceeding two
inches in length, 15 per centum ad valorem; horseshoe nails, and other
iron or steel nails, not specially provided for, 12 cents per pound;
upholsterers' nails, chair glides, and thumb tacks, of two or more
pieces of iron or steel, finished or unfinished, 3 cents per pound;
nails, spikes, tacks, brads, and staples, made of iron or steel wire,
not less than one inch in length nor smaller than sixty-five onethousandths of one inch in diameter, four-tenths of 1 cent per
pound; less than one inch in length and smaller than sixty-five onethousandths of one inch in diameter, three-fourths of 1 cent per
pound; staples, in strip form, for use in paper fasteners or stapling
machines, 2 cents per pound; spikes, tacks, brads, and staples, not
specially provided for, six-tenths of 1 cent per pound.
PAR. 332. Rivets, studs, and steel points lathed, machined2 or
brightened, and rivets or studs for nonskidding automobile tires,
30 per centum ad valorem; rivets of iron or steel, not specially
provided for, 1 cent per pound.
PAR. 333. Common horse, mule, or ox shoes, of wrought iron or
steel, one-fifth of 1 cent per pound; horse, mule, or ox shoes, punched,
drilled or tapped, of wrought iron or steel, for use with adjustable
wrought-iron or steel skid calks, and solid drop-forged calked shoes
of wrought iron or steel, 1 cent per pound.
PAR. 334. Steel wool, 10 cents per pound; steel shavings, 5 cents per

pound; and in addition thereto, on all the foregoing, 30 per centum
ad valorem.

PAR. 335. Grit, shot, and sand of iron or steel, in any form, three-

Abrasives.

Corsetsteels, etc.
cardclothing.

crewss.

tousehod,

hspital,

fourths of 1 cent per pound.

PAR. 336. Corset clasps, corset steels, and dress steels, whether

plain or covered with cotton, silk, or other material, 35 per centum
ad valorem.
PAR. 337. Card clothing not actually and permanently fitted to
and attached to carding machines or to parts thereof at the time
of importation, when manufactured with round iron or untempered
round steel wire, 20 per centum ad valorem; when manufactured
with tempered round steel wire, or with plated wire, or other than
round iron or steel wire, or with felt face, wool face, or rubber-face
cloth containing wool, 45 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 338. Screws, commonly called wood screws, of iron or steel,
25per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 339. Table, household, kitchen, and hospital utensils, and

hollow or fiat ware, not specially provided for: Plated with platinum

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aBCEDUL 8.
or gold, 65 per centum ad valorem; plated with silver, 50 per centum
ad valorem; composed of iron or steel and enameled or glazed with ftactus$i. and mnnu-

vitreous glasses, 5 cents per pound and 30 per centum ad valorem;
composed wholly or in chief value of aluminum, 81½ cents per pound
and 40 per centum ad valorem; composed wholly or in chief value
of copper, brass, steel, or other base metal, not plated with platinum, gold, or silver, and not specially provided for, 40 per centum ad
valorem; the foregoing rates shall apply to the foregoing articles
whether or not containing electrical heating elements as constituent
parts thereof.
PAR. 340. Crosscut saws, mill saws, pit and drag saws, circular
saws, steel band saws, finished or further advanced than tempered
and polished, hand, back, and all other saws, not specially provided
for, 20 per centum ad valorem; jewelers' or piercing saws, 40 cents
per gross.
PA. 341. Steel plates, stereotype plates, electrotype plates, halftone plates, photogravure plates, photo-engraved plates, and plates
of other materials, engraved or otherwise prepared for printing, and
plates of iron or steel engraved or fashioned for use in the production of designs, patterns, or impressions on glass in the process of
manufacturing plate or other glass, 25 per centum ad valorem;

8Saw

intingplates

Lithographicplates.

lithographic plates of stone or other material engraved, drawn, or
prepared, 25 per centum ad valorem.

Umbrella ribs etc

valorem.

Metalc bucle fo

PAL 342. Umbrella and parasol ribs and stretchers, composed
wholly or in chief value of iron, steel, or other metal, in frames or
otherwise, and tubes for umbrellas, wholly or partly finished, 60
per centum ad valorem.
PA. 343. Needles for knitting, sewing, shoe, or embroidery ma- Nee
chines of every description, not specially provided for, and crochet
needles or hooks, $1.15 per thousand and 40 per centum ad valorem;
spring-beard needles, $1.50 per thousand and 50 per centum ad
valorem; latch needles, $2 per thousand and 60 per centum ad
valorem; tape, knitting, and all other needles, not specially provided
for, bodkins of metal, and needle cases or needle books furnished
with assortments of needles or combinations of needles and other
articles, 45 per centum ad valorem.
ncalste rs.
PAR. 344. Cylindrical steel rolls ground and polished, valued at
25 cents per pound or over, 25 per centum ad valorem; any of the
foregoing containing more than one-tenth of 1 per centum of vanadium, or more than two-tenths of 1 per centum of tungsten,
molybdenum or chromium, 40 per centum ad valorem.
saddlerandhar
PAB 345. Saddlery and harness hardware: Buckles, rings, snaps, hardwara
bits, swivels, and all other articles of iron, steel, brass, composition,
or other metal, not plated with gold or silver, commonly or commercially known as harness hardware, 35 per centum ad valorem;
all articles of iron, steel, brass, composition, or other metal, not
plated with gold or silver, commonly or commercially known as
saddlery or riding bridle hardware, 50 per centum ad valorem; all
the foregoing, if plated with gold or silver, 60 per centum ad
PAn. 346. Belt buckles, trouser buckles, and waistcoat buckles, garmant,etc
shoe or slipper buckles, and parts thereof, made wholly or partly
of iron, steel, or other base metal, valued at not more than 20 cents
per hundred, 5 cents per hundred; valued at more than 20 and not
more than 50 cents per hundred, 10 cents per hundred; valued at
more than 50 cents and not more than $1.66% per hundred, 15 cents
per hundred; and in addition thereto, on all the foregoing, 20 per
centum ad valorem.
e
oo
PA. 347. Hooks and eyes, wholly or in chief value of metal,
whether loose, carded, or otherwise, including weight of cards,

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cartons, and immediate wrappings and labels, 41/2 cents per pound
and 25 per centum ad valorem.
Snap fasteners, etc.
PAR. 348. Snap fasteners and clasps, and parts thereof, by whatever name known, or of whatever material composed, not plated
with gold, silver, or platinum; all the foregoing, valued at not more
than $1.66% per hundred: If not mounted on tape, 55 per centum
ad valorem; mounted on tape, including sew-on fasteners, 60 per
centum ad valorem.
meTrals
buttons, PA 349. Metal trouser buttons (except steel) and nickel bar
buttons, one-twelfth of 1 cent per line per gross; steel trouser buttons, one-fourth of 1 cent per line per gross; buttons of metal, not
specially provided for, three-fourths of 1 cent per line per gross;
and in addition thereto, on all the foregoing, 15 per centum ad
valorem; metal buttons embossed with a design, device, pattern, or
p71;
"Line" measure- lettering, 45 per centum ad valorem: Provided,That the term " line"
ment.
as used in this paragraph shall mean the line button measure of
one-fortieth of one inch.
Pins, not jewelry.
PA. 350. Pins with solid heads, without ornamentation, including
hair, safety, hat, bonnet, and shawl pins; and brass, copper, iron,
steel, or other base metal pins, with heads of glass, paste, or fusible
enamel; all the foregoing not plated with gold or silver, and not
commonly known as jewelry, 35 per centum ad valorem.
Pers.
PAiL 351. Pens, not specially provided for, of plain or carbon
steel, 15 cents per gross; wholly or in part of other metal, 18 cents
per gross; any of the foregoing with nib and barrel in one piece,
rills, metllic
t- 20 cents per gross.
aDLn
tfarels

S.

manu-

tig tools, etc.

PAR.

352. Twist and other drills, reamers, milling cutters, taps,

dies, die heads, and metal-cutting tools of all descriptions, and cutting edges or parts for use in such tools, composed of steel or substitutes for steel, all the foregoing, if suitable for use in cutting
metal, not specially provided for, 50 per centum ad valorem; cutting
tools of any kind containing more than one-tenth of 1 per centum
of vanadium, or more than two-tenths of 1 per centum of tungsten,
molybdenum, or chromium, 60 per centum ad valorem. The foregoing rates shall apply whether or not the articles are imported
separately or as parts of or attached to machines, but shall not
Elecicartic
apply to holding or operatin devices.
.PA
353. All articfes suitable for producing, rectifying, modifying controlling, or distributing electrical energy;
Telegraphs,
teleelectrical telegraph (including printing and typewriting), telephons,
etc.
x-ray apparatus. phone, signaling, radio, welding, ignition, wiring, therapeutic, and
X-ray apparatus, instruments (other than laboratory), and devices;
and
Motors, locomotives,
articles having as an essential feature an electrical element or
device, such as electric motors, fans, locomotives, portable tools,
furnaces, heaters, ovens, ranges, washing machines, refrigerators,
and signs:
arties not special
provided for.
Cutlery.

all te

foregoing, and parts thereof, finished or unfinished, wholly

or in chief value of metal, and not specially provided for, 35 per
centum ad valorem.
PAR. 354. Penknives, pocketknives, clasp knives, pruning knives,
budding knives, erasers, manicure knives, and all knives by whatever
name known, including such as are denominatively mentioned in this
Act, which have folding or other than fixed blades or attachments,
valued at not more than 40 cents per dozen, 11/ cents each and 50 per
centum ad valorem; valued at more than 40 and not more than 50
cents per dozen, 5 cents each and 50 per centum ad valorem; valued
at more than 50 cents and not more than $1.25 per dozen, 11 cents
each and 55 per centum ad valorem; valued at more than $1.25 and
not more than $3 per dozen, 18 cents each and 55 per centum ad

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valorem; valued at more than $3 and not more than $6 per dozen, 25
cents each and 50 per centum ad valorem; valued at more than $6

sBCBDUL
tacte nd

3.

mnu-

per dozen, 35 cents each and 55 per centum ad valorem; blades,
handles, or other parts of any of the foregoing knives or erasers
shall be dutiable at not less than the rate herein imposed upon knives
and erasers valued at more than 50 cents and not exceeding $1.25
per dozen; cuticle knives, corn knives, nail files, tweezers, manicure
or pedicure nippers, and parts thereof, finished or unfinished, by
whatever name known, 60 per centum ad valorem: Provided, That Proisa
any of the foregoing, if imported in the condition of assembled, but Assembled, but not
not fully finished, shall be dutiable at not less than the rate of duty fished.
herein imposed upon fully finished articles of the same material
and quality, but not less in any case than 15 cents each and 55 per
centum ad valorem: Provided further, That all the articles specified

Marking required.

in this paragraph, when imported, shall have the name of the maker
or purchaser and beneath the same the name of the country of origin
die sunk conspicuously and indelibly on the shank or tang of at
least one or, if practicable, each and every blade thereof.

,,teotks, 8t,
PAi. 355. Table, butchers', carving, cooks', hunting, kitchen, Klres
handles.
cheese,
bread, cake, pie, slicing, cigar, butter, vegetable, fruit,

canning, fish, carpenters'bench, curriers', drawing, farriers', fleshing,
hay, sugar-beet, beet-topping, tanners', plumbers, painters, palette,
artists', shoe, and similar knives, forks, and steels, and cleavers, all
the foregoing, finished or unfinished, not specially provided for, with
handles of mother-of-pearl, shell, ivory, deer, or other animal horn,
silver, or other metal than aluminum, nickel silver, iron or steel, 16
cents each; with handles of hard rubber, solid bone, celluloid, or any
pyroxylin, casein, or similar material, 8 cents each; with handles of

k
Wihout bHndu

any other material, if less than four inches in length, exclusive of
handle, 2 cents each; if four inches in length or over, exclusive of
handle, 8 cents each; any of the foregoing without handles, with
blades less than six inches in length, 2 cents each; with blades six

inches or more in length, 8 cents each; and in addition thereto, on

k

required.

all the foregoing, 45 per centum ad valorem: Provided, That all
articles specified in this paragraph, when imported, shall have the
name of the maker or purchaser and beneath the same the name of
the country of origin die sunk legibly and indelibly upon the blade
in a place that shal not be covered.
PAr. 356. Planing-machine knives, tannery and leather knives Macietiete.
tobacco knives, paper and pulp mill knives, roll bars, bed plates, and
all other stock-treating parts for pulp and paper machinery, shear
blades, circular cloth cutters, circular cork cutters, circular cigarette
cutters, meat-slicing cutters, and all other cutting knives and blades
used in power or hand machines, 20 per centum ad valorem.
B c
PAR. 357. Nail, barbers', and animal clippers, pruning and sheep

s

i

.

ag

required

shears, and all scissors and other shears, and blades for the same,
finished or unfinished, valued at not more than 50 cents per dozen,
31/2 cents each and 45 per centum ad valorem; valued at more than
50 cents and not more than $1.75 per dozen, 15 cents each and 45 per

centum ad valorem; valued at more than $1.75 per dozen, 20 cents
each and 45 per centum ad valorem: Provided, That all articles

specified in this paragraph, when imported, shall have die sunk
conspicuously and indelibly, the name of the maker or purchaser and
beneath the same the name of the country of origin, to be placed
on the outside of the blade, between the screw or rivet and the
handle of scissors and shears (except pruning and sheep shears),
and on the blade or handle of pruning and sheep shears and clippers.

PAI. 358. Safety razors, and safety-razor handles and frames, 10 Safetyraos, etc.

cents each and 30 per centum ad valorem; razors and parts thereof,
finished or unfinished, valued at less than 75 cents per dozen, 18

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acarmu a

cents each; valued at 75 cents and less than $1.50 per dozen, 25 cents
u- each; valued at $1.50 and less than $3 per dozen, 30 cents each;
valued at $3 and less than $4 per dozen, 35 cents each; valued at $4
or more per dozen, 45 cents each; and in addition thereto, on all the
fety-raz blades in foregoing, 30 per centum ad valorem; blades for safety razors, in
ips
strips, one-half of 1 cent each and 30 per centum ad valorem; all
other, finished or unfinished, 1 cent each and 30 per centum ad
S
e ed. valorem: Provided, That all articles specified in this paragraph
when imported, shall have the name of the maker or purchaser and
beneath the same the name of the country of origin die sunk conspicuously and indelibly on the blade or shank or tang of each and
every blade and on safety razors and parts thereof.
urgical apparatus,
PAI. 359. Surgical instruments, and parts thereof, including hypoet c
.
dermic needlest hypodermic syringes, and forceps, composed wholly
or in part of iron, steel, copper, brass, nickel, aluminum, or other
metal, finished or unfinished 55 per centum ad valorem, unless in
chief value of glass, in which case the rate shall be 70 per centum
ad valorem;dental instruments, and parts thereof, including hypodermic needles, hypodermic syringes, and forceps, wholly or in part
of iron, steel, copper, brase nickel, aluminum, or other metal, fin,Mtacend

m

gropiqued.

ished or unfinished, 35 per!centum ad valorem, unless in chief value
of glass, in which case th rate shall be 60 per centum ad valorem:
Proaided, That all artices specified in this paragraph, when
imported, shall have the name of the maker or purchaser and beneath
the same the name of the country of origin die sunk conspicuously

and indelibly on the outside, or if a jointed instrument on the
outside when closed.
Scientifc apartos,
PA. 360. Scientific and laboratory instruments, apparatus, utensils, appliances (including surveying and mathematical instruments)
and parts thereof, wholly or in chief value of metal, and not plated
with gold, silver, or platinum, finished or unfinished, not specially
provided for, 40 per centum ad valorem; drawing instruments, and
parts thereof, wholly or in chief value of metal, 45 per centum ad
Prn-se.
valorem: Provided, That all articles specified in this paragraph
C -' when imported, shall have the name of the maker or purchaser and
beneath the same the name of the country of origin die sunk conspicuously and indelibly on the outside, or if a jointed instrument
on the outside when closed.
pirapn-ieatc.
PAR. 361. Slip joint pliers, 60 per centum ad valorem; other
pliers, pincers, and nippers, and hinged hand tools for holding and
splicing wire, finished or unfinished, valued at not more than $2
per dozen, 5 cents each and 60 per centum ad valorem; valued at
more than $2 per dozen, 10 cents each and 60 per centum ad valorem:
Pr
Provided, That all articles specified in this paragraph,
Marking iwt.
.
puked.
l when
imported, shall have the name of the maker or purchaser and
beneath the same the name of the country of origin die sunk conspicuously and indelibly on the outside of the joint.
Ft l
*.sa e
PAR. 362. Files, file blanks, rasps, and floats, of whatever cut or
kind, two and one-half inches in length and under, 25 cents per
dozen; over two and one-half and not over four and one-half inches
in length 471/2 cents per dozen; over four and one-half and under
seven inches in length, 621/2 cents per dozen; seven inches in length
and over, 771/2 cents per dozen.
Swordsandsidearms.
PAR. 363. Sword blades, and swords and side arms, irrespective
of quality or use, wholly or in part of metal, 50 per centum ad
valorem.
es,
except church,
PAR. 364. Bells (except church and similar bells and carillons),
finished or unfinished, and parts thereof, 50 per centum ad valorem.

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PA. 365. Shotguns, rifles, and combination shotguns and rifles,
valued at not more than $5 each, $1.50 each; valued at more than $5

and not more than $10 each, $4 each; valued at more than $10 and
not more than $25 each, $6 each; valued at more than $25 and not
more than $50 each, $10 each; valued at more than $50 each, 20
per centum ad valorem; and in addition thereto, on all the foregoing, 45 per centum ad valorem; barrels for shotguns and rifles,
further advanced in manufacture than rough bored only, $4 each;
stocks for shotguns and rifles, wholly or partly manufactured, $5
each; and in addition thereto, on all the foregoing, 50 per centum ad
valorem; on all parts of such guns or rifles, and fittings for such
stocks or barrels, finished or unfinished, 55 per centum ad valorem:
Provided, That all shotguns and rifles imported without a lock or

locks or other fittings shall be subject to a duty of $10 each and 55
per centum ad valorem. Shotgun barrels, in single tubes, forged,
rough bored, 10 per centum ad valorem.
PA. 366. Pistols and revolvers: Automatic, single-shot, magazine,
or revolving, valued at not more than $4 each, $2 each; valued at
more than $4 and not more than $8 each, $2.50 each; valued at more
than $8 each, $3.50 each; parts thereof and fittings therefor, 50
per centum ad valorem; and in addition thereto, on all the foregoing, 55 per centum ad valorem.
time-measPAn. 367. . (a) . Watch
movements,.' and , time-keeping,
.
.,
.
i.
„
.

SesDULE B.
fcMte
nd meno
.
Shotguns, rifles, etc.

ro

Withoutlock,etc.

Pis

Watch movement,
time keeping medha*

uring, or time-indicating mechanisms, devices, and instruments, nisms.

whether or not designed to be worn or carried on or about the person,
all the foregoing, if less than one and seventy-seven one-hundredths
inches wide whether or not in cases, containers, or housings:
(1) if more than one and one-half inches wide, $125 each; if

Dtlnsim

more than one and two-tenths inches but not more than one and
one-half inches wide, $1.40 each; if more than one inch but not
more than one and two-tenths inches wide, $1.55 each; if more
than nine-tenths of one inch but not more than one inch wide,
$1.75 each; if more than eight-tenths of one inch but not more
than nine-tenths of one inch wide, $2 each; if more than sixtenths of one inch but not more than eight-tenths of one inch
wide, $2.25 each; if six-tenths of one inch or less wide, $2.50
each;
(2) in the case of any of the foregoing having no jewels or jewel.th°lneorno

only one jewel, the above rates shall be reduced by 40 per
centum;
(3) any of the foregoing having more than seven jewels shall

Morethan7iweb-

be subject to an additional duty of 15 cents for each jewel in
excess of seven;
(4) any of the foregoing shall be subject to an additional duty

Al"jstint'

of $1 for each adjustment of whatever kind (treating adjustment to temperature as two adjustments) in accordance with
the marking as hereinafter provided;
(5) any of the foregoing shall be subject to an additional
duty of $1 each, if constructed or designed to operate for a

period in excess of forty-seven hours without rewinding, or if
self-winding, or if a self-winding device may be incorporated
therein;
(6) any of the foregoing having more than seventeen jewels,

whether adjusted or unadjusted, and whether with or without
dials, shall, in lieu of the duties provided in clauses (1), (2),
(3), (4), and (5), be subject to a duty of $10.75 each.

(b) All the foregoing shall have cut, engraved, or die sunk, con-

spicuously and indelibly on one or more of the top plates or bridges:
The name of the country of manufacture; the name of the manufacturer or purchaser; in words and in Arabic numerals the number

De47Dgd to opet
winding.

ieh mol t ha n 17

Markingreqired.

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of jewels, if any, serving a mechanical purpose as frictional bearings; and, in words and m Arabic numerals, the number and classes
of adjustments, or, if unadjusted, the word "unadjusted ".
(C) Parts for any of the foregoing shall be dutiable as follows:
ars dutiable.
(1) Parts (except pillar or bottom plates, or their equivalent,
epmednt.
bridges or their equivalent, and jewels) imported in the same
shipment with complete movements, mechanisms, devices, or
instruments, provided for in subparagraph (a) of this paragraph (whether or not suitable for use in such movements,
mechanisms, devices, or instruments), 45 per centum ad
valorem; but this clause of this subparagraph shall not be
applicable to that portion of all the parts in the shipment
which exceeds in value 4 per centum of the value of such complete movements, mechansms, devices, or instruments;
(2) pillar or bottom plates, or their equivalent, shall be
a or bottom
subject to one-half the amount of duty which would be borne
by the complete movement, mechanism, device, or instrument
which suitable:
for()bea
Asnembly o
(3) each assembly or subassembly (unless dutiable under
mlypbe.
B
clause (1) of this subparagraph) consisting of two or more
parts or pieces of metal or other material joined or fastened
together shall be subject to a duty of 3 cents for each such part
or piece of material, except that in the case of jewels the duty
shall be 15 cents instead of 3 cents, and except that in the case
of pillar or bottom plates or their equivalent the duty shall
be the rate provided in clause (2) of this subparagraph instead
of 3 cents, and except that in the case of a balance assembly the
duty shall be 50 cents for the assembly instead of 3 cents for
each part or piece thereof. No assembly or subassembly shall
be subject to a greater amount of duty than would be borne by
the complete movement, mechanism, device, or instrument for
which suitable, nor to a less rate of duty than 45 per centum
ad valorem. For the purpose of this clause a balance assembly
shall be an assembly consisting of a balance wheel, balance
staff, and hairspring, with or without the other parts commercially known as parts of a balance assembly. For the
purpose of this clause bimetallic balance wheels (not part of a
balance assembly), and mainsprings with riveted ends, shall
each be considered as one part or piece;
Ah other parts.
(4) all other parts (except jewels), 65 per centum ad valorem.
IJwel.
(d) Jewels, suitable for use in any movement, mechanism, device,
or instrument, dutiable under this paragraph or paragraph 368, or
in any meter or compass, 10 per centum ad valorem.
D L
.
(e) Dials for any of the foregoing movements, mechanisms,
devices, or instruments, if such dials are less than one and seventyseven one-hundredths inches wide and are imported separately, 5
cents each and 45 per centum ad valorem. Dials for any of the
movements, mechanisms, devices, or instruments provided for in
Markingreqired
this paragraph, whether or not attached thereto, shall have stamped,
cut, engraved, or die sunk, conspicuously and indelibly thereon the
name of the country of manufacture; which marking, if the dial is
imported attached to any of the foregoing movements, mechanisms,
devices, or instruments, shall be placed on the face of the dial in such
manner as not to be obscured by any part of the case, container, or
housing.
.
(f) All cases, containers, or housings, designed or suitable for the
casonner
enclosure of any of the foregoing movements, mechanisms, devices,
or instruments, whether or not containing such movements, mechanisms, devices, or instruments, and whether finished or unfinished,
ACmDut

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complete or incomplete, except such containers as are used for
shipping purposes only:
(1) If made of gold or platinum, 75 cents each and 45 per
centum ad valorem;

CHDUL a.
m
factures of
Goldorplatinum.

er
gold, silv ,
(2) if in part of gold, silver, or platinum, or wholly of silver, pitm
40 cents each and 45 per centum ad valorem;
(3) if set with precious, semiprecious, or imitation precious, Settings of precio

or imitation semiprecious stones, or if prepared for the setting
of such stones, 40 cents each and 45 per centum ad valorem;
(4) if of base metal (and not containing gold, silver, or plati- Basemetal
num), 20 cents each and 45 per centum ad valorem;
(5) any of the foregoing cases, containers, or housings, if Enameld casa'
enameled, shall be subject to an additional duty of 15 per centum
ad valorem.
(g) Any of the foregoing cases, containers, or housings, shall Markingrequired.
have cut, engraved, or die sunk, conspicuously and indelibly on
the inside of the back cover the name in full of the manufacturer
or purchaser and the name of the country of manufacture.
(h) For the purposes of this paragraph the width of any move- meMBement of di
ment, mechanism, device, or instrument, shall be the shortest surface

mno

instrument.
(i) For the purposes of this paragraph and paragraph 368 the

subs

dimension through the center of the pillar or bottom plate, or its
equivalent, not including in the measurement any portion not essential to the functioning of the movement, mechanism, device, or
ltes.
ncEde

term " jewel" includes substitutes for jewels.
ot
(j) An article required by this paragraph to be marked shall be orEwntmaried.d
requirethe
with
conformity
in
exact
marked
unless
entry
denied
ments of this paragraph.
PA. 368. (a) Clocks, clock movements, including lever movements, Cioe loc macl
clockwork mechanisms, time-keeping, time-measuring, or time-indicating mechanisms, devices, and instruments, synchronous and subsynchronous motors of less than one-fortieth of one horsepower
valued at not more than $3 each, not including the value of gears or
other attachments, and any mechanism, device, or instrument
intended or suitable for measuring time, distance, speed, or fares,
or the flowage of water, gas, or electricity, or similar uses, or for
regulating, indicating, or controlling the speed of arbors, drums,
disks, or similar uses, or for recording or indicating time, or for
recording, indicating, or performing any operation or function at
a predetermined time or times, all the above (except the articles
enumerated or described in paragraph 367), whether or not in
_
cases, containers, or housings:
(1) If valued at not more than $1.10 each, 55 cents each;
valued at more than $1.10 but not more than $2.25 each, $1 each;
valued at more than $2.25 but not more than $5 each, $1.50
each; valued at more than $5 but not more than $10 each, $3
each; valued at more than $10 each, $4.50 each;
(2) any of the foregoing shall be subject to an additional
duty of 65 per centum ad valorem;
(3) any of the foregoing containing jewels shall be subject
to an additional cumulative duty of 25 cents for each such jeweL

(b) All the foregoing shall have cut, engraved, or die sunk, conspicuously and indelibly on the most visible part of the front or
back plate: The name of the country of manufacture; the name of
the manufacturer or purchaser; and the number of jewels, if any.
If such markings are in whole or in part sufficiently similar to the
trade name or trade-mark of an established American manufacturer
as to be liable to deceive the user in the United States, entry thereof

Markin required

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adL
3.
shall be denied, if such trade name or trade-mark has been placed
ac
Mtars ond manu- on file with the collector of customs.
Parts dutiable.
Imported in same

hipme"

Plats forassembling.

(C) Parts for any of the foregoing shall be dutiable as follows:

(1) Parts (except plates provided for in clause (2) of this
subparagraph, and jewels) imported in the same shipment with
complete movements, mechanisms, devices, or instruments, provided for in subparagraph (a) of this paragraph (whether or
not suitable for use in such movements, mechanisms, devices
or instruments), 45 per centum ad valorem; but this clause of
this subparagraph shall not be applicable to that portion of
all the parts in the shipment which exceeds in value 1Y2 per
centum of the value of such complete movements, mechanisms,
devices, or instruments;
(2) a plate suitable for assembling thereon the clockwork

mechanism constituting or contained in any of the foregoing
movements, mechanisms, devices, or instruments, shall be subject to one-half the amount of duty which would be borne by
the complete movement, mechanism, device, or instrument for
which suitable. If two or more such plates are imported
together they shall be dutiable as one nlate if they are necessary,
as a set, for such assemblingAssembly or subas

(3) each assembly or subassembly (unless dutiable under

clause (1) or (4) of this subparagraph) consisting of two or
more parts or pieces of metal or other material joined or fastened together shall be subject to a duty of 65 per centum ad
valorem and, in addition, to a duty of 3 cents for each such
part or piece of material, except that in the case of jewels the
specific duty shall be 25 cents instead of 3 cents. For the purpose of this clause and clause (4) bimetallic balance wheels,
and main springs with riveted ends, shall each be considered
as one part or piece;

embly plates.

dditional duty.

(4) each assembly or subassembly consisting in part of a

plate or plates provided for in clause (2) of this subparagraph
shall be subject to the rate of duty provided for such plate
or plates, and, in addition, to a duty of 5 cents for each part
or piece of material (except such plate or plates) in such assembly or subassembly, except that in the case of jewels the specific
duty shall be 25 cents instead of 5 cents;
(5) no assembly or subassembly shall be subject to a greater

Limitation.

amount of duty than would be borne by the complete movement,
mechanism, device, or instrument for which suitable;
(6) all other parts (except jewels), 65 per centum ad valorem.

All other parts.

(d) Dials for any movements, mechanisms, devices, or instruments

Dials.

enumerated or described in this paragraph or in paragraph 367
(except dials specifically provided for in pagrgraph 367), when
Markingrequired.

Cas,

containers,

etc.

imported separately, 50 per centum ad valorem.

All such dials

(whether imported separately or attached to any of the foregoing)
shall have stamped, cut, engraved, or die sunk, conspicuously and
indelibly thereon the name of the country of manufacture; which
marking, if the dial is imported attached to any of the foregoing
movements, mechanisms, devices, or instruments, shall be placed
on the face of the dial in such manner as not to be obscured by any
part of the case, container, or housing.
(e) Cases, containers, or housings suitable for any of the move-

ments, mechanisms, devices, or instruments enumerated or described
in this paragraph, not specially provided for, when imported sepaMarkingrequired.

rately, 45 per centum ad valorem.

Any such case, container, or

housing, whether imported separately or attached to any of the
foregoing movements, mechanisms, devices, or instruments, shall

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have stamped, cut, engraved, or die sunk, conspicuously and indelm.uibly on the back thereof, the name of the country of manufacture. tacturesof
if not
denied,
Entry
be
shall
marked
be
to
paragraph
this
by
(f) An article required
denied entry unless marked in exact conformity with the require- correctly mke

ments of this paragraph.

(g) Taximeters and parts thereof, finished or unfinished, 85 per

Taximeters.

PAR. 369. (a) Automobile trucks valued at $1,000 or more each,

Automobiletrucks.

centum ad valorem.

automobile truck and motor bus chassis valued at $750 or more each,
automobile truck bodies valued at $250 or more each, motor busses
designed for the carriage of more than ten persons, and bodies for
such busses, all the foregoing, whether finished or unfinished, 25 per
centum ad valorem.
(b) All other automobiles, automobile chassis, and automobile
bodies, and motor cycles, all the foregoing, whether finished or
unfinished, 10 per centum ad valorem.
(c) Parts (except tires and except parts wholly or in chief value
of glass) for any of the articles enumerated in subparagraph (a)
or (b), finished or unfinished, not specially provided for, 25 per
centum ad valorem.
(d) If any country, dependency, province, or other subdivision of
government imposes a duty on any article specified in this paragraph,
when imported from the United States, in excess of the duty herein
provided, there shall be imposed upon such article, when imported
either directly or indirectly from such country, dependency, province,
or other subdivision of government, a duty equal to that imposed by
such country, dependency, province, or other subdivision of government on such article imported from the United States, but in no case
shall such duty exceed 50 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 370. Airplanes, hydroplanes, motor boats, and parts of the
foregoing, 30 per centum ad valorem. The term "motor boat,"

Other

automobles,

Parts.

fom couon poertsV
tryioin higher
cdes.menrti-

oto
boet.
Term "motbot"

when used in this Act, includes a yacht or pleasure boat, regardless
of length or tonnage, whether sail, steam, or motor propelled, owned
by a resident of the United States or brought into the United States
for sale or charter to a resident thereof, whether or not such yacht
or boat is brought into the United States under its own power, but
does not include a yacht or boat used or intended to be used in
trade or commerce, nor a yacht or boat built, or for the building
of which a contract was entered into, prior to December 1, 1927.
PAR. 371. Bicycles, and parts thereof, not including tires, 30 per Blcyles, etc.
centum ad valorem: Provided, That if any country, dependency, counrvaing duty

province, or other subdivision of government imposes a duty on any on imports from counarticle specified in this paragraph, when imported from the United dutyi o Amhigher

States, in excess of the duty herein provided, there shall be imposed prod"cts
upon such article, when imported either directly or indirectly from
such country, dependency, province, or other subdivision of government, a duty equal to that imposed by such country, dependency,
province, or other subdivision of government on such article imported
from the United States, but in no case shall such duty exceed 50 per
centum ad valorem.
PAR. 372. Reciprocating steam engines and steam locomotives, 15 Steam enns
per centum ad valorem; sewing machines, not specially provided for,
valued at not more than $75 each, 15 per centum ad valorem: valued
at more than $75 each, 30 per centum ad valorem; steam turbines,
20 per centum ad valorem; cash registers, 25 per centum ad valorem;
printing machinery (except for textiles), bookbinding machinery,
and paper-box machinery, 25 per centum ad valorem; lawn mowers
and machine tools, 30 per centum ad valorem; embroidery machines,
including shuttles for sewing and embroidery machines, lace-making
machines, machines for making lace curtains, nets and nettings, 30
57894°-31----40

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CH. 497.

1930.

per centum ad valorem; knitting, braiding, lace braiding, and

3.

insulating machines, and all other similar textile machinery, finished
or unfinished, not specially provided for, 40 per centum ad valorem;
all other textile machinery, finished or unfinished, not specially
provided for, 40 per centum ad valorem; cream separators valued
at more than $50 each, and other centrifugal machines for the
separation of liquids or liquids and solids, not specially provided
for, 25 per centum ad valorem; combined adding and typewriting
machines, 30 per centum ad valorem; apparatus for the generation
of acetylene gas from calcium carbide, 20 per centum ad valorem;
machines for cutting or hobbing gears, 40 per centum ad valorem;
punches, shears, and bar cutters, intended for use in fabricating
structural or other rolled iron or steel shapes, 40 per centum ad

tEactues 1 ofnd

Parts ot spcially
providedfor.
Machin
fied.

SESs. II.

valorem; all other machines, finished or unfinished, not specially
provided for, 27Y per centum ad valorem: Provided, That parts,
not specially provided for, wholly or in chief value of metal or

porcelain, of any of the foregoing, shall be dutiable at the same
rate of duty as the articles of which they are parts: Provided

tools d

further, That machine tools as used in this paragraph shall be

held to mean any machine operating other than by hand power
soshPAt

.

Aluminum, m.tallc,

which employs a tool for work on metal.

p
373. Shovels, spades, scoops, forks, hoes, rakes, scythes,
sickles, grass hooks, corn knives7 and drainage tools, and parts
thereof, composed wholly or in chief value of metal, whether partly
or wholly manufactured, 30 per centum ad valorem.

Pa. 374. Aluminum, aluminum scrap, and alloys (except those

provided for in paragraph 302) in which aluminum is the component
material of chief value, in crude form, 4 cents per pound; in
coils, plates, sheets, bars, rods, circles, disks, blanks, strips, rectangles,
Magnesium,

metal-

and squares, 7 cents per pound.
PAB. 375. Metallic magnesium and metallic magnesium scrap, 40

cents per pound; magnesium alloys, powder, sheets, ribbons, tubing,
Antimony.

Bismuth.
cadmium,
Arsenic, metallic.
Oermansilver.

wire, and all other articles, wares, or manufactures of magnesium,
not specially provided for, 40 cents per pound on the metallic
magnesium content and 20 per centum ad valorem.
PA. 376. Antimony, as regulus or metal, 2 cents per pound;
needle or liquated antimony, one-fourth of 1 cent per pound.
PAR. 377. Bismuth, 712 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 378. Cadmium, 15 cents per pound.
PR.
379. Metallic arsenic, 6 cents per pound.
PAR.

380. German silver, or nickel silver, unmanufactured, 20

per centum ad valorem; nickel silver sheets, strips, rods, and wire,
30 per centum ad valorem.
copper.
AR. 381. Copper in rolls,.rods, or sneets, 2/2 cents per pound;
copper engravers plates, not ground, and seamless copper tubes and
Brasstubing, 7 cents per pound; copper engravers' plates, ground, and
brazed copper tubes, 11 cents per pound; brass rods, sheet brass, brass
plates, bars, and strips, Muntz or yellow metal sheets, sheathing,
bolts, piston rods, and shafting, 4 cents per pound; seamless brass
tubes and tubing, 8 cents per pound; brazed brass tubes, brass angles
Bronze
and channels, 12 cents per pound; bronze rods and sheets, 4 cents
per pound; bronze tubes, 8 cents per pound.
Tin oil, aluminum
PAR. 382. (a) Tin foil less than six one-thousandths of one inch
in thickness, 35 per centum ad valorem; aluminum foil less than six
one-thousandths of one inch in thickness, 40 per centum ad
Metas,
etc.
valorem; bronze powder not of aluminum, 14 cents per pound; aluminum bronze powder, powdered foil, powdered tin, flitters, and
metallics, manufactured in whole or in part, 12 cents per pound;
bronze, or Dutch metal, or aluminum, in leaf, 6 cents per one hundred
leaves; bronze powder, or Dutch metal powder, or aluminum powder,

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CH. 497.

627

1930.

in leaf, 6 cents per one hundred leaves and 10 per centum ad valorem.

SCHEDULE

The foregoing rates on leaf apply to leaf not exceeding in size the fatures aof.
equivalent of five and one-half by five and one-half inches; addi-

Dimensions.

tional duties in the same proportion shall be assessed on leaf exceeding in size said equivalent.
(b) Stamping and embossing materials of bronze powder, or sBrone
Dutch metal powder, or aluminum powder, mounted on paper or
equivalent backing, and releasable from the backing by means of
heat and pressure, three-eighths of 1 cent per one hundred square
inches.
PAR. 383. (a) Gold leaf, unmounted, 821/2 cents per one hundred

leaves. The foregoing rate applies to leaf not exceeding in size the
equivalent of three and three-eighths by three and three-eighths
inches; additional duties in the same proportion shall be assessed on
leaf exceeding in size said equivalent. Gold leaf, mounted on paper
or equivalent backing, 63/4 cents per one hundred square inches and
25 per centum ad valorem.
(b) Silver leaf, 5 cents per one hundred leaves.

powtder,

God

snverleat

PAR. 384. Cabinet locks, not of pin tumbler or cylinder construc-

Cabinet locks, et.

PAR. 385. Tinsel wire, made wholly or in chief value of gold,

Tel

tion, not over one and one-half inches in width, 70 cents per dozen;
over one and one-half and not over two and one-half inches in width,
$1 per dozen; over two and one-half inches in width, $1.50 per dozen;
padlocks, not of pin tumbler or cylinder construction, not over one
and one-half inches in width, 35 cents per dozen; over one and onehalf and not over two and one-half inches in width, 50 cents per
dozen; over two and one-half inches in width, 75 cents per dozen;
padlocks of pin tumbler or cylinder construction, not over one and
one-half inches in width, $1 per dozen; over one and one-half and
not over two and one-half inches in width, $1.50 per dozen; over
two and one-half inches in width, $2 per dozen; al other locks or
latches of pin tumbler or cylinder construction, $2 per dozen; and in
addition thereto, on all the foregoing, 20 per centum ad valorem.

wie, lame

silver, or other metal, 6 cents per pound and 10 per centum ad
valorem; lame or lahn, made wholly or in chief value of gold, silver,
or other metal, 6 cents per pound and 20 per centum ad valorem;
bullions and metal threads made wholly or in chief value of tinsel
wire, lame or lahn, 6 cents per pound and 35 per centum ad valorem;
t1i
beltings and other articles made wholly or in chief value of tinsel etc. Coftl°
wire, metal thread, lame or lahn, or of tinsel wire, lame or lahn and
india rubber, bullions, or metal threads, not specially provided for
45 per centum ad valorem; woven fabrics, ribbons, fringes, and
tassels, made wholly or in chief value of any of the foregoing, 55
per centum ad valorem.

PAR. 386. Quicksilver, 25 cents per pound: Provided, That the
flasks, bottles, or other vessels in which quicksilver is imported shall
be subject to the same rate of duty as they would be subjected to if
imported empty.

PAR. 387. Phosphor-copper or phosphorus-copper, 3 cents per

pound.
PAR. 388. New types, 30 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 389. Nickel, and alloys (except those provided for in paragraph 302 or 380) in which nickel is the component material of chief
value, in pigs or ingots, shot, cubes, grains, cathodes, or similar forms,
3 cents per pound; in bars, rods, plates, sheets, strips, strands, castings, wire, tubes, tubing, anodes, or electrodes, 25 per centum ad
valorem; and in addition thereto, on all the foregoing, if cold rolled,
cold drawn, or cold worked, 10 per centum ad valorem.

PAR. 390. Bottle caps of metal, collapsible tubes, and sprinkler
tops, if not decorated, colored, waxed, lacquered, enameled, litho-

or

'

Quicksilver.

Poorl.
Flasks

Phosphocoppr.
e
NickeL

Met

al bottle caps

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SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
CH

S mtl a

tfactresoSf.

ma

Lead-bearingores.

proVI.
In otherores.
Delivery in bond to
melting warehouse.

Samping at smelter.

Liquidation.

Lead, metallic.

Zinc-bearing ores.

SEss. II.

Cr. 497.

1930.

graphed, electroplated, or embossed in color, 30 per centum ad
valorem; if decorated, colored, waxed, lacquered, enameled, litho-

graphed, electroplated, or embossed in color, 45 per centum ad
valorem.
PA. 391. Lead-bearing ores, flue dust, and mattes of all kinds,
1Y2 cents per pound on the lead contained therein: Provided, That
such duty shall not be applied to the lead contained in copper, gold,

or silver ores, or copper mattes, unless actually recovered: Provided
further, That on all importations of lead-bearing ores, flue dust, and
mattes, of all kinds the duties shall be estimated at the port of entry

and a bond given in double the amount of such estimated duties
for the transportation of the ores, flue dust, or mattes by common
carriers bonded for the transportation of appraised or unappraised
merchandise to properly equipped sampling or smelting establish-

ments, whether designated as bonded warehouses or otherwise.

On

the arrival of the ores, flue dust, or mattes at such establishments
they shall be sampled according to commercial methods under the
supervision of Government officers who shall be stationed at such
establishments, and who shall submit the samples thus obtained to a
Government assayer, designated by the Secretary of the Treasury,
who shall make a proper assay of the sample and report the result
to the proper customs officers, and the import entries shall be liqui-

dated thereon. And the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized
to make all necessary regulations to enforce the provisions of this
paragraph.
PR. 392. Lead bullion or base bullion, lead in pigs and bars,
lead dross, reclaimed lead, scrap lead, antimonial lead, antimonial
scrap lead, type metal, Babbitt metal, solder, all alloys or combinations of lead not specially provided for, 2/8 cents per pound on the
lead contained therein; lead in sheets, pipe, shot, glazier's lead, and
lead wire, 2% cents per pound.
PAr.
393. Zinc-bearing ores of all kinds, except pyrites containing

not more than 3 per centum zinc, 1/2 cents per pound on the zinc
contained therein: Provided, That such duties shall not be applied
to the zinc contained in lead or copper ores unless actually recovDelvery in bond to ered: Provided further, That on all importations of zinc-bearing
ores the duties shall be estimated at the port of entry, and a bond
given in double the amount of such estimated duties for the transportation of the ores by common carriers bonded for the transportation
of appraised or unappraised merchandise to properly equipped
sampling or smelting establishments, whether designated as bonded
sm a m p l n g at warehouses or otherwise. On the arrival of the ores at such estabsmlishments
they shall be sampled according to commercial methods
under the supervision of Government officers, who shall be stationed
at such establishments, and who shall submit the samples thus
obtained to a Government assayer, designated by the Secretary of the
Treasury, who shall make a proper assay of the sample and report
Liquidationof entry, the result to the proper customs officers, and the import entries shall
be liquidated thereon. And the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to make all necessary regulations to enforce the provisions of
this paragraph.
Zinc, metallic.
PAR 394. Zinc in blocks, pigs, or slabs, and zinc dust, 1/4 cents
per pound; in sheets, 2 cents per pound; in sheets coated or plated
with nickel or other metal (except gold, silver, or platinum), or
solutions, 214 cents per pound; old and worn-out zinc, fit only to be
remanufactured, zinc dross, and zinc skimmings, 11/2 cents per
pound.
Printrolers.
PAR. 395. Print rollers, of whatever material composed, with
ecoveries.

raised patterns of brass or brass and felt, finished or unfinished, used
for printing, stamping, or cutting designs, $5 each and 72 per centum

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

SEss. II.

CH. 497.

629

1930.

ad valorem; embossing rollers of steel or other metal, 30 per centum
ad valorem; print blocks, and print rollers not specially provided
for, of whatever material composed, used for printing, stamping, or
cutting designs, 60 per centum ad valorem: Provided, That the foregoing rates shall apply whether or not the articles are imported
separately, or as parts of machines.
PAR. 396. Drills (including breast drills), bits, gimlets, gimletbits, countersinks, planes, chisels, gouges, and other cutting tools;
pipe tools, wrenches, spanners, screw drivers, bit braces, vises, and
hammers; calipers, rules, and micrometers; all the foregoing, if hand
tools not provided for in paragraph 352, and parts thereof, wholly or
in chief value of metal, not specially provided for, 45 per centum ad
valorem.
PAR. 397. Articles or wares not specially provided for, if cornposed wholly or in chief value of platinum, gold, or silver, and articles or wares plated with platinum, gold, or silver, or colored with
gold lacquer, whether partly or wholly manufactured, 65 per centum
ad valorem; if composed wholly or in chief value of iron, steel, lead,
copper, brass, nickel, pewter, zinc, aluminum, or other metal, but not
plated with platinum, gold, or silver, or colored with gold lacquer,
whether partly or wholly manufactured, 45 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 398. No allowance or reduction of duties for partial loss or
damage in consequence of rust or of discoloration shall be made upon
any description of iron or steel, or upon any article wholly or partly
manufactured of iron or steel, or upon any manufacture of iron or
steel.
SCHEDULE 4.-WOOD AND MANUFACTURES OF
PAR. 401. Timber hewn, sided, or squared, otherwise than by
sawing, and round timber used for spars or in building wharves;
sawed lumber and timber not specially provided for; all the fore-

going, if of fir, spruce, pine, hemlock, or larch, $1 per thousand

CHEDULE
factSiof.d

3.

ma

u

Proviso.
Application.

Drillsgimletsetc.

Hand toos

Artdcle notspec8 aly

Precious metals.
Bpo, p.35.

No rust allowance on
ironandsteel.

SCHEDULE 4.

wood and manuao.

tures of.

Timber, fir, etc.

feet, board measure, and in estimating board measure for the
purposes of this paragraph no deduction shall be made on account
of planing, tonguing, and grooving: Provided, That there shall be Reprocityithconadmitexempted from such duty boards, planks and deals of fir, spruce tiguouscountry
ting lumber free from
pine, hemlock or larch, in the rough or not further manufactured UnitedStates
than planed or dressed on one side, when imported from a country
contiguous to the Continental United States, which country admits
free of duty similar lumber imported from the United States.
PAR. 402. Maple (except Japanese maple), birch, and beech: Floor- Maple, etc.
ing, 8 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 403. Brier root or brier wood, ivy or laurel root, and similar Brlerroot,bocks,etc.
wood, unmanufactured, or not further advanced than cut into blocks
suitable for the articles into which they are intended to be converted,
10 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 404. Cedar commercially known as Spanish cedar, lignumvitse, lancewood, ebony, box, granadilla, mahogany, rosewood, satinwood, Japanese white oak, and Japanese maple: In the form of
sawed boards, planks, deals, and all other forms not further manufactured than sawed, and flooring, 15 per centum ad valorem.eneeetc
s,etc.
PAR. 405. Veneers of wood, 20 per centum ad valorem; plywood,
40 per centum ad valorem, and in addition thereto on birch and alder
plywood, 10 per centum ad valorem; wood unmanufactured, not
specially provided for, 20 per centum ad valorem.
Hubs, blocks, etc.
ubblctc
PAR. 406. Hubs for wheels, heading bolts, stave bolts, last blocks,
wagon blocks, oar blocks, heading blocks, and all like blocks or
sticks, roughhewn, or rough shaped, sawed or bored, 10 per centum
ad valorem.

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
sCaDVZ4.
and man

tWed

Casks, etc.
Boxes, with

fa

SESs. II.

CH. 497.

1930.

PAR. 407. Casks, barrels, and hogsheads (empty), sugar-box
- shooks, and packing boxes (empty), and packing-box shooks, of
wood, not specially provided for, 15 per centum ad valorem.

citrus

PAR.

408. Boxes, barrels, and other articles containing oranges,

lemons, limes, grapefruit, shaddocks or pomelos, 25 per centum ad
Proio
ks
valorem: Provided, That the thin wood, so called, comprising the
barrel staves, reim- sides, tops, and bottoms of fruit boxes of the growth or manufacture
ported.
of the United States, exported as fruit-box shooks, may be reimfr'ts.

ported in completed form, filled with fruit, by the payment of duty
at one-half the rate imposed on similar boxes of entirely foreign
growth and manufacture; but proof of the identity of such shooks
shall be made under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary
of the Treasury.
PA
409. Reeds wrought or manufactured from rattan or reeds,

Reed, rattanet.

whether round, flat, split, oval, or in whatever form, cane wrought
or manufactured from rattan, cane webbing, and split or partially
Furnitre.

Toothpicks.

Porchblinds, screens,
tc.

manufactured rattan, not specially provided for, 20 per centum ad
valorem. Furniture wholly or in chief value of rattan, reed, bamboo, osier or willow, malacca, grass, seagrass, or fiber of any kind,
60 per centum ad valorem; split bamboo, 1/4 cents per pound, osier
or willow, including chip of and split willow, prepared for basket
makers' use, 35 per centum ad valorem; all articles not specially
provided for, wholly or partly manufactured of rattan, bamboo,
osier or willow, 45 per centum ad valorem.
PA 410. Toothpicks of wood or other vegetable substance, 25 per
centum ad valorem; butchers' and packers' skewers of wood, 25 cents
per thousand.
PAR. 411. Porch and window blinds, baskets, bags, chair seats,
curtains, shades, or screens, any of the foregoing wholly or in chief
value of bamboo, wood, straw, papier-mache, palm leaf, or com-

positions of wood, not specially provided for, 50 per centum ad
ritureetc'

house

valorem.
PAR. 412. Spring clothespins, 20 cents per gross; furniture, wholly

or partly finished, and parts thereof, and folding rules, all the
foregoing, wholly or in chief value of wood, and not specially
provided for, 40 per centum ad valorem; wood moldings and carvings
to be used in architectural and furniture decoration, 40 per centum
ad valorem; bent-wood furniture, wholly or partly finished, and parts
thereof, 4712 per centum ad valorem; paintbrush handles, wholly or

potdflop.tc.

in chief value of wood, 331/3 per centum ad valorem; wood flour, and
manufactures of wood or bark or of which wood or bark is the
component material of chief value, not specially provided for, 331/3
per centum ad valorem.
sugsr, lses,
maufacturesof.
sugar

cane

and

SCHEDULE 5.-SUGAR, MOLASSES, AND MANUFACTURES OF

uice,

PAR. 501. Sugars, tank bottoms, sirups of cane juice, melada,

concentrated melada, concrete and concentrated molasses, testing by
the polariscope not above seventy-five sugar degrees, and all mixtures
containing sugar and water, testing by the polariscope above fifty

sugar degrees and not above seventy-five sugar degrees, 1.7125 cents

upMol'T,
c

Low-grad

per pound, and for each additional sugar degree shown by the
polariscopic test, three hundred and seventy-five ten-thousandths of
1 cent per pound additional, and fractions of a degree in proportion.
ga sir
r - PAR. 502. Molasses and sugar sirups, not specially provided for,
testing not above 48 per centum total sugars, one-fourth of 1 cent per
gallon; testing above 48 per centum total sugars, two hundred and
seventy-five one-thousandths of 1 cent additional for each per centum
moases of total sugars and fractions of a per centum in proportion. Molasses

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

SESS. II.

CH. 497.

1930.

SCHEDE 6.
not imported to be commercially used for the extraction of sugar or
for human consumption, three one-hundredths of 1 cent per pound mianaIctmuroes of
of total sugars.

PAR. 503. Maple sugar, 8 cents per pound; maple sirup, 5½2 cents

Maplesur etc.

PAR. 506. Sugar candy and all confectionery not specially provided

Candy

per pound; dextrose testing not above 99.7 per centum and dextrose
sirup, 2 cents per pound.
PAI. 504. Sugar cane in its natural state, $2.50 per ton of two sugarce
thousand pounds; sugar contained in dried sugar cane, or in sugar
cane in any other than its natural state, 75 per centum of the rate of
duty applicable to manufactured sugar of like polariscopic test.
PAR. 505. Adonite, arabinose, dulcite, galactose, inosite, inulin, accharides.
levulose, mannite, d-talose, d-tagatose, ribose, melibiose, dextrose
testing above 99.7 per centum, mannose, melezitose, raffinose,
rhamnose, salicin, sorbite, xylose, lactose, and other saccharides, 50
per centum ad valorem.

and con fec

for, 40 per centum ad valorem; sugar after being refined, when tionry.
tinctured, colored, or in any way adulterated, 40 per centum ad
valorem, but not less than the rate of duty provided in paragraph 501
for sugar of the same polariscopic test.

SCHXDUTL 6.

SCHEDULE 6.-TOBACCO AND MANUFACTURES OF

Tobacco and
factures of.

mann-

PAR. 601. Wrapper tobacco, and filler tobacco when mixed or wrappe, fller and
packed with more than 35 per centum of wrapper tobacco, and all ..
leaf tobacco the product of two or more countries or dependencies
when mixed or packed together, if unstemmed, $2.27/2 per pound; if
stemmed, $2.92½2 per pound; filler tobacco not specially provided for,
if unstemmed, 35 cents per pound; if stemmed, 50 cents per pound.
PAz. 602. The term "wrapper tobacco " as used in this title means Definition of terms
that quality of leaf tobacco which has the requisite color, texture,
and burn, and is of sufficient size for cigar wrappers, and the term
"filler tobacco " means all other leaf tobacco.

Collectors of customs

Invoicerequiremets.

shall permit entry to be made, under rules and regulations to be
prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, of any leaf tobacco
when the invoices of the same shall specify in detail the character
of such tobacco, whether wrapper or filler, its origin and quality.
In the examination for classification of any imported leaf tobacco, Examinations for
at least one bale, box, or package in every ten, and at least one in classifcati
every invoice, shall be examined by the appraiser or person authorized by law to make such examination, and at least ten hands shall
be examined in each examined bale, box, or package.
PAR. 603. All other tobacco, manufactured or unmanufactured, Not specially pro
not specially provided for, 55 cents per pound; scrap tobacco, 35 idedfor.

cents per pound.
PAR. 604. Snuff and snuff flour, manufactured of tobacco, ground snuf.
dry, or damp, and pickled, scented, or otherwise, of all descriptions,
and tobacco stems, cut, ground, or pulverized, 55 cents per pound.
PAR. 605. Cigars, cigarettes, cheroots of all kinds, $4.50 per pound Cigars, cigarette,
and 25 per centum ad valorem, and paper cigars and cigarettes,
including wrappers, shall be subject to the same duties as are herein
7.
c
imposed upon cigars.
7.
SCEEDULE
SCHEDULE 7.-AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND PROVISIONS

prodAgricusltra
and provisions.
ncts

le
PAi. 701. Cattle, weighing less than seven hundred pounds each, etcCatt beefandvea

21/2 cents per pound; weighing seven hundred pounds or more each,
3 cents per pound; beef and veal, fresh, chilled, or frozen, 6 cents
per pound; tallow, one-half of 1 cent per pound; oleo oil and oleo

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SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 497.

SCHDCa T7.

Agricultural prod-

ucts and provsions.
Sheep and goats.

e.

am.

1930.

stearin, 1 cent per pound; dried blood albumen, light, 12 cents per
pound; dark, 6 cents per pound.
PAR. 702. Sheep, lambs, and goats, $3 per head; mutton, and goat
meat, fresh, chilled, or frozen, 5 cents per pound; lamb, fresh, chilled,
or frozen, 7 cents per pound.
PA. 703. Swine, 2 cents per pound; pork, fresh, chilled, or frozen,
2% cents per pound; bacon, hams, and shoulders, and other pork,
prepared or preserved, 314 cents per pound; lard, 3 cents per pound;
lard compounds and lard substitutes, 5 cents per pound.
PAR. 704. Reindeer meat, venison and other game (except birds),
fresh, chilled, or frozen, not specially provided for, 6 cents per
pound.

PAR 705. Extract of meat, including fluid, 15 cents per pound.
PAR. 706. Meats, fresh, chilled, frozen, prepared, or preserved,
not specially provided for, 6 cents per pound, but not less than 20 per
centum ad valorem.
Milk and cream.
PAL 707. Whole milk, fresh or sour, 6/2 cents per gallon; cream,
p.
fresh or sour, 56Yo cents per gallon; skimmed milk, fresh or sour,
G g as cream, and buttermilk, 2%0 cents per gallon: Provided, That fresh or sour
butter, etc.
milk containing more than 5% per centum of butterfat shall be
dutiable as cream, and fresh or sour cream containing more than 45
per centum of butterfat shall be dutiable as butter, and skimmed
milk containing more than 1 per centum of butterfat shall be dutiable as whole milk.
Condensed milketc.
PA. 708. (a) Milk, condensed or evaporated: In air-tight containers, unsweetened, 1 cents per pound; in air-tight containers,
Dried mil
and sweetened, 23/4 cents per pound; all other, 2',oo cents per pound.
cream.d
(b) Dried whole milk, 6^ cents per pound; dried cream, 121/
cents per pound; dried skimmed milk and dried buttermilk, 3 cents
raper
pound: Provided, That dried skimmed milk containing more
than 8 per centum of butterfat, and dried buttermilk containing more
than 6 per centum of butterfat, shall be dutiable as dried whole
milk; and dried whole milk containing more than 35 per centum
of butterfat shall be dutiable as dried cream.
Malted milk, etc.
(C) Malted milk, and compounds or mixtures of or substitutes for
milk or cream, 35 per centum ad valorem.
Butter, oleomargaPAi. 709. Butter, 14 cents per pound; oleomargarine and other
heese.
butter substitutes, 14 cents per pound.
PAR. 710. Cheese and substitutes therefor, 7 cents per pound, but
Poultry, liv.
not less than 35 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 711. Birds, live: Chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, and gineas,
8 cents per pound; baby chicks of poultry, 4 cents each; all other
live birds not specially provided for, valued at $5 or less each, 50
Decents
each; valued at more than $5 each, 20 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 712. Birds, dead, dressed or undressed, fresh, chilled, or
frozen: Chickens, ducks, geese, and guineas, 10 cents per pound;
turkeys, 10 cents per pound; all other, 10 cents per pound; all the
foregoing, prepared or preserved in any manner and not specially
gg.
provided for 10 cents per pound.
PAR. 713. Eggs of poultry, in the shell, 10 cents per dozen; whole
eggs, egg yolk, and egg albumen, frozen or otherwise prepared or
preserved, and not specially provided for, whether or not sugar or
other material is added, 11 cents per pound; dried whole eggs, dried
egg yolk, and dried egg albumen, whether or not sugar or other
material is added, 18 cents per pound.
Horsesandmues.
PAR. 714. Horses and mules unless imported for immediate
slaughter, valued at not more than $150 per head, $30 per head;
valued at more than $150 per head, 20 per centum ad valorem.
Live animals.
Meat etracts

.

Fs
scd.

PAR. 715. Live animals, vertebrate and invertebrate, not specially

provided for, 15 per centum ad valorem.

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633

1930.

Pai. 716. Honey, 3 cents per pound.
PAR. 717. (a) Fish, fresh or frozen (whether or not packed in

ice), whole, or beheaded or eviscerated or both, but not further
advanced (except that the fins may be removed): Halibut, salmon,
mackerel, and swordfish, 2 cents per pound; other fish, not specially
provided for, 1 cent per pound.
(b) Fish, fresh or frozen (whether or not packed in ice), filleted,
skinned, boned, sliced, or divided into portions, not specially provided for, 21/ cents per pound.
(c) Fish, dried and unsalted: Cod, haddock, hake, pollock, and
cusk, 2½ cents per pound; other fish, 11/4 cents per pound.
PAB. 718. (a) Fish, prepared or preserved in any manner, when
packed in oil or in oil and other substances, 30 per centum ad
valorem.
(b) Fish, prepared or preserved in any manner, when packed in
air-tight containers weighing with their contents not more than

aafDUai 7.
uct,
pprosd
and

-

Honey.

Skinned, boned, etc.

Dried, unsated.
Packedinoil.

Packed in air-tight
s
container -

fifteen pounds each (except fish packed in oil or in oil and other
substances): Salmon, 25 per centum ad valorem; other fish, 25 per
centum ad valorem.
PAB. 719. Fish, pickled or salted (except fish packed in oil or in Picked orsalted.
oil and other substances and except fish packed in air-tight containers
weighing with their contents not more than fifteen pounds each): Soalmon
(1) Salmon, 25 per centum ad valorem;
(2) cod, haddock, hake, pollock, and cusk, neither skinned nor nCodetd,:nots~id
boned (except that the vertebral column may be removed), 11 4
cents per pound when containing not more than 43 per centum of
moisture by weight, and three-fourths of 1 cent per pound when
containing more than 43 per centum of moisture by weight; (3) cod, haddock, hake, pollock, and cusk, skinned or boned, Sinned or boned
whether or not dried, 2 cents per pound;
(4) herring and mackerel, whether or not boned, in bulk or in nmererng

and mack-

immediate containers weighing with their contents more than
fifteen pounds each, 1 cent per pound net weight; in immediate
containers (not air-tight) weighing with their contents not more
than fifteen pounds each, 25 per centum ad valorem;
(5) other fish, in bulk or in immediate containers weighing

Other sh n bulk.

with their contents more than fifteen pounds each, 1/4 cents per
pound net weight; in immediate containers (not air-tight) weighing with their contents not more than fifteen pounds each, 25 per
centum ad valorem.
PAB. 720. (a) Fish, smoked or kippered (except fish packed in Smokedor
oil or in oil and other substances and except fish packed in airtight containers weighing with their contents not more than fifteen
pounds each):
Salmon
1) Salmon, 25 per centum ad valorem;
(2) herring, whole or beheaded, but not further advanced, Herrn14 cents per pound;
(3) herring, eviscerated, split, skinned, boned, or divided into
portions, 3 cents per pound;
(4) cod, haddock, hake, pollock, and cusk, whole, or beheaded odetc.
or eviscerated or both, but not further advanced (except that
the vertebral column may be removed), 22 cents per pound;
(5) cod, haddock, hake, pollock, and cusk, filleted, skinned,
boned, sliced, or divided into portions, 3 cents per pound;
Other fish.
(6) other fish, 25 per centum ad valorem.

(b) Fish, prepared or preserved, not specially provided for, in taeinmeda
immediate containers weighing with their contents not more than
fifteen pounds each, 25 per centum ad valorem; in bulk or in
immediate containers, weighing with their contents more than fifteen
pounds each, 11 cents per pound net weight.

kppered.

con

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CH. 497.

1930.

Agricultural prod- fis
ucts and prosions.

Shellfshexcluded.
Crab mneat.

include
t, does not
shellPAR. 721. (a) Crab meat, fresh or frozen (whether or not packed
.
.
in ice),
or prepared1 or preserved *in any manner, *including crab
paste and crab sauce, 15 per centum ad valorem.

(b) Clams, clam Juice, or either in combination with other sub-

Clams, etc.

stances, packed in air-tight containers, 35 per centum ad valorem.
() Fish paste and fish sauce, 30 per centum ad valorem.

FCaviar.

(d) Caviar and other fish roe for food purposes: Sturgeon, 30 per
centum ad valorem; other, 20 cents per pound. Any of the foregoing roe, if boiled and packed in air-tight containers, whether or
not in bouillon or sauce, shall be subject to a duty of 30 per centum
ad valorem.
(e) Oysters, oyster juice, or either in combination with other

Oysters.

substances, packed in air-tight containers,
Bar ey
l

8 cents per pound,

including weight of immediate container.
PAR. 722. Barley, hulled or unhulled, 20 cents per bushel of

.

forty-eight pounds; barley malt, 40 cents per one hundred pounds;
pearl barley, patent barley and barley flour, 2 cents per pound.
PA.

Buckwheat.

723. Buckwheat hulled or unhulled, 25 cents

per one

hundred pounds; buckwheat flour and grits or groats, one-half of 1
cent per pound.
corn.
Macaronietc.

Oats.

I
R&e.

Rye.
what.

1
Bran, by-productm
l

s een

cPAR.

With fore

PAR. 724. Corn or maize, including cracked corn, 25 cents per
bushel of fifty-six pounds; corn grits, meal, and flour, and similar
products, 50 cents per one hundred pounds.
PAR. 725. Macaroni, vermicelli, noodles, and similar alimentary
pastes, containing no eggs or egg products, 2 cents per pound;
containing eggs or egg products, 3 cents per pound.
PAR. 726. Oats, hulled or unhulled, 16 cents per bushel of thirtytwo pounds; unhulled ground oats, 45 cents per one hundred pounds;
oatmeal, rolled oats, oat grits, and similar oat products, 80 cents
per one hundred pounds.
PAR. 727. Paddy or rough rice, 11/4 cents per pound; brown rice
(hulls removed, all or in part), 1Y2 cents per pound; milled rice
(bran removed, all or in part), 21/2 cents per pound; broken rice
which will pass readily through a metal sieve perforated with round
holes five and one-half sixty-fourths of one inch in diameter, and
rice meal, flour, polish, and bran, five-eighths of 1 cent per pound.
PAR. 728. Rye, 15 cents per bushel of fifty-six pounds; rye malt,
40 cents per one hundred pounds; rye flour and meal, 45 cents
per one hundred pounds.
PAR. 729. Wheat, 42 cents per bushel of sixty pounds; wheat,
unfit for human consumption, 10 per centum ad valorem; wheat
flour, semolina, crushed or cracked wheat, and similar wheat
products not specially provided for, $1.04 per one hundred pounds.
PAR. 730. Bran, shorts, by-product feeds obtained in milling
wheat or other cereals, 10 per centum ad valorem; hulls of oats, bar-

ley, buckwheat, or other grains, ground or unground, 10 cents per
one hundred pounds; dried beet pulp, malt sprouts, and brewers'
grains, $5 per ton; soy bean oil cake and soy bean oil-cake meal,
three-tenths of 1 cent per pound; all other vegetable oil cake and
oil-cake meal, not specially provided for, three-tenths of 1 cent
per pound; mixed feeds, consisting of an admixture of grains
or grain products with oil cake, oil-cake meal, molasses, or other
feedstuffs, 10 per centum ad valorem.
731. Screenings, scalpings, chaff, or scourings of wheat,

flaxseed, or other grains or seeds: Unground, or ground, 10 per
matter centum ad valorem: Provided, That when grains or seeds contain
more than 5 per centum of any one foreign matter dutiable at a rate

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CH. 497.

1930.

higher than that applicable to the grain or seed the entire lot shall
be dutiable at such higher rate.
PAl. 732. Cereal breakfast foods, and similar cereal preparations,
by whatever name known, processed further than milling, and not
specially provided for, 20 per centum ad valorem.
PAl. 733. Biscuits, wafers, cake, cakes, and similar baked articles,
and puddings, all the foregoing by whatever name known, whether
or not containing chocolate, nuts, fruits, or confectionery of any
kind, 30 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 734. Apples, green or ripe, 25 cents per bushel of fifty
pounds; dried, desiccated, or evaporated, 2 cents per pound; otherwise prepared or preserved, and not specially provided for, 2/2 cents
per pound.
PAR. 735. Apricots, green, ripe, or in brine, one-half of 1 cent
per pound; dried, desiccated, or evaporated, 2 cents per pound; otherwise prepared or preserved, and not specially provided for, 35 per
centum ad valorem.
PAB. 736. Berries, edible, in their natural condition or in brine,
114 cents per pound; dried, desiccated, or evaporated, 22 cents per
pound; otherwise prepared or preserved, or frozen, and not specially
provided for 35 per centum ad valorem.
PABl. 737. Cherries:
(1) In their natural state, 2 cents per pound;
2) dried, desiccated, or evaporated, 6 cents per pound;
3) sulphured, or in brine, with pits, 5Y2 cents per pound;
with pits removed, 9y2 cents per pound(4) maraschino, candied, crystallized, or glace, or prepared or
preserved in any manner, 9Y2 cents per pound and 40 per centum
ad valorem.
PA. 738. Cider, 5 cents per gallon; vinegar, 8 cents per proof
gallon: Provided, That the standard proof for vinegar shall be 4
per centum by weight of acetic acid.
PA. 739. Orange, grapefruit, lemon, and other fruit peel, crude,
dried, or in brine, 2 cents per pound; candied, crystallized, or glace,
or otherwise prepared or preserved, 8 cents per pound; citrons or
citron peel, candied, crystallized, or glace, or otherwise prepared or
preserved, 6 cents per pound.
PAB. 740. Figs, fresh, dried, or in brine, and fig paste, 5 cents
per pound; prepared or preserved, not specially provided for, 40
per centum ad valorem.
PaB. 741. Dates, fresh or dried, with pits, 1 cent per pound; with
pits removed, 2 cents per pound; any of the foregoing in packages
weighing with the immediate container not more than ten pounds
each, 7TY cents per pound; prepared or preserved, not specially provided for, 35 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 742. Grapes in bulk, crates, barrels or other packages, 25 cents
per cubic foot of such bulk or the capacity of the packages, according as imported; raisins, 2 cents per pound; other dried grapes, 2½
cents per pound; currants, Zante or other, 2 cents per pound.
PAR. 743. Lemons, 2/2 cents per pound; limes, in their natural
state, or in brine, 2 cents per pound; oranges, 1 cent per pound;
grapefruit, 11/2 cents per pound.
PA. 744. Olives: In brine, green, 20 cents per gallon; in brine,
ripe, 30 cents per gallon; in brine, pitted or stuffed, 30 cents per
gallon; dried ripe, 5 cents per pound; not specially provided for, 5
cents per pound.
PAR. 745. Peaches: Green, ripe, or in brine, one-half of 1 cent per
pound; dried, desiccated, or evaporated, 2 cents per pound; otherwise prepared or preserved, and not specially provided for, 35 per
centum ad valorem.

635
BCIZDULZ 7.

Agricultural prod-

ucts and provisions.
Breakfast foods.

Biscuits, baked articles.

Apples.

Apricots.

Berries.

Cherries.

Cider and vinegar.
PrAiso.
Vinegar standard.
Orange peel, etc.

Figs.

Dates.

Gapes, raisins, etc.

Lemons, etc.

Olives.

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1930.

sacDmP7.

PAR. 746. Mangoes, 15 cents per pound.
PAR. 747. Pineapples, 50 cents per crate of two and forty-five oneMangoes.
hundredths cubic feet; in bulk, 11/6 cents each; candied, crystallized,
or glace, 35 per centum ad valorem; otherwise prepared or preserved, and not specially provided for, 2 cents per pound.
Plums
PAR. 748. Plums, prunes, and prunelles, green, ripe, or in brine,
one-half of 1 cent per pound; dried, desiccated, or evaporated, 2
cents per pound; otherwise prepared or preserved, and not specially
provided for, 35 per centum ad valorem.
Pears.
PAR. 749. Pears: Green, ripe, or in brine, one-half of 1 cent per
pound; dried, desiccated, or evaporated, 2 cents per pound; otherwise prepared or preserved, and not specially provided for, 35 per
centum ad valorem.
Avocados.
PAR. 750. Avocados or avocado pears, also known as alligator pears,
15 cents per pound.
Jellies, etc.
PAR. 751. All jellies, jams, marmalades, and fruit butters, 35 per
centum ad valorem.
providedo sfeco.y PAR. 752. Fruits in their natural state, or in brine, pickled, dried,
desiccated, evaporated, or otherwise prepared or preserved, and not
specially provided for, and mixtures of two or more fruits, prepared
or preserved, 35 per centum ad valorem; fruit pastes and fruit pulps,
35 per centum ad valorem; candied, crystallized, or glace apricots,
.
figs, dates, peaches, pears, plums, prunes, prunelles, berries, and other
Mixtures.
fruits, not specially provided for, 40 per centum ad valorem: Pro'vided,That a mixture of two or more kinds of candied, crystallized,
or glace fruit shall bear the highest rate of duty applicable to any
of the components.
Fower bnubs.
PAR. 753. Tulip bulbs, $6 per thousand; hyacinth bulbs, $4 per
thousand; lily bulbs, $6 per thousand; narcissus bulbs, $6 per thousand; crocus corms, $2 per thousand; lily of the valley pips, $6 per
thousand; all other bulbs, roots, rootstocks, clumps, corms, tubers,
and herbaceous perennials, imported for horticultural purposes, 30
cut fowers.
per centum ad valerom; cut flowers, fresh, dried, prepared, or preserved, 40 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 754. Seedlings and cuttings of Manetti, multiflora, brier,
hoNusry
s
askdree.
rigosa, and other rose stock, all the foregoing not more than three
years old, $2 per thousand; rose plants, budded, grafted, or grown
on their own roots, 4 cents each; cuttings, seedlings, and grafted or
budded plants of other deciduous or evergreen ornamental trees,
shrubs, or vines, and all nursery or greenhouse stock, not specially
provided for, 25 per centum ad valorem.
uctsand provisions

Frultstock,vinesetc.

Almonds.

hestnuts.

rem

Coconts.

PAR. 755. Seedlings, layers, and cuttings of apple, cherry, pear,

plum, quince, and other fruit stocks, $2 per thousand; grafted or
budded fruit trees, cuttings and seedlings of grapes, currants, gooseberries, or other fruit vines, plants or bushes, 25 per centum ad
valorem.
PAR. 756. Almonds, not shelled, 5Y2 cents per pound; shelled,
161/2 cents per pound; blanched, roasted, or otherwise prepared or
preserved, 181/2 cents per pound; mandalonas or almond substitute,
18 cents per pound; almond paste, 181/2 cents per pound; chestnuts
(including marrons), candied, crystallized, or glace, or prepared or
preserved in any manner, 25 cents per pound.
PAR. 757. Cream or Brazil nuts, not shelled, 11/2 cents per pound;
shelled, 41/2 cents per pound; filberts, not shelled, 5 cents per pound;
shelled, 10 cents per pound; any of the foregoing, if blanched, shall
be subject to the same rate of duty as if not blanched.
PAR. 758. Coconuts, one-half of 1 cent each; coconut meat,
shredded and desiccated, or similarly prepared, 31/2 cents per pound.

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1930.

PAR. 759. Peanuts, not shelled, 41/4 cents per pound; shelled, 7

SCDr

7.

cents per pound; blanched, salted, prepared, or preserved, not spe- ucts^ pronsd
l
cially provided for, and peanut butter, 7 cents per pound.
Peanuts.
PAR. 760. Walnuts of all kinds, not shelled, 5 cents per pound; walnuts.
shelled, 15 cents per pound; blanched, roasted, prepared, or preserved, including walnut paste, 15 cents per pound; pecans, unshelled,
5 cents per pound; shelled, 10 cents per pound.
PAR. 761. Edible nuts, not specially provided for, not shelled, 21/2

Other edible nuts.

cents per pound; shelled, 5 cents per pound- cashew nuts, shelled
or unshelled, 2 cents per pound; any of the foregoing, if blanched,
shall be subject to the same rate of duty as if not blanched;
pickled, or otherwise prepared or preserved, and not specially
provided for, 35 per centum ad valorem; nut and kernel paste
not specially provided for, 25 per centum ad valorem: Provided, Proiso.
That no allowance shall be made for dirt or other impurities in N o d rt all w a
nuts of any kind, shelled or unshelled, and that a mixture of two
or more kinds of nuts shall bear the highest rate of duty applicable
to any of the components.
PAB. 762. Oil-bearing seeds and materials: Castor beans, one-half Oi-bearTgseedsetc.
of 1 cent per pound; flaxseed, 65 cents per bushel of fifty-six pounds;
poppy seed, 32 cents per one hundred pounds; sunflower seed, 2 cents
per pound; apricot and peach kernels, 3 cents per pound; soy beans,
2 cents per pound; cottonseed, one-third of 1 cent per pound.
PAR. 763. Grass seeds and other forage crop seeds: Alfalfa, Grass, and rage
8 cents per pound; alsike clover, 8 cents per pound; crimson crop seeds
clover, 2 cents per pound; red clover, 8 cents per pound; white
and ladino clover, 6 cents per pound; sweet clover, 4 cents per
pound; clover, not specially provided for, 3 cents per pound; millet,
1 cent per pound; orchard grass, 5 cents per pound; rye grass, 3
cents per pound; timothy, 2 cents per pound; hairy vetch, 3 cents
per pound; other vetch, 1% cents per pound; bent-grass (genus
agrostis), 40 cents per pound; bluegrass, 5 cents per pound; tall oat,
5 cents per pound; all other grass and forage crop seeds not specially
provided for, 2 cents per pound: Provided, That no allowance shall

Ndirt

be made for dirt or other impurities in seed of any kind.
PAR. 764. Other garden and field seeds: Beet (except sugar beet), Garden
4 cents per pound; cabbage, 12 cents per pound; canary, 1 cent per tbles e e ds
pound; carrot, 4 cents per pound; cauliflower, 25 cents per pound;
celery, 2 cents per pound; kale, 6 cents per pound; kohlrabi, 8 cents
per pound; mangelwurzel, 4 cents per pound; mushroom spawn, 1
cent per pound; onion, 15 cents per pound; parsley, 2 cents per
pound; parsnip, 4 cents per pound; pepper, 15 cents per pound;
radish, 6 cents per pound; spinach, 1 cent per pound; tree and shrub,
8 cents per pound; turnip, 5 cents per pound; rutabaga, 5 cents per
pound; flower, 6 cents per pound; all other garden and field seeds not
specially provided for, 6 cents per pound: Provided, That the provi- uS.
sions for seeds in this schedule shall include such seeds whether used
for planting or for other purposes.
PAB. 765. Beans, not specially provided for, and black-eye cow- Beans.
peas: Green or unripe, 3/2 cents per pound; dried, 3 cents per pound;
in brine, 3 cents per pound; prepared or preserved in any manner,
3 cents per pound on the entire contents of the container.
PAR. 766. Sugar beets, 80 cents per ton of two thousand pounds;

other beets, 17 per centum ad valorem.
PAB. 767. Lentils, one-half of 1 cent per pound; lupines, one-half
of 1 cent per pound.
PAR. 768. Mushrooms, fresh or dried, 10 cents per pound and 45
per centum ad valorem; otherwise prepared or preserved, 10 cents
per pound on drained weight and 45 per centum ad valorem.

allowance.

and

sugarbets.
Le n tils
Mushrooms

vege-

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sCHzDULX 7.
PAR. 769. Peas and chickpeas or garbanzos: Green or unripe, 3
Agricultural prodncts and provisions
cents per pound in the case of peas, and, in the case of chickpeas or
Pea.
garbanzos, 2 cents per pound; dried, 13/ cents
pound; split, 21/
per

cents per pound; prepared or preserved in any manner, 2 cents per
pound on the entire contents of the container.
PAR. 770. Onions, 2/2 cents per pound; garlic, 1/2 cents per
pound.
PAR. 771. White or Irish potatoes, 75 cents per one hundred
pounds; dried, dehydrated, or desiccated potatoes, 23/4 cents per
pound; potato flour, 2/2 cents per pound.
PAR. 772. Tomatoes in their natural state, 3 cents per pound; prepared or preserved in any manner, 50 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 773. Turnips and rutabagas, 25 cents per one hundred
pounds.

onions.
potatoes.

Tomatoes.
Turnips.
Vgetables

In

the

PAR. 774. Vegetables in their natural state: Peppers, 3 cents per
pound; eggplant, 3 cents per pound; cucumbers, 3 cents per pound;

squash, celery, lettuce, and cabbage, 2 cents per pound; crude horse-

radish, 3 cents per pound; all other not specially provided for, 50
for for- per centum ad valorem: Provided, That in the assessment of duties
on vegetables of any kind no segregation or allowance of any kind
shall be made for foreign matter or impurities mixed therewith.
Preparedvegetables.
P
775. Vegetables (including horseradish), if cut, sliced, or

No alowance
eign matter,

otherwise reduced in size, or if reduced to flour, or if parched
saues, soup, etc.

tutAeo,ecoe.

bs-

or roasted, or if pickled, or packed in salt, brine, oil, or prepared or

preserved in any other way and not specially provided for; sauces
of all kinds, not specially provided for; soy beans, prepared or preserved in any manner; bean stick, miso, bean cake, and similar products, not specially provided for; soups, soup rolls, soup tablets or
cubes, and other soup preparations, pastes, balls, puddings, hash, and
all similar forms, composed of vegetables, or of vegetables and meat
or fish, or both, not specially provided for, 35 per centum ad valorem;
sauerkraut, 50 per centum ad valorem; pimientos, packed in brine or
in oil, or prepared or preserved in any manner, 6 cents per pound.
PAR. 776. Acorns, and dandelion roots, crude, 11/2 cents per pound;

chicory, crude, 2 cents per pound; any of the foregoing, ground, or
otherwise prepared, 4 cents per pound; all coffee substitutes and
coand oolate

inger root.

779. Hay, $5 per ton of two thousand pounds; straw, $1.50
per ton of two thousand pounds; broom corn, $20 per ton of two
thousand pounds; rice straw, and rice fiber, $10 per ton of two

yPAR.

thousand pounds.

OpS.
seeds.

PAR. 777. (a) Cocoa and chocolate, unsweetened, 3 cents per
pound, on net weight.
(b) Cocoa and chocolate, sweetened, in bars or blocks weighing
ten pounds or more each, 4 cents per pound; in any other form,
whether or not prepared, 40 per centum ad valorem.
(c) Cacao butter, 25 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 778. Ginger root, candied, or otherwise prepared or preserved, 20 per centum ad valorem.

acao butter.

Spices

adulterants, and coffee essences, 3 cents per pound.

PAR. 780. Hops, 24 cents per pound; hop extract, $2.40 per pound;

and

spice

lupulin, $1.50 per pound.
PAR. 781. Spices and spice seeds: Cassia, cassia buds, and cassia
vera, ground, 5 cents per pound; cloves, ground, 6 cents per pound;
clove stems, ground, 5 cents per pound; cinnamon and cinnamon
chips, ground, 5 cents per pound; ginger root, not preserved or
candied, ground, 5 cents per pound; mace, ground, 8 cents per pound;
Bombay, or wild mace, unground, 18 cents per pound; ground, 22
cents per pound; mustard seeds (whole), 2 cents per pound; mustard,
ground or prepared in bottles or otherwise, 10 cents per pound; nutmegs, ground, 5 cents per pound; pepper, capsicum or red pepper

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639

1930.

or cayenne pepper, unground, 5 cents per pound; ground, 8 cents
scEm DULE 7.
tural prodper pound; paprika, ground or unground, 5 cents per pound; black ucAgrsnd provisions.
or white pepper, ground, 5 cents per pound; pimento (allspice),
ground, 3 cents per pound; sage, unground, 1 cent per pound;
ground, 3 cents per pound; curry and curry powder, 5 cents per
pound; mixed spices, and spices and spice seeds not specially provided for, including all herbs or herb leaves in glass or other small
packages, for culinary use, 25 per centum ad valorem: Provided, No' dir allowance.
That in all the foregoing no allowance shall be made for dirt or other
foreign matter: Provided further, That the importation of pepper hibieedr shells proshells, ground or unground, is hereby prohibited.
PAR. 782. Teasels, not bleached, colored, dyed, painted, or chemi- Teasels.
cally treated, 25 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 783. Cotton having a staple of one and one-eighth inches or Cotton, long stapl.
more in length, 7 cents per pound.
SCHEDULE 8.-SPIRITS, WINES, AND OTHER
BEVERAGES

SCHEDULE 8.

Spirits, wines, and
other beverages.

PAR. 801. (a) Nothing in this schedule shall be construed as in Ntiona

any manner limiting or restricting the provisions of Title II or III Av
of the National Prohibition Act, as amended.

Priitiono

4p.
,
307;

Vo

42, p. 222.

(b) The duties prescribed in Schedule 8 and imposed by Title SUp. V., p.
I shall be in addition to the internal-revenue taxes imposed under

existing law, or any subsequent Act.
PAr. 802. Brandy and other spirits manufactured or distilled
from grain or other materials, cordials, liqueurs, arrack, absinthe,
kirschwasser, ratafia, and bitters of all kinds containing spirits, and
compounds and preparations of which distilled spirits are the component material of chief value and not specially provided for, $5 per

intenal reveine

Disti1 ed piri l

proof gallon.

PAR. 803. Champagne and all other sparkling wines, $6 per gallon.
PAR. 804. Still wines, including ginger wine or ginger cordial,
vermuth, and rice wine or sake, and similar beverages not specially
provided for, $1.25 per gallon: Provided, That any of the foregoing

a

til win

e

e

oo
Alcoholic strength

articles specified in this paragraph when imported containing more cassed aspiits.
than 24 per centum of alcohol shall be classed as spirits and pay
duty accordingly.
PAR. 805. Ale, porter, stout, beer, and fluid malt extract, $1 per Maltuors.
gallon; malt extract, solid or condensed, 60 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 806. (a) Cherry juice, prune juice, or prune wine, and all Fr lt lJces.
other fruit juices and fruit sirups, not specially provided for, containing less than one-half of 1 per centum of alcohol, 70 cents per
gallon; containing one-half of 1 per centum or more of alcohol, 70
ccontent
cents per gallon and in addition thereto $5 per proof gallon on the

853;

or

alcohol contained therein; grape juice, grape sirup, and other similar
products of the grape, by whatever name known, containing or
capable of producing less than 1 per centum of alcohol, 70 cents per
gallon; containing or capable of producing more than 1 per centum
of alcohol, 70 cents per gallon, and in addition thereto $5 per proof
gallon on the alcohol contained therein or that can be produced
therefrom.
(b) Concentrated juice of lemons, oranges, or other citrus fruits, juices.e
fit for beverage purposes, and sirups containing any of the foregoing, all the foregoing, whether in liquid, powdered, or solid form,
70 cents per gallon on the quantity of unconcentrated natural fruit
juice contained in such concentrated juice or sirup as shown by
chemical analysis.

,uieetc.

to

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SESS. II.
SCMZDWL
8.

Spirits, wines, andd
otheribevrageS'
Berries and fruits

Cif. 497.

1930.

PAI 807. Berries and fruits of all kinds, prepared or preserved
in any manner, containing one-half of 1 per centum or more of
alcohol shall pay in addition to the rates provided in this title $5
per proof gallon on the alcohol contained therein.

PAB. 808. Ginger ale, ginger beer, lemonade, soda water, and similar beverages containing no alcohol, and beverages containing less
than one-half of 1 per centum of alcohol, not specially provided for,
15 cents per gallon.
Pn. 809. All mineral waters and all imitations of natural mineral
waters, and all artificial mineral waters not specially provided for,
10 cents per gallon.

s0ft drinks.

Mineral waters.

Duty on bottles.

PAR.

810. When any article provided for in this schedule is

imported in bottles or jugs, duty shall be collected upon the bottles or
jugs at one-third the rate provided on the bottles or jugs if imported
empty or separately.
Determination of
proof.

Ascertainment by

Mtinium rates on
sprt
Ante, p. 639.
ncrease for greater

PA.

811. Each and every gauge or wine gallon of measurement

shall be counted as at least one proof gallon; and the standard for
determining the proof of brandy and other spirits or liquors of any
kind when imported shall be the same as that which is defined in
the laws relating to internal revenue. The Secretary of the Treasury, in his discretion, may authorize the ascertainment of the proof
of wines, cordials, or other liquors and fruit juices by distillation
or otherwise, in cases where it is impracticable to ascertain such proof
by the means prescribed by existing law or regulations.

PAR. 812. No lower rate or amount of duty shall be levied, collected,
and paid on the articles enumerated in paragraph 802 of this schedule
than that fixed by law for the description of first proof; but it shall

be increased in proportion for any greater strength than the strength
of first proof, and all imitations of brandy, spirits, or wines imported
by any names whatever shall be subject to the highest rate of duty
provided for the genuine articles respectively intended to be

represented, and in no case less than $5 per proof gallon: Provided,

Proos.

That any brandy or other spirituous or distilled liquors imported in
any sized cask, bottle, jug, or other package, of or from any country,
dependency, or province under whose laws similar sized casks, bottles,
jugs, or other packages of distilled spirits, wine, or other beverage
put up or filled in the United States are denied entrance into such
country, dependency, or province, shall be forfeited to the United
States.

ture.

allowancekage,

etc

PAR. 813. There shall be no constructive or other allowance for

breakage, leakage, or damage on wines, liquors, cordials, or distilled
Exception, f veriled spirits, except that when it shall appear to the collector of customs
from the gauger's return, verified by an affidavit by the importer to
be filed within five days after the delivery of the merchandise, that
a cask or package has been broken or otherwise injured in transit
from a foreign port and as a result thereof a part of its contents,
amounting to 10 per centum or more of the total value of the contents
of the said cask or package in its condition as exported, has been lost,
mayspirits
be made
the liquors
liquidation
of theprovided
duties.
Interal reeue er allowance
PAR. 814.therefor
No wines,
or in
other
or articles
mits
po
.
814. No wine spirits, or other liquors or
provided for
one-half of 1 per cent in this schedule containing one-half of 1 per centum or more of
Ante,p. 429.
alcohol shall be imported or permitted entry except on a permit issued
therefor by the Commissioner of Prohibition, and any such wines,
s iits or other liquors or articles imported or brought into the
nitd States without a permit shall be seized and forfeited in the
'rt°piritsorfofrti-same manner as for other violations of the customs laws: Provided,

tying

nes.

That high-proof fruit spirits made in distilleries connected with

wineries for use in the fortification of wines, may also be withdrawn
and used, under the same laws and regulations applicable to the
withdrawal and use of alcohol for all non-beverage purposes.

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

SESS. II.

CH. 497.

641

1930.

PAR. 815. The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and
directed to make all rules and regulations necessary for the enforce-

BCaUL S8.
fmade.gltion

to

be

ment of the provisions of this schedule.
SCHEDULE 9.

SCHEDULE 9.-COTTON MANUFACTURES

Cotton manufactures.

PAB. 901. (a) Cotton yarn, including warps, in any form, not
bleached, dyed, colored, combed, or plied, of numbers not exceeding
number 90, 5 per centum ad valorem and, in addition thereto, for
each number, three-tenths of 1 per centum ad valorem; exceeding
number 90, 32 per centum ad valorem.
(b) Cotton yarn, including warps, in any form, bleached, dyed,
colored, combed, or plied, of numbers not exceeding number 90, 10 per
centum ad valorem and, in addition thereto, for each number,
three-tenths of 1 per centum ad valorem; exceeding number 90,37 per
centum ad valorem.
(c) Cotton waste, manufactured or otherwise advanced in value,
cotton card laps, sliver, and roving, 5 per centum ad valorem.
PAB. 902. Cotton sewing thread, one-half of 1 cent per hundred
yards; crochet, darning, embroidery, and knitting cottons, put up for
handwork, in lengths not exceeding eight hundred and forty yards,
one-half of 1 cent per hundred yards: Provided, That none of the
foregoing shall pay a less rate of duty than 20 nor more than 35 per
centum ad valorem. In no case shall the duty be assessed on a less
number of yards than is marked on the goods as imported.
PA. 903. (a) The term cotton cloth, or cloth, wherever used in this

Y am

schedule, unless otherwise specially provided for, shall be held to

T

n-

Not bleached, etc.

Bleached, etc.

suli,

Woaste

and

sewng thead.

Pmio.
Mini

rate.

Cotton cloth.
described

include all woven fabrics of cotton, in the piece, whether figured,
fancy, or plain, and shall not include any article, finished or
unfinished, made from cotton cloth.
(b) In the ascertainment of the condition of the cloth or yarn

upon which the duties imposed upon cotton cloth are made to depend,
the entire fabric and all parts thereof shall be included.
(c) The average number of the yarn in cotton cloth herein provided for shall be obtained by taking the length of the thread or yarn

Ent-e

fabric to be

induded.

Determination
a

of

icloth.
m

to be equal to the distance covered by it in the cloth in the condition
as imported, except that all clipped threads shall be measured as if
continuous; in counting the threads all ply yarns shall be separated
into singles and the count taken of the total singles; the weight shall
be taken after any excessive sizing is removed by boiling or other
suitable process.
(d) Plain gauze or leno woven cotton nets or nettings shall be Nt ornetting.
classified for duty as cotton cloth.
PAnB 904. (a) Cotton cloth, not bleached, printed, dyed, or colored Not
containing yarns the average number of which does not exceed
number 90, 10 per centum ad valorem and, in addition thereto, for
each number, thirty-five one-hundredths of 1 per centum ad valorem;
exceeding number 90, 41/2 per centum ad valorem: Provided, That Prof.
none of the foregoing shall be subject to a less duty than fifty-five
one-hundredths of 1 cent per average number per pound.
(b) Cotton cloth, bleached, containing yarns the average number

Blehedetc

of which does not exceed number 90, 13 per centum ad valorem and,
in addition thereto, for each number, thirty-five one-hundredths of
1 per centum ad valorem; exceeding number 90, 44Y2 per centum
ad valorem.
(c) Cotton cloth, printed, dyed, or colored, containing yarns the

average number of which does not exceed number 90, 16 per centum
ad valorem and, in addition thereto, for each number, thirty-five
one-hundredths of 1 per centum ad valorem; exceeding number 90,
47Ty per centum ad valorem.
57894°-31---41

ord,

dyed, or

otonmanfactues

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
scHsDU

9.

uCetton manufac-

Additional, for specifled weaings.

Tirefabrics.

Cloth, with
rayonetc.

silk,

SESS. II.

CH. 497.

1930.

(d) In addition to the duties hereinbefore provided in this paragraph, cotton cloth woven with eight or more harnesses, or with
Jacquard, lappet, or swivel attachments, shall be subject to a duty
of 10 per centum ad valorem, and cotton cloth, other than the fore-

going, woven with two or more colors or kinds of filling, shall be
subject to a duty of 5 per centum ad valorem.
(e) Tire fabric or fabric for use in pneumatic tires, including
cord fabric, 25 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 905. Cloth, in chief value of cotton, containing silk, or rayon
or other synthetic textile, shall be classified for duty as cotton cloth
under paragraphs 903 and 904 and shall be subject to an additional
duty of 5 per centum ad valorem.

PAR. 906. Cloth, in chief value of cotton, containing wool, 60 per

Containingwol.

centum ad valorem.
dowho
clothnd,
wnrPAR. 907. Tracing cloth, cotton window hollands, and all oilcloths
proof cloth, etc.
(except silk oilcloths and oilcloths for floors), 30 per centum ad
valorem; filled or coated cotton cloths not specially provided for,
35 per centum ad valorem; waterproof cloth, wholly or in chief value
of cotton or other vegetable fiber, whether or not in part of India
rubber, 40 per centum ad valorem.
J
Ud PAI. 908. Tapestries and other Jacquard-figured upholstery cloths
wTapes4trs
(not including pile fabrics or bed ticking) in the piece or otherwise,

wholly or in chief value of cotton or other vegetable fiber, 55 per
centum ad valorem.
PAR. 909. Pile fabrics (including pile ribbons), cut or uncut,

Pilefabrics.

whether or not the pile covers the entire surface, wholly or in chief
value of cotton, and all articles, finished or unfinished, made or cut
from such pile fabrics, all the foregoing, if velveteens or velvets,
62½2 per centum ad valorem; if corduroys, plushes, or chenilles, 50
per centum ad valorem; if terry-woven, 40 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 910. Table damask, wholly or in chief value of cotton, and

Tae
damas

all articles, finished or unfinished, made or cut from such table
quaBdfread^

o

Ja -

damask, 30 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 911. (a) Quilts or bedspreads, 25 per centum ad valorem;
if Jacquard-figured, 40 per centum ad valorem; blankets or blanket
cloth, napped or unnapped, 30 per centum ad valorem but not less
than 141/4 cents per pound; if Jacquard-figured, 45 per centum ad

valorem; Jacquard-figured napped cloth, 45 per centum ad valorem;
towels, other than pile fabrics, 25 per centum ad valorem; ii
Jacquard-figured, 40 per centum ad valorem. The foregoing rates

,

etc.eets'

aedgh

pIo C B s

with

Cotton or other

table fabric.

i

shall apply to any of the foregoing wholly or in chief value of cotton,
whether in the piece or otherwise.
(b) Sheets and pillowcases, wholly or in chief value of cotton, 25
per centum ad valorem; polishing cloths, dust cloths, and mop cloths,
wholly or in chief value of cotton, not made of pile fabrics, 25 per
centum ad valorem; table and bureau covers, centerpieces, runners,
scarfs, napkins, and doilies, made of plain-woven cotton cloth, and
not specially provided for, 30 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 912. Fabrics, with fast edges, not exceeding twelve inches in

width, and articles made therefrom; tubings, garters, suspenders,
braces, cords, tassels, and cords and tassels; all the foregoing, wholly
or in chief value of cotton or of cotton and india rubber, and not
specially provided for, 35 per centum ad valorem; spindle banding,

and lamp and stove wicking, wholly or in chief value of cotton or
other vegetable fiber, 30 per centum ad valorem; candle wicking,
wholly or in chief value of cotton or other vegetable fiber, 10 cents
per pound and 121/2 per centum ad valorem; boot, shoe, or corset
lacings, wholly or in chief value of cotton or other vegetable fiber,
Loom harness, etc.healds,
30
centu ad valorem; loom
and collets, wholly

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

SESS. II.

CH. 497.

643

1930.

SCHEDUIE 9.
or in chief value of cotton or other vegetable fiber, 35 per centum ad
manufacvalorem; labels, for garments or other articles, wholly or in chief tre.

value of cotton or other vegetable fiber, 50 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 913. (a) Belts and belting, for machinery, wholly or in chief bmtihine

belts and

value of cotton or other vegetable fiber, or of cotton or other vegetable fiber and india rubber, 30 per centum ad valorem.
(b) Rope used as belting for textile machinery, wholly or in chief

Rpbetin

PAR. 914. Knit fabric, in the piece, wholly or in chief value of
cotton or other vegetable fiber, made on a warp-knitting machine, 45

Knit fabries.

value of cotton, 40 per centum ad valorem.

Inthe pce

per centum ad valorem; made on other than a warp-knitting
machine, 35 per centum ad valorem.
d mitten,
PAR. 915. Gloves and mittens, finished or unfinished, wholly or in netloab
chief value of cotton or other vegetable fiber: Made of fabric knit
on a warp-knitting machine, 60 per centum ad valorem; made of
fabric knit on other than a warp-knitting machine, 50 per centum
Woven.
ad valorem; made of woven fabric, 25 per centum ad valorem.
ose and bal-hos.
PAB. 916. (a) Hose and half-hose, selvedged, fashioned, seamless,
or mock-seamed, finished or unfinished, wholly or in chief value of
cotton or other vegetable fiber, made wholly or in part on knitting
machines, or knit by hand, 50 per centum ad valorem.
(b) Hose and half-hose, finished or unfinished, made or cut from

knitted fabric wholly or in chief value of cotton or other vegetable
fiber, and not specially provided for, 30 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 917. Underwear, outerwear, and articles of all kinds, knit or
crocheted, finished or unfinished, wholly or in chief value of cotton or
other vegetable fiber, and not specially provided for, 45 per centum
ad valorem.
PAR. 918. Handkerchiefs and woven mufflers, wholly or in chief

Made from knitted

Knitted

Shirt collars and cuffs, of cotton, not specially provided

l'wear,

and

BniSnSfSh

value of cotton, finished or unfinished, not hemmed, shall be subject
to duty as cloth; hemmed or hemstitched, 10 per centum ad valorem,
in addition.
PAR. 919. Clothing and articles of wearing apparel of every inCsoth
description, manufactured wholly or in part, wholly or in chief value
of cotton, and not specially provided for, 371/2 per centum ad
valorem.

nd

m

and
o
ot.

conaisB'nd fs

for, 30 cents per dozen pieces and 10 per centum ad valorem.
Shirts of cotton, not knit or crocheted, 45 per centum ad valorem.

PAR. 920. Lace window curtains, nets, nettings, pillow shams, and ticles,oticnttnhm
la other
cotton and
bed sets, and all other fabrics and articles, by whatever name known, vegetable fabrics.

plain or Jacquard-figured, finished or unfinished, wholly or partly
manufactured, for any use whatsoever made on the Nottingham lacecurtain machine, wholly or in chief value of cotton or other vegetable
fiber, 60 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 921. Rag rugs, wholly or in chief value of cotton, of the type
commonly known as "hit-and-miss", 75 per centum ad valorem:
chenille rugs, wholly or in chief value of cotton, 40 per centum
ad valorem; all other floor coverings, including carpets, carpeting,
mats, and rugs, wholly or in chief value of cotton, 35 per centum
ad valorem.
PAR. 922. Rags, including wiping rags, wholly or in chief value of

Bags

cotton, except rags chiefly used in paper-making, 3 cents per pound. Man,
PAR. 923. All manufactures, wholly or in chief value of cotton, not

specially provided for, 40 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 924. All the articles enumerated or described in this schedule

(except in paragraph 922) shall be subject to an additional duty of

10 cents per pound on the cotton contained therein having a staple
of one and one-eighth inches or more in length.

not

specially provided or.
Additional duty for
lon

gBr

tale

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SEss. II.

644

Cn. 497.

1930.

FcEupa.10.
SCHEDULE 10.-FLAX, HEMP, JUTE, AND MANUFACmauictures'and.
TURES OF
Flax and hemp.

Svraandovin.
r

8
lvr"'nd

vJtcl'

s.e orram

0

Treads, dtw. e, and
Twines expted.

Cordag

P
1001. Flax straw, $3 per ton; flax, not hackled, 112 cents per
pound; flax, hackled, including "dressed line ", 3 cents per pound;
flax tow, flax noils, and crin vegetal, twisted or not twisted, 1 cent
per pound; hemp and hemp tow, 2 cents per pound; hackled hemp,
3½2 cents per pound.
pPAB. 1002. Sliver and roving, of flax, hemp, ramie, or other vegetable fiber, not specially provided for, 20 per centum ad valorem.
PAB. 1003. Jute yarns or roving, single, coarser in size than

twenty-pound, 21/2 cents per pound; twenty-pound up to but not
including ten-pound, 4 cents per pound; ten-pound up to but not
including five-pound, 52 cents per pound; five-pound and finer, 7
cents per pound, but not more than 40 per centum ad valorem; jute
sliver, 1Y2 cents per pound; twist, twine, and cordage, composed of
two or more jute yarns or rovings twisted together, the size of the
single yarn or roving of which is coarser than twenty-pound, 32
cents per pound; twenty-pound up to but not including ten-pound,
5 cents per pound; ten-pound up to but not including five-pound,
62 cents per pound; five-pound and finer, 9 cents per pound; and
in addition thereto, on any of the foregoing twist, twine, and cordage,
when bleached, dyed, or otherwise treated, 2 cents per pound.
PAB. 1004. (a) Single yarns, of flax, hemp, or ramie, or mixture
of any of them, not finer than sixty lea, 35 per centum ad avalorem;
finer than sixty lea, 25 per centum ad valorem.
(b) Threads, twines, and cords, composed of two or more yarns

of flax, hemp, or ramie, or a mixture of any of them, twisted together,
40 per centum ad valorem.
C) There shall not be classified under this paragraph any twines
or cords composed of three or more strands, each strand composed
of two or more yarns, if such twines or cords are wholly or in chief
value of flax or ramie and three-sixteenths of one inch or more in
diameter, or wholly or in chief value of hemp and one-eighth of one
inch or more in diameter.
PAR. 1005. (a) Cordage, including cables, tarred or untarred, com-

posed of three or more strands, each strand composed of two or more
yarns:
-'"...
'.

Sunn, etc.
Hem.
ords and twies.

Fishingnets etc.

Hose fr nquids.

Woven^b.
ute.

(1) Wholly or in chief value of manila (abaca), sisal, hene-

quen, or other hard fiber, 2 cents per pound; and in addition
thereto, on any of the foregoing smaller than three-fourths of
one inch in diameter, 15 per centum ad valorem;
(2) wholly or in chief value of sunn, or other bast fiber, but
not including cordage made of jute 2 cents per pound;
(3) wholly or in chief value of iemp, 31/4 cents per pound.
(b) Cords and twines (whether or not composed of three or more
strands, each strand composed of two or more yarns), tarred or
untarred, single or plied, wholly or in chief value of manila (abaca),
sisal, henequen, or other hard fiber, 40 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 1006. Gill nettings, nets, webs, and seines, and other nets for
fishing, wholly or in chief value of flax, hemp, or ramie, and not
specially provided for, 45 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 1007. Hose, suitable for conducting liquids or gases, wholly
or in chief value of vegetable fiber, 19/2 cents per pound and 15
per centum ad valorem.
PA.
P i 1008. Woven fabrics, wholly of jute, not specially provided
for, not bleached, printed, stenciled, painted, yed, colored, or
rendered noninflammable, 1 cent per pound; bleached, printed, stenciled, painted, dyed, colored, or rendered noninflammable, 1 cent
per pound and 10 per centum ad valorem.

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

PA.

SESS. II.

CH. 497.

645

1930.

1009. (a) Woven fabrics, not including articles finished or

C-TULE

unfinished, of flax, hemp, or ramie, or of which these substances or
any of them is the component material of chief value (except such as

Fmanutahturep

10.
d

of.,

Flax, hemp, orramie.

are commonly used as paddings or interlinings in clothing), exceeding thirty and not exceeding one hundred threads to the square inch,
counting the warp and filling, weighing not less than four and not
more than twelve ounces per square yard, and exceeding twelve
inches but not exceeding thirty-six inches in width, 55 per centum
ad valorem.
(b) Woven fabrics, such as are commonly used for paddings or
interlinings in clothing, wholly or in chief value of flax, or hemp,

Paddin
gs and inter-

or of which these substances or either of them is the component
material of chief value, exceeding thirty and not exceeding one
hundred and twenty threads to the square inch, counting the warp
and filling, and weighing not less than four and one-half and not
more than twelve ounces per square yard, 55 per centum ad valorem;
wholly or in chief value of jute, exceeding thirty threads to the Jute.
square inch, counting the warp and filling, and weighing not less
than four and one-half ounces and not more than twelve ounces per
square yard, 50 per centum ad valorem.
(c) Woven fabrics, in the piece or otherwise, wholly or in chief

Artists'canvas.

value of vegetable fiber, except cotton, filled, coated, or otherwise
prepared for use as artists' canvas, 45 per centum ad valorem.
PAB. 1010. Woven fabrics, not including articles finished or unfin-

Not specially pro

ished, of flax, hemp, ramie, or other vegetable fiber, except cotton, or oded ior e c ept
of which these substances or any of them is the component material of
chief value, not specially provided for, 40 per centum ad valorem.
Pa. 1011. Plain-woven fabrics, not including articles finished or
unfinished, wholly or in chief value of flax, hemp, ramie, or other

ot-

Plainwovenuabcs.
Flaxetc.

vegetable fiber, except cotton, weighing less than four ounces per
square yard, 35 per centum ad valorem.
PA.

1012. Pile fabrics, whether or not the pile covers the entire

ie fabrics.

surface, wholly or in chief value of vegetable fiber, except cotton, and
all articles, finished or unfinished, made or cut from such pile fabrics:
If the pile is wholly cut or wholly uncut, 45 per centum ad valorem;
if the pile is partly cut, 50 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 1013. Table damask, wholly or in chief value of vegetable

fiber, except cotton, and all articles, finished or unfinished, made or
cut from such damask, 45 per centum ad valorem.

PAB. 1014. Towels and napkins, finished or unfinished, wholly or

cot

excepted.

Towels, napkins,

in chief value of flax, hemp, or ramie, or of which these substances she",ete
or any of them is the component material of chief value, not exceeding one hundred and twenty threads to the square inch, counting
the warp and filling, 55 per centum ad valorem; exceeding one hundred and twenty threads to the square inch, counting the warp and
filling, 40 per centum ad valorem; sheets and pillowcases, wholly or
in chief value of flax, hemp, or ramie, or of which these substances
or any of them is the component material of chief value, 40 per
centum ad valorem.
PAR. 1015. Fabrics, with fast edges, not exceeding twelve inches edgBes
with
in width, and articles made therefrom; tubings, garters, suspenders, Vegetable
braces, cords, tassels, and cords and tassels; all the foregoing, whollyon

or in chief value of vegetable fiber, except cotton, or of vegetable
fiber, except cotton, and india rubber, 35 per centum ad valorem;
tapes, wholly or in part of flax, woven with or without metal threads,
on reels, spools, or otherwise, and designed expressly for use in the
manufacture of measuring tapes, 30 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 1016. Handkerchiefs, wholly or in chief value of vegetable

fiber, except cotton, finished or unfinished, not hemmed, 35 per
centum ad valorem; hemmed or hemstitched, or unfinished having

Hndktl

e.

f st

fiber, not

dr

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eHIu, 0la'
drawn threads, 50 per centum ad valorem: Provided, That any of
mrShem Pojteand the foregoing made with hand rolled or hand made hems shall be
Prod
f ho.
nd subject to an additional duty of 1 cent each.
ronled.
PAR. 1017. Clothing, and articles of wearing apparel of every
inCap
n and wear- description, wholly or n chief value of vegetable fiber, except cotton,
Vegetable fiber, not and whether manufactured wholly or in part, not specially provided
cotton.
for, 35 per centum ad valorem; shirt collars and cuffs, wholly or in
part of flax, 40 cents per dozen and 10 per centum ad valorem.
Jutebaeg.
PAR. 1018. Bags or sacks made from plain-woven fabrics of single
jute yarns or from twilled or other fabrics wholly of jute, not
bleached, printed, stenciled, painted, dyed, colored, or rendered noninflammable, 1 cent per pound and 10 per centum ad valorem;
bleached, printed, stenciled, painted, dyed, colored, or rendered noninflammable, 1 cent per pound and 15 per centum ad valorem.
Bagging for cotton,
PA
1019. Bagging for cotton, gunny cloth, and similar fabrics,
suitable for covering cotton, composed of single yarns made of jute,
jute butts, or other vegetable fiber, not bleached, dyed, colored,
stained, painted, or printed, not exceeding sixteen threads to the
square inch, counting the warp and filling, and weighing not less
than fifteen ounces nor more than thirty-two ounces per square
yard, six-tenths of 1 cent per square yard; weighing more than
thirty-two ounces per square yard, three-tenths of 1 cent per pound.
Linoleum
PAB. 1020. Inlaid linoleum, 42 per centum ad valorem; all other
linoleum, including corticine and cork carpet, 35 per centum ad
valorem; floor oilcloth, 20 per centum ad valorem; mats or rugs
made of linoleum or floor oilcloth shall be subject to the same rates
of duty as herein provided for linoleum and floor oilcloth.
traw
matting,
arPAlL 1021. Common China, Japan, and India straw matting, and
toring
of flax, hemp, or
hte.
floor coverings made therefrom, 3 cents per square yard; carpets,
carpeting, mats, matting, and rugs, wholly or in chief value of flax,
hemp, or jute, or a mixture thereof, 35 per centum ad valorem; all
other floor coverings not specially provided for, 40 per centum ad
valorem.
maCttberor'ratt
PAR. 1022. Matting and articles made therefrom, wholly or in
chief value of cocoa fiber or rattan, 10 cents per square yard; pile
mats and floor coverings, wholly or in chief value of cocoa fiber or
rattan, 8 cents per square foot.
Mpeodfaotur. s n ot
PR. 102 3 . All manufactures, wholly or in chief value of vegetable fiber, except cotton, not specially provided for, 40 per centum
ad valorem.
SCHIDUL. 11.

wool and manumtotures of.

Carpet wools.

SCHEDULE 11.-WOOL AND MANUFACTURES OF
PA. 1101. (a) Wools: Donskoi, Smyrna, Cordova, Valparaiso,

Ecuadorean, Syrian, Aleppo, Georgian, Turkestan, Arabian, Bagdad,
Persian, Sistan, East Indian Thibetan, Chinese, Manchurian, Mongolian, Eianan, Sudan, Cyprus, Sardinian, Pyrenean, Oporto,
Iceland, Scotch Blackface, Black Spanish, Kerry, Haslock, and
Welsh Mountain; similar wools without merino or English blood;
all other wools of whatever blood or origin not finer than 40s; and
hair of the camel; all the foregoing, in the grease or washed, 24 cents
per pound of clean content; scoured, 27 cents per pound of clean
content; on the skin, 22 cents per pound of clean content; sorted,
or matchings, if not scoured, 25 cents per pound of clean content:
Toerane.
Provided, That a tolerance of not more than 10 per centum of wools
not finer than 44s may be allowed in each bale or package of wools
impatsuder
bond imported
htae
deinto carpets,
oingpma as not finer than 40s: Provided further, That all the foreet., in tree
o going may be imported under bond in an amount to be fixed by the
Secretary of the Treasury and under such regulations as he shall
prescribe; and if within three years from the date of importation or
withdrawal from bonded warehouse satisfactory proof is furnished

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that the wools or hair have been used in the manufacture of yarns
which have been used in the manufacture of press cloth, camel's
hair belting, rugs, carpets, or any other floor covering, or in the

CMDULE 11.
man a
turesond
o.

manufacture of knit or felt boots or heavy fulled lumbermen's socks,
the duties shall be remitted or refunded: And provided further, usAdorna

than
duter

That if any such wools or hair imported under bond as above pre- carpets, etc.
scribed are used in the manufacture of articles other than press cloth,
camel's hair belting, rugs, carpets, or any other floor coverings, or
knit or felt boots or heavy fulled lumbermen's socks, there shall be
levied, collected, and paid on any such wools or hair so used in
violation of the bond, in addition to the regular duties provided by
this paragraph, 50 cents per pound, which shall not be remitted or
refunded on exportation of the articles or for any other reason.
Deonitions.
(b) For the purposes of this schedule:
(1) Wools and hair in the grease shall be considered such as Woolsinthgrse.
are in their natural condition as shorn from the animal, and
not cleansed otherwise than by shaking, willowing, or burrpicking;
(2) washed wools and hair shall be considered such as have Washed
been washed, with water only, on the animal's back or on the
skin, and all wool and hair, not scoured, with a higher clean
yield than 77 per centum shall be considered as washed;
o
(3) scoured wools and hair shall be considered such as have
been otherwise cleansed (not including shaking, willowing,
burr-picking, or carbonizing);
(4) sorted wools or hair, or matchings, shall be wools and sohair (other than skirtings) wherein the identity of individual
fleeces has been destroyed, except that skirted fleeces shall not
be considered sorted wools or hair, or matchings, unless the
backs have been removed; and
t

(5) the Official Standards of the United States for grades of deeffiigrades.to

wool as established by the Secretary of Agriculture on June 18,
1926, pursuant to law, shall be the standards for determining
the grade of wools.

PAR. 1102. (a) Wools, not specially provided for, not finer than
44s, in the grease or washed, 29 cents per pound of clean content;
scoured, 32 cents per pound of clean content; on the skin, 27 cents
per pound of clean content; sorted, or matchings, if not scoured
30 cents per pound of clean content: Provided, That a tolerance of
not more than 10 per centum of wools not finer than 46s may be
allowed in each bale or package of wools imported as not finer than
44s.

Otherwools

roice.

(b) Wools, not specially provided for, and hair of the Angora ,

goat, Cashmere goat, alpaca, and other like animals, in the grease
or washed, 34 cents per pound of clean content; scoured, 37 cents per
pound of clean content; on the skin, 32 cents per pound of clean
content; sorted, or matchings, if not scoured, 35 cents per pound of
clean content.

PAR. 1103. If any bale or package contains wools, hairs, wool
wastes, or wool waste material, subject to different rates of duty, the

gor
at,

lpa,

duty appliahe tost packges
of
cable
different wools.

highest rate applicable to any part shall apply to the entire contents of such bale or package, except as provided in paragraphs
1101 and 1102.
PAR. 1104. The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized

preons

to

and directed to prescribe methods and regulations for carrying out
the provisions of this schedule relating to the duties on woof and
hair. The Secretary of the Treasury is further authorized and ar seO mo a n
directed to procure from the Secretary of Agriculture, and deposit
in such customhouses and other places in the United States or elsewhere as he may designate, sets of the Official Standards of the

be

648
SBCHDUX1.
ool and mantaSamples of imported
wools to be displayed
incstomhounes.

waste, nols, etc.

waste, of Angora

got hair, etc.

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United States for grades of wool. He is further authorized to display, in the customhouses of the United States, or elsewhere, numbered, but not otherwise identifiable, samples of imported wool and
identifiable, samp s
woo 1

hair? to which are attached data as to clean content and other
pertinent facts, for the information of the trade and of customs
officers.

PAR. 1105. (a) Top waste, slubbing waste, roving waste, and ring

waste, 37 cents per pound; garnetted waste, 26 cents per pound; noils,
carbonized, 30 cents per pound; noils, not carbonized, 23 cents per
pound; thread or yarn waste, 25 cents per pound; card or burr
waste carbonized, 23 cents per pound; not carbonized, 16 cents per
pound; all other wool wastes not specially provided for 24 cents
per pound; shoddy, and wool extract, 24 cents per pound; mungo,
10 cents per pound; wool rags, 18 cents per pound; flocks, 8 cents
per pound.
(b) Wastes of the hair of the
goat, Cashmere goat,
alpaca. and other like animals, shallAngora
be dutiable at the rates pro-

vided for similar types of wool wastes.
washed, not further
advanced than roving,

Yam

Woven fabris.

Low weight

PAR. 1106. Wool, and hair of the kinds provided for in this
schedule, if carbonized, or advanced in any manner or by any process
of manufacture beyond the washed or scoured condition, including
tops, but not further advanced than roving, 37 cents per pound and
20 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 1107. Yar, wholly or in chief value of wool, valued at
not more than $1 per pound, 40 cents per pound and 35 per centum
ad valorem; valued at more than $1 but not more than $1.50 per
pound, 40 cents per pound and 45 per centum ad valorem; valued
at more than $1.50 per pound, 40 cents per pound and 50 per centum
ad valorem.
PAR. 1108. Woven fabrics, weighing not more than four ounces
per square

yard, wholly or in chief value of wool, valued at

not more than $1.25 per pound, 50 cents per pound and 50 per centum
ad valorem; valued at more than $1.25 but not more than $2 per
pound, 50 cents per pound and 55 per centum ad valorem; valued at
more than $2 per pound, 50 cents per pound and 60 per centum ad
Pwrooo.
t valorem: Provided, That if the warp of any of the foregoing is
wholly of cotton, or other vegetable fiber, the duty on the fabric,
valued at not more than $1 per pound, shall be 40 cents per pound
and 50 per centum ad valorem; valued at more than $1 but not more
than $1.50 per pound, 40 cents per pound and 55 per centum ad
valorem; valued at more than $1.50 per pound, 40 cents per pound
and 60 per centum ad valorem.
Heavier weight abPAR. 1109. (a) Woven fabrics, weighing more than four ounces
.
per square yard, wholly or in chief value of wool, valued at not more
than $1.25 per pound, 50 cents per pound and 50 per centum ad
valorem; valued at more than $1.25 but not more than $2 per pound,
50 cents per pound and 55 per centum ad valorem; valued at more
than $2 per pound, 50 cents per pound and 60 per centum ad valorem.
ts, mchnedoth(b) Felts, belts, blankets, jackets, or other articles of machine
clothing, for paper-making, printing, or other machines, when
woven, wholly or in chief value of wool, as units or in the piece,
finished or unfinished, shall be dutiable at the rates provided in
subparagraph (a).
Pilefabrics.
PAR. 1110. Pile fabrics, whether or not the pile covers the entire
surface, wholly or in chief value of wool, and all articles, finished or
unfinished, made or cut from such pile fabrics: If the pile is wholly
cut or wholly uncut, 44 cents per pound and 50 per centum ad
valorem; if the pile is partly cut, 44 cents per pound and 55 per
centum ad valorem.

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1930.

PAR. 1111. Blankets, and similar articles (including carriage and
WBCDUm 11.
automobile robes and steamer rugs), made of blanketing, as units or twol and manutao
in the piece, finished or unfinished, wholly or in chief value of wool, Blankets, tc.

not exceeding three yards in length, valued at not more than $1 per
pound, 30 cents per pound and 36 per centum ad valorem; valued at
more than $1 but not more than $1.50 per pound, 33 cents per pound
and 371/2 per centum ad valorem; valued at more than $1.50 per
pound, 40 cents per pound and 40 per centum ad valorem: Provided, Par
That on all the foregoing, exceeding three yards in length, the same La
duty shall be paid as on woven fabrics of wool weighing more than
four ounces per square yard.
PAR. 1112. Felts, not woven, wholly or in chief value of wool,

Felts, not

woven.

valued at not more than $1.50 per pound, 30 cents per pound and 35
per centum ad valorem; valued at more than $1.50 per pound, 40
cents per pound and 40 per centum ad valorem.

PA. 1113. Fabrics, with fast edges, not exceeding twelve inches
in width, and articles made therefrom; tubings, garters, suspenders,
braces, cords, and cords and tassels; all the foregoing, wholly or in
chief value of wool, 50 cents per pound and 50 per centum ad
valorem.
PAR. 1114 (a) Knit fabric, in the piece, wholly or in chief value
of wool, valued at not more than $1 per pound, 33 cents per pound
and 40 per centum ad valorem; valued at more than $1 per pound, 50
cents per pound and 50 per centum ad valorem.
(b) Hose, half-hose, gloves, and mittens, finished or unfinished,

wholly or in chief value of wool, valued at not more than $1.75 per
dozen pairs, 40 cents per pound and 35 per centum ad valorem;
valued at more than $1.75 per dozen pairs, 50 cents per pound and 50
per centum ad valorem.
(c) Knit underwear, finished or unfinished, wholly or in chief
value of wool, valued at not more than $1.75 per pound, 40 cents per
pound and 30 per centum ad valorem; valued at more than $1.75
per pound, 50 cents per pound and 50 per centum ad valorem.
(d) Outerwear and articles of all kinds, knit or crocheted, finished
or unfinished, wholly or in chief value of wool, and not specially
provided for, valued at not more than $2 per pound, 44 cents per
pound and 45 per centum ad valorem; valued at more than $2 per
pound, 50 cents per pound and 50 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 1115. (a) Clothing and articles of wearing apparel of every
description, not knit or crocheted, manufactured wholly or in part,
wholly or m chief value of wool, valued at not more than $4 per
pound, 33 cents per pound and 45 per centum ad valorem; valued
at more than $4 per pound, 50 cents per pound and 50 per centum
ad valorem.
(b) Bodies, hoods, forms, and shapes, for hats, bonnets, caps
berets, and similar articles, manufactured wholly or in part of wool
felt, 40 cents per pound and 75 per centum ad valorem; and, in
addition thereto on all the foregoing, if pulled, stamped, blocked,
or trimmed (including finished hats, bonnets, caps, berets, and similar articles), 25 cents per article.
PAR. 1116. (a) Oriental, Axminster, Savonnerie, Aubusson, and
other carpets, rugs, and mats, not made on a power-driven loom,
plain or figured, whether woven as separate carpets, rugs, or mats,
or in rolls of any width, 50 cents per square foot, but not less than 45
per centum ad valorem.
(b) Carpets, rugs, and mats, of oriental weave or weaves, made
on a power-driven loom; chenille Axminster carpets, rugs, and
mats; all the foregoing, plain or figured, whether woven as separate
carpets, rugs, or mats, or in rolls of any width, 60 per centum ad
valorem.

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ed

Intefabrice

gioset,alf hotse

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Pr
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SCIDULBI I1.
PA. 1117. (a) Axminster carpets, rugs, and mats, not specially
d mannfac provided for; Wilton carpets, rugs, and mats; Brussels carpets, rugs,
Carpstersnd gs
and mats; velvet or tapestry carpets, rugs, and mats; and carpets,
Brussels, etc.
rugs, and mats, of like character or description; all the foregoing,
valued at not more than 40 cents per square foot, 40 per centum ad
valorem; valued at more than 40 cents per square foot, 60 per centum
ad valorem.
Ingrain, art squares,
(b) Ingrain carpets, mats, and rugs or art squares, of whatever
etc.
material composed, and carpets, rugs, and mats, of like character or
description, not specially provided for, 25 per centum ad valorem.
Druggets, etc.
(c) All other floor coverings, including mats and druggets, wholly
or in chief value of wool, not specially provided for, valued at not
more than 40 cents per square foot, 30 per centum ad valorem; valued
at more than 40 cents per square foot, 60 per centum ad valorem.
Parts dutiable.
(d) Parts of any of the foregoing shall be dutiable at the rate
provided for the completed article.
Screens,
hassocks,
PAR. 1118. Screens, hassocks, and all other articles, composed
wholly or in part of carpets, rugs, or mats, and not specially provided
for, 30 per centum ad valorem.
Tapestries.
PAR. 1119. Tapestries and upholstery goods (not including pile
fabrics), in the piece or otherwise, wholly or in chief value of wool,
shall be subject to the applicable rates of duty imposed upon woven
fabrics of wool in paragraph 1108 or 1109.
Not specialy proPAR. 1120. All manufactures, wholly or in chief value of wool,
not specially provided for, 50 per centum ad valorem.
Definitiono"vwool."
PAR. 1121. Wherever in this title the word " wool" is used in
connection with a manufactured article of which it is a component
material, it shall be held to include wool or hair of the sheep, camel,
Angora goat, Cashmere goat, alpaca, or other like animals, whether
manufactured by the woolen, worsted, felt, or any other process.
Fcabrics wth perPAR. 1122. Fabrics (except printing-machine cylinder lapping in
centage
of wool.
chief value of flax), in the piece or otherwise, containing 17 per
centum or more in weight of wool, but not in chief value thereof
and whether or not more specifically provided for, shall be dutiable
as follows:
Computation of
That proportion of the amount of the duty on the fabric, computed under this schedule, which the amount of wool bears to the
entire weight, plus that proportion of the amount of the duty on
the fabric, computed as if this paragraph had not been enacted,
which the weight of the component materials other than wool bears
to the entire weight.

turesw

CHBDUL] 12.

Silk manufacture.
Partly

m

a

nu-

Spunyarn.

Thrown, singles,

etc.

SCHEDULE 12.-SILK MANUFACTURES
PAR. 1201. Silk partially manufactured, including total or partial
degumming tother than in the reeling process, from raw silk, waste
silk, or cocoons, and silk noils exceeding two inches in length; all
the foregoing, if not twisted or spun, 35 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 1202. Spun silk or schappe silk yarn, or yarn of silk and
rayon or other synthetic textile, and roving, not bleached, dyed,
colored, or plied, 40 per centum ad valorem; bleached, dyed,
colored, or plied, 50 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 1203. Thrown silk not more advanced than singles, tram,

Sewing silk, threads or organzine, 20 per centum ad valorem.

etc.

PAR. 1204. Sewing silk, twist, floss, and silk threads or yarns
of any description, made from raw silk, not specially provided for,

Woven fabrics in the 40 per centum ad valorem.

piece.

PAR. 1205. Woven fabrics in the piece, wholly or in chief value
of silk, not specially provided for, 55 per centum ad valorem; woven
fabrics in the piece, not exceeding thirty inches in width, whether

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1930.

woven with fast or split edges, wholly or in chief value of silk, including umbrella silk or Gloria cloth, 60 per centum ad valorem; any

651
aCH1OUL

Sil

12.

manufactures

of the foregoing, if Jacquard-figured, 65 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 1206. Pile fabrics (including pile ribbons), whether or not

Pile fabrics.

the pile covers the entire surface, wholly or in chief value of silk,
and all articles, finished or unfinished, made or cut from such pile
fabrics:
(1) If the pile is wholly cut or wholly uncut, if velvets (other

than ribbons), 65 per centum ad valorem; if other than velvets,
60 per centum ad valorem;
(2) if the pile is partly cut, if velvets (other than ribbons), 70
per centum ad valorem; if other than velvets, 65 per centum ad
valorem;

Wholly cut or uncut.

Prtlyut.

Ribbons.
(3) velvet ribbons, 60 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 1207. Fabrics, with fast edges, not exceeding twelve inches eFabecs,

with

fast

in width, and articles made therefrom; tubings, garters, suspenders,
braces, cords, tassels, and cords and tassels; all the foregoing wholly
or in chief value of silk or of silk and india rubber, and not specially
provided for, 55 per centum ad valorem; if Jacquard-figured, 65
per centum ad valorem.
Knit abric, gloves
PAR. 1208. Knit fabric, in the piece, wholly or in chief value of etc.
silk, 55 per centum ad valorem; gloves, mittens, hose, half-hose,
underwear, outerwear, and articles of all kinds, knit or crocheted,
finished or unfinished, wholly or in chief value of silk, 60 per centum
ad valorem.
PAR. 1209. Handkerchiefs and woven mufflers, wholly or in chief Handkerhiefs
value of silk, finished or unfinished, not hemmed, 55 per centum
ad valorem; hemmed or hemstitched, 60 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 1210. Clothing and articles of wearing apparel of every

clothing

description, manufactured wholly or in part, wholly or in chief value
of silk, and not specially provided for, 65 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 1211. All manufactures, wholly or in chief value of silk, spialyproided
not specially provided for, 65 per centum ad valorem.

Sor

SCHEDULE 13.

SCHEDULE 13.-MANUFACTURES OF RAYON OR OTHER raMnuf^ctures o
thetic textiles.
SYNTHETIC TEXTILE

PAR. 1301. Filaments of rayon or other synthetic textile, single
or grouped, and yarns of rayon or other synthetic textile, singles,
all the foregoing not specially provided for, weighing one hundred
and fifty deniers or more per length of four hundred and fifty meters,
45 per centum ad valorem; weighing less than one hundred and fifty
deniers per length of four hundred and fifty meters, 50 per centum
ad valorem; and, in addition, yarns of rayon or other synthetic
textile, plied, shall be subject to an additional duty of 5 per centum
ad valorem: Provided, That none of the foregoing filaments shall
be subject to a less duty than 40 cents per pound, and none of the
foregoing yarns shall be subject to a less duty than 45 cents per
pound. Any of the foregoing yarns if having more than twenty
turns twist per inch shall be subject to an additional cumulative
duty of 45 cents per pound.
PAR. 1302. Waste of rayon or other synthetic textile, except waste
wholly or in chief value of cellulose acetate, 10 per centum ad valorem; filaments of rayon or other synthetic textile, not exceeding
thirty inches in length, other than waste, whether known as cut
fiber, staple fiber, or by any other name, 25 per centum ad valorem;
noils of rayon or other synthetic textile, 25 per centum ad valorem;
garnetted or carded rayon or other synthetic textile, 10 cents per
pound and 25 per centum ad valorem; sliver, tops, and roving, of

Filaments, yarns,
etc.

Provio.
Minimum duty.

Waste, noils, sliver,
etc.

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or trips.

PAB. 1306. Woven fabrics in the piece, wholly or in chief value of

rayon or other synthetic textile, not specially provided for 45 cents
per pound and 60 per centum ad valorem, and, in addition, if
Jacquard-figured, 10 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 1307. Pile fabrics (including pile ribbons), whether or not the

Pie fabrics.

ith

fat

i

a

PAR. 1309. Knit fabric, in the piece, wholly or in chief value of
rayon or other synthetic textile, 45 cents per pound and 60 per centum ad valorem; gloves, mittens, hose, half-hose, underwear, outerwear, and articles of all kinds, knit or crocheted, finished or unfinished, wholly or in chief value of rayon or other synthetic textile,
d

(lothing.

Manufactures not

and

osyrtyntic
oth
stetil
nh

pile covers the entire surface, wholly or in chief value of rayon or
other synthetic textile, and all articles, finished or unfinished, made
or cut from such pile fabrics, 45 cents per pound, and, in addition,
if the pile is wholly cut or wholly uncut, 60 per centum ad valorem,
if the pile is partly cut, 65 per centum ad valorem.
. 1308. Fabrics, with fast edges, not exceeding twelve inches
in width, and articles made therefrom- tubings, garters, suspenders,
braces, cords, tassels, and cords and tassels; all the foregoing
wholly or in chief value of rayon or other synthetic textile, or of
rayon or other synthetic textile and india rubber, and not specially
provided for, 45 cents per pound and 60 per centum ad valorem, and,
InKnit
addition, if Jacquard-figured, 10 per centum ad valorem.

brie.glov

mnuffnk.
er

1304. Yarn of rayon or other synthetic textile put up for

handwork, and sewing thread of rayon or other synthetic textile, 55
per centum ad valorem, but not less than 45 cents per pound.
PAR. 1305. Rayon or other synthetic textile in bands or strips not
exceeding one inch in width, suitable for the manufacture of textiles,
45 per centum ad valorem, but not less than 45 cents per pound.

Woventabrics.

etc

1930.

n-centum

sewing thread,etc.

edasbri,

CH. 497.

rayon or other synthetic textile, 10 cents per pound and 30 per
ad valorem.
PAR. 1303. Spun yarn of rayon or other synthetic textile, 12Y2
cents per pound, and, in addition, if singles, 45 per centum ad
valorem, if plied, 50 per centum ad valorem.

Ia.

thiotextile.
pun yarn

Bands

SEss. II.

45 cents per pound and 65 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 1310. Handkerchiefs and woven mufflers, wholly or in chief

value of rayon or other synthetic textile, finished or unfinished, not
hemmed, 45 cents per pound and 60 per centum ad valorem; if
hemmed or hemstitched, 45 cents per pound and 65 per centum ad
valorem.
PAR. 1311. Clothing and articles of wearing apparel of every
description, manufactured wholly or in part, wholly or in chief value
of rayon or other synthetic textile, and not specially provided for,
45 cents per pound and 65 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 1312. Manufactures of filaments, fibers, yarns, or threads, of

rayon or other synthetic textile, and textile products made of bands
or strips (not exceeding one inch in width) of rayon or other
synthetic textile, all the foregoing, wholly or in chief value of rayon or
other synthetic textile, not specially provided for, 45 cents per pound
and 65 per centum ad valorem.
'

P AR. 1313. Whenever used in this Act the terms "rayon" and
other synthetic textile " mean the product made by any artificial

process from cellulose, a cellulose hydrate, a compound of cellulose,
or a mixture containing any of the foregoing, which product is
solidified into filaments, fibers, bands, strips, or sheets, whether such
products are known as rayon, staple fiber, visca, or cellophane, or as
artificial, imitation, or synthetic silk, wool, horsehair, or straw, or

by any other name whatsoever.

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

SESS. II.

CH. 497.

653

1930.

SCHEDULE 14.-PAPERS AND BOOKS

SCHEDULE 14.
Papers and books.

PAB. 1401. Uncoated papers commonly or commercially known as

Book paper

book paper, and all uncoated printing paper, not specially provided
for, not including cover paper, one-fourth of 1 cent per pound and

o.

10 per centum ad valorem: Provided, That if any country, Negotiations authordependency, province, or other subdivision of government shall stneting eonrtiyg o
forbid or restrict in any way the exportation of (whether by law, printing paper, pul

re r
order, regulation, contractual relation, or otherwise, directly or thereof
indirectly), or impose any export duty, export license fee, or other
export charge of any kind whatsoever (whether in the form of
additional charge or license fee or otherwise) upon printing paper,
or wood pulp, or wood for use in the manufacture of wood pulp, the
President may enter into negotiations with such country, dependency,
province, or other subdivision of government to secure the removal
of such prohibition, restriction, export duty, or other export charge,
and if it is not removed he may, by proclamation, declare such failure gotiationsai n

of negotiations, setting forth the facts. Thereupon, and until such

D

Additional duty im-

prohibition, restriction, export duty, or other export charge is Po
removed, there shall be imposed upon printing paper provided for in
this paragraph, when imported either directly or indirectly from
such country, dependency, province, or other subdivision of government, an additional duty of 10 per centum ad valorem and in addition tOd u ber amount
thereto an amount equal to the highest export duty or other export posed.
charge imposed by such country, dependency, province, or other
subdivision of government, upon either an equal amount of printing
paper or an amount of wood pulp or wood for use in the manufacture
of wood pulp necessary to manufacture such printing paper.
PA.

1402. Paper board, wallboard, and pulpboard,

including

Pope

btoarard"

cardboard, and leather board or compress leather, not plate finished,
supercalendered or friction calendered, laminated by means of an
adhesive substance, coated, surface stained or dyed, lined or vat-lined,
embossed, printed, decorated or ornamented in any manner, nor cut
into shapes for boxes or other articles and not specially provided for, po

10 per centum ad valorem: Provided, That for the purposes of this r Thickness

Act any of the foregoing less than twelve one-thousandths of one inch
in thickness shall be deemed to be paper; sheathing paper, roofing
paper, deadening felt, sheathing felt, roofing felt or felt roofing,

to be

deemed paper.

any country, dependency, province, or other subdivision of govern-

dutny
imports from counonCountervingmp
try imposing higher

ment imposes a duty on any article specified in this paragraph, when

unitedPtat" .

PAR. 1403. Filter masse or filter stock, composed wholly or in part

a
^Flter me

whether or not saturated or coated, 10 per centum ad valorem.

If

imported from the United States, in excess of the duty herein
provided, there shall be imposed upon such article, when imported
either directly or indirectly from such country, dependency, province,
or other subdivision of government, a duty equal to that imposed by
such country, dependency, province, or other subdivision of government on such article imported from the United States.

of wood pulp, wood flour, cotton or other vegetable fiber, 20 per
centum ad valorem; indurated fiber ware, masks composed of paper,
pulp or papier-mache, and manufactures of papier-mache, not
specially provided for, 25 per centum ad valorem; manufactures of
pulp, not specially provided for, 30 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 1404. Papers commonly or commercially known as tissue
paper, stereotype paper, and copying paper, india and bible paper,
condenser paper, carbon paper, coated or uncoated, bibulous paper,
pottery paper, tissue paper for waxing, and all paper similar to any
of the foregoing, not specially provided for, colored or uncolored,
white or printed, weighing not over six pounds to the ream, and
whether in sheets or any other form, 6 cents per pound and 20 per

a copyng

fiber

et.

654

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

sCHEDULE

SESS. II.

Cii. 497.

1930.

centum ad valorem; weighing over six pounds and less than ten

14.

Paper and books.

pounds to the ream, 5 cents per pound and 15 per centum ad valorem;

india and bible paper weighing ten pounds or more and less than
twenty and one-half pounds to the ream, 4 cents per pound and 15
per centum ad valorem; crepe paper, commonly or commercially so
known, including paper creped or partly creped in any manner, and
paper wadding, and pulp wadding, and manufactures of such
sov .
wadding, 6 cents per pound and 15 per centum ad valorem: Provided
That no article composed wholly or in chief value of one or more of
the papers specified in this paragraph shall be subject to a less rate
of duty than that imposed upon the component paper of chief value
Meaning o "ream." of which such article is made: Provided further, That. the term
"ream " as used in this paragraph means two hundred and eightyight thousand square inches.
Cotserfac
Coateds
etc.
PAR. 1405. Papers with coated surface or surfaces, not specially
provided for, 5 cents per pound and 15 per centum ad valorem;
papers with coated surface or surfaces, embossed or printed otherwise than lithographically, and papers wholly or partly covered with
metal or its solutions (except as herein provided), or with gelatin
Uncoated, withdeco- linseed'oil cement, or flock, 5 cents per pound and 15 per centum ad
valorem; uncoated papers, including wrapping paper, with the surface or surfaces wholly or partly decorated or covered with a design,
fancy effect, pattern, or character, except designs, fancy effects,
patterns, or characters produced on a paper machine without attachments, or produced by lithographic process, 41/2 cents per pound
and 10 per centum ad valorem, and in addition thereto, if embossed,
or printed otherwise than lithographically, or wholly or partly
Ao.
covered with metal or its solutions, or with gelatin or flock, 10 per
Metaic coated.
centum ad valorem: Provided,That paper wholly or partly covered
with metal or its solutions, and weighing less than fifteen pounds
per ream of four hundred and eighty sheets, on the basis of twenty
by twenty-five inches, shall be subject to a duty of 5 cents per pound
clth-lie, etc.
and 18 per centum ad valorem; gummed papers, not specially prot
vided for, 5 cents per pound; simplex decalcomania paper not
printed, 5 cents per pound and 10 per centum ad valorem; cloth-lined
or reinforced paper, 5 cents per pound and 17 per centum ad
Iax coated,

imita-

tionarchment, etc.

Bags,

boxes, etc.

vegetable parchment paper, grease-proof and imitation parchment
papers which have been supercalendered and rendered transparent
or partially so, by whatever name known all other grease-proof and
imitation parchment paper, not specially provided for, by whatever name known, 3 cents per pound and 15 per centum ad valorem;
bags, printed matter other than lithographic, and all other articles,
composed wholly or in chief value of any of the foregoing papers,
not specially provided for, and all boxes of paper or papier-mache

Photographic, sensi-

Traner paper

valorem; papers with paraffin or wax-coated surface or surfaces,

with

or wood covered or lined with any of the foregoing papers or lithographed paper, or covered or lined with cotton or other vegetable
fiber, 5 cents per pound and 20 per centum ad valorem; plain basic
paper ordinarily used in the manufacture of paper commonly or
commercially known either as blue print or brown print, and plain
basic paper ordinarily used for similar purposes, 20 per centum ad
valorem; sensitized paper commonly or commercially known either
as blue print or brown print, and similar sensitized paper, 25 per
centum ad valorem; unsensitized basic paper, and baryta coated
paper, to be sensitized for use in photography, 5 per centum ad
valorem; sensitized paper, to be used in photography, 30 per centum
ad valorem; wet transfer paper or paper prepared wholly with
glycerin or glycerin combined with other materials, containing the
imprints taken from lithographic plates or stones, 65 per centum
ad valorem.

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SEss. II.

CL 497.

655

1930.

PAR. 1406. Pictures, calendars, cards, labels, flaps, cigar bands,
placards, and other articles, composed wholly or in chief value of

paper lithographically printed in whole or in part from stone,
gelatin, metal, or other material (except boxes, views of American
scenery or objects, and music, and illustrations when forming part
of a periodical or newspaper, or of bound or unbound books,
accompanying the same), not specially provided for, shall be subject
to duty at the following rates: Labels and flaps, printed in less than
eight colors (bronze printing to be counted as two colors), but

sCHEDULo 14.
Lithograhic,
printedarticles.

Labels

and

etc.,

laps,

cigarband.

not printed in whole or in part in metal leaf, 30 cents per pound:
cigar bands of the same number of colors and printings, 35 cents per
pound; labels and flaps printed in eight or more colors (bronze
printing to be counted as two colors), but not printed in whole or
in part in metal leaf, 40 cents per pound; cigar bands of the same
number of colors and printings, 50 cents per pound; labels and flaps,
printed in whole or in part in metal leaf, 60 cents per pound; cigar
bands, printed in whole or in part in metal leaf, 65 cents per pound; Embossed, etc.
all labels, flaps, and bands, not exceeding ten square inches cutting
size in dimensions, if embossed or die-cut, shall be subject to the
same rate of duty as hereinbefore provided for cigar bands of the
same number of colors and printings (but no extra duty shall be
assessed on labels, flaps, and bands for embossing or die-cutting);
transparencies, printed lithographically or otherwise, in not more

Tsparencies, etc.

Provided,That all invoices shall state the number of separate printings actually employed in the production of the transparency; fash-

Number of eaate
pringsininoi

than five printings (bronze printing to be counted as two printings),
40 per centum ad valorem; in more than five printings (bronze
printing to be counted as two printings), 50 per centum ad valorem:
ion magazines or periodicals, printed in whole or in part by
lithographic process, or decorated by hand, 8 cents per pound; decal- deFaoimni
comanias in ceramic colors, weighing not over one hundred pounds
per one thousand sheets on the basis of twenty by thirty inches in
dimensions, $1.25 per pound and 15 per centum ad valorem; weighing over one hundred pounds per one thousand sheets on the basis
of twenty by thirty inches in dimensions, 30 cents per pound and 15
per centum ad valorem; all other decalcomanias, except toy decalcomanias, if not backed with metal leaf, 40 cents per pound; if backed
with metal leaf, 65 cents per pound; all articles other than those

other ariclm.

hereinbefore specifically provided for in this paragraph, not exceeding twelve one-thousandths of one inch in thickness, 30 cents per
pound; exceeding twelve and not exceeding twenty one-thousandths
of one inch in thickness, and less than thirty-five square inches cutting size in dimensions, 15 cents per pound; exceeding thirty-five
square inches cutting size in dimensions, 12 cents per pound, and in
addition thereto on all said articles exceeding twelve and not
exceeding twenty one-thousandths of one inch in thickness, if either
die-cut or embossed, three-fourths of 1 cent per pound; if both die-cut
and embossed, 1y2 cents per pound; exceeding twenty one-thousandths
of one inch in thickness, 8% cents per pound: Provided That in the nex
case of articles hereinbefore specified the thickness which shall deter-

mine the rate of duty to be imposed shall be that of the thinnest
material found in the article, but for the purposes of this paragraph
the thickness of lithographs mounted or pasted upon paper, cardboard, or other material shall be the combined thickness of the
lithograph and the foundation on which it is mounted or pasted,
and the cutting size shall be the area which is the product of the
greatest dimensions of length and breadth of the article, and if
the article is made up of more than one piece, the cutting size shall
be the combined cutting sizes of all of the lithographically printed
parts in the article.

i,

thick.

656

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
PAi.

SCBEDUI 14.

wanpt

brSag

SEas. II.

CH. 497.

1930.

1407. (a) Correspondence cards, writing, letter, note, draw-

ing, and handmade paper, paper commonly or commercially known

etc.
Bristolboard, etc.

Rued,decorated,etc.

Combination
andenvelop.

sheet

"Papetries"

de-

as handmade or machine handmade paper, japan paper and imitation japan paper by whatever name known, Bristol board of the
kinds made on a Fourdrinier or a multicylinder machine, ledger,
bond, record, tablet, typewriter, manifold, onionskin, and imitation
onionskin paper, and paper similar to any of the foregoing, all the
above weighing eight pounds or over per ream 3 cents per pound
and 15 per centum ad valorem; if ruled, bordered, embossed, printed,
lined, or decorated in any manner, whether in the pulp or otherwise,
other than by lithographic process, 10 per centum ad valorem in
addition; correspondence cards, and writing, letter, and note paper,
in sheets less than one hundred and ten square inches in area, shall
be subject to an additional cumulative duty of 5 per centum ad
valorem.
(b) Sheets of writing, letter, and note paper, with border gummed
or perforated, with or without inserts, prepared for use as combina-

"Ream" computed.
Envelopes, etc.

tion sheet and envelope, and papeteries, 40 per centum ad valorem.
The term "papeteries" as used in this paragraph means writing,
letter, or note paper, or correspondence cards, together with the envelopes, packed or assembled into boxes, portfolios, folders, or other
containers, in which such articles are sold as a unit to the ultimate
consumer, including such containers.
(c) The term "ream" as used in this paragraph] means one hun-

dred and eighty-seven thousand square inches.

PAR. 1408. Paper envelopes, filled or unfilled, whether the con-

tents are dutiable or free, not specially provided for shall be subject
to the same rate of duty as the paper from which made and in
addition thereto, if plain, 5 per centum ad valorem; if bordered
embossed, printed, tinted, decorated, or lined, 10 per centum ad
valorem; if lithographed, 30 per centum ad valorem: Provided,

ProVio.

subet to duty ta- That paper envelopes which contain merchandise subject to an ad
able.

Jacquard designs on

tingetc
Pot, p.

67.

valorem rate of duty or a duty based in whole or in part upon the
value thereof shall be dutiable at the rate applicable to their contents but not less than the rates provided for herein.
PAR. 1409. Jacquard designs on ruled paper, or cut on Jacquard

al blot cards, and parts of such designs, 35 per centum ad valorem;

hanging paper, not printed, lithographed,

dyed, or colored, 10

per centum ad valorem; printed, lithographed, dyed, or colored,
1Y/ cents per pound and 20 per centum ad valorem; wrapping
paper not specially provided for, 30 per centum ad valorem; blotting paper, 30 per centum ad valorem; filtering paper, 5 cents
per pound and 15 per centum ad valorem; paper commonly or commercially known as cover paper, plain, uncoated, and undecorated,
30 per centum ad valorem; paper not specially provided for, 30 per
centum ad valorem.
Books, etc.

Prot
ro.
Domestic returned,
dutiabl only on comt
tc.aterials abroad,

PAR. 1410. Unbound books of all kinds, bound books of all kinds

except those bound wholly or in part in leather, sheets or printed
pages of books bound wholly or in part in leather, pamphlets, music
in books or sheets, and printed matter, all the foregoing not specially
provided for, if of bona fide foreign authorship, 15 per centum ad
valorem; all other, not specially provided for, 25 per centum ad
valorem: Provided, That exported books of domestic manufacture,
when returned to the United States after having been advanced in
value or improved in condition by any process of manufacture or

other means, shall, under rules and regulations prescribed by the
Secretary of the Treasury, be dutiable only on the cost of materials
added and labor performed in a foreign country; blank books, slate
books, drawings, engravings, photographs, etchings, maps, and
charts, 25 per centum ad valorem; book bindings or covers wholly

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

SESS. II.

CH. 497.

657

1930.
BCSULE

or in part of leather, not specially provided for, 30 per centum ad
valorem; books of paper or other material for children's use, printed

4.

and books.

Pa

lithographically or otherwise, not exceeding in weight twenty-four
ounces each, with reading matter other than letters, numerals, or
descriptive words, 15 per centum ad valorem; booklets, printed
lithographically or otherwise, not specially provided for, 7 cents
per pound; booklets, wholly or in chief value of paper, decorated in
whole or in part by hand or by spraying, whether or not printed,
not specially provided for, 15 cents per pound; all post cards (not Post
including American views), plain, decorated, embossed, or printed
except by lithographic process, 30 per centum ad valorem; views of
any landscape, scene, building, place or locality in the United States
on cardboard or paper, not thinner than eight one-thousandths of
one inch, by whatever process printed or produced, including those
wholly or in part produced by either lithographic or photogelatin
process (except show cards), occupying thirty-five square inches or
less of surface per view bound or unbound, or in any other form,
15 cents per pound and 25 per centum ad valorem; thinner than

ids

eight one-thousandths of one inch, $2 per thousand; greeting cards, oreetgdS

valentines, tally cards, place cards, and all other social and gift
cards, including folders, booklets and cutouts, or in any other form,
wholly or partly manufactured, with greeting, title or other wording, 45 per centum ad valorem; without greeting, title or other
wording, 30 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 1411. Photograph, autograph, scrap, post-card and postagestamp albums, and albums for phonograph records, wholly or partly
manufactured, 30 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 1412. Playing cards, 10 cents per pack and 20 per centum
ad valorem.
PAR. 1413. Papers and paper board and pulpboard, including

cardboard and leatherboard or compress leather, embossed, cut, diecut, or stamped into designs or shapes, such as initials, monograms,
lace, borders, bands, strips, or other forms, or cut or shaped for
boxes or other articles, plain or printed, but not lithographed, and
not specially provided for; paper board and pulpboard, including
cardboard and leatherboard or compress leather, plate finished, supercalendered or friction calendered, laminated by means of an adhesive
substance, coated, surface stained or dyed, lined or vat-lined, embossed, printed, or decorated or ornamented in any manner; press
boards and press paper, all the foregoing, 30 per centum ad valorem;
test or container boards of a bursting strength above sixty pounds
per square inch by the Mullen or the Webb test, 20 per centum ad
valorem; stereotype-matrix mat or board, 35 per centum ad valorem;
wall pockets, composed wholly or in chief value of paper, papiermache or paper board, whether or not die-cut, embossed, or printed
lithographically or otherwise; boxes, composed wholly or in chief
value of paper, papier-mache or paper board, and not specially provided for; manufactures of paper, or of which paper is the component material of chief value, not specially provided for, all the
foregoing, 35 per centum ad valorem; tubes wholly or in chief value
of paper, commonly used for holding yarn or thread, if parallel, 1
cent per pound and 25 per centum ad valorem; if tapered, 3 cents
per pound and 35 per centum ad valorem.
SCHEDULE 15.-SNDRIES
PAR. 1501. (a) Yarn, slivers, rovings, wick, rope, cord, cloth, tape,

and tubing, of asbestos, or of asbestos and any other spinnable fiber,
with or without wire, and all manufactures of any of the foregoing,
40 per centum ad valorem.
57894°-31---42

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val-

cada

a

mbo s

di

a

t,

board

SGod I

Sundries.

Asbestos, ya

etc

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
SacDULn

1930.

cement or synthetic resin, 25 per centum ad valorem.
(c)
Asbestos shingles and articles in part of asbestos, if containing
hydraulic cement or hydraulic cement and other material, not
coated, impregnated, decorated, or colored, in any manner, threefourths of 1 cent per pound; if coated, impregnated, decorated, or
colored, in any manner, 1 cent per pound.
(d) All other manufactures of which asbestos is the component
material of chief value, 25 per centum ad valorem.

Shingles.

Other articles.
Sporting

CI. 497.

(b) Molded, pressed, or formed articles, in part of asbestos, containing any binding agent, coating, or filler, other than hydraulic

15.

Sundries.
olded arties.

tihletic

SESS. II.

r-

PAR. 1502. Boxing gloves, baseballs, footballs, tennis balls, golf

balls, and all other balls, of whatever material composed, finished
or unfinished, primarily designed for use in physical exercise
(whether or not such exercise involves the element of sport), and all
clubs, rackets, bats, golf tees, and other equipment, such as is
ordinarily used in conjunction therewith, all the foregoing, not
specially provided for, 30 per centum ad valorem; ice and roller
skates, and parts thereof, 20 per centum ad valorem.
spangles, beds, etc.

Imitation pearl
beads.

ation.

nimum
duty

Hat braids, etc, of
straw, chip, etc.

Rayon, etc

Hats, bonnets, and
hwS

paper etc.

Post, p. 3s

PAR. 1503. Spangles and beads, including bugles, not specially

provided for 35 per centum ad valorem; beads of ivory, 45 per
centum ad valorem; fabrics and articles not ornamented with beads,
spangles, or bugles, nor embroidered, tamboured, appliqued, or scalloped, composed wholly or in chief value of beads or spangles (other
than imitation pearl beads, beads in imitation of precious or semiprecious stones, and beads in chief value of synthetic resin), 60 per
centum ad valorem; hollow or filled imitation pearl beads of all
kinds and shapes, of whatever material composed, 60 per centum ad
valorem; imitation solid pearl beads, valued at not more than onefourth of 1 cent per inch, 60 per centum ad valorem; valued at more
than one-fourth of 1 cent and not more than 1 cent per inch, one-half
of 1 cent per inch and 60 per centum ad valorem; valued at more than
1 cent and not more than 5 cents per inch, 1 cent per inch and 40 per
centum ad valorem; valued at more than 5 cents per inch, 60 per
centum ad valorem; iridescent imitation solid pearl beads, valued
at not more than 10 cents per inch, 90 per centum ad valorem; valued
at more than 10 cents per inch, 60 per centum ad valorem; beads composed in chief value of synthetic resin, 75 per centum ad valorem;
all other beads in imitation of precious or semiprecious stones, of all
kinds and shapes, of whatever material composed, 45 per centum
ad valorem: Provided,That the rates on spangles and beads provided
in this paragraph shall be applicable whetter such spangles and
beads are strung or loose, mounted or unmounted: Providedfurther,
hat no article composed wholly or in chief value of any of the
foregoing beads or spangles shall be subject to duty at a less rate
than is imposed in any paragraph of this Act upon such articles
without such beads or spangles.
PAR. 1504. (a) Braids, plaits, laces, and willow sheets or squares,

composed wholly or in chief value of straw, chip, paper, grass, palm
leaf, willow, osier, rattan, real horsehair cuba bark, or manila hemp,
and braids and plaits, wholly or in chief value of ramie, all the foregoing suitable for making or ornamenting hats, bonnets, or hoods:
Not bleached, dyed, colored, or stained, 15 per centum ad valorem;
bleached, dyed, colored, or stained, 25 per centum ad valorem; anv
of the foregoing containing a substantial part of rayon or other
synthetic textile (but not wholly or in chief value thereof), 45 per
centum ad valorem.
(b) Hats, bonnets, and hoods, composed wholly or in chief value

of straw, chip, paper, grass, palm leaf, willow, osier, rattan, real

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

SESS. II.

CH. 497.

horsehair, cuba bark, ramie, or manila hemp, whether wholly or
partly manufactured:
(1) Not blocked or trimmed, and not bleached, dyed, colored,

or stained, 25 per centum ad valorem;
(2) not blocked or trimmed, if bleached, dyed, colored, or
stained, 25 cents per dozen and 25 per centum ad valorem;
(3) blocked or trimmed (whether or not bleached, dyed
colored, or stained), $3.50 per dozen and 50 per centum ad
valorem;
(4) if sewed (whether or not blocked, trimmed, bleached,
dyed, colored, or stained), $4 per dozen and 60 per centum
ad valorem;
(5) any of the foregoing known as harvest hats, valued at less
than $3 per dozen, 25 per centum ad valorem.
(c) As used in this paragraph the terms "grass" and

659

1930.

'straw

SCHEDULE

Not blocked, etc
Bleaced,

etc
tmmed.

Blocked o
S we

H
m

at h

ta

Deftion f"gr
and "steraw." g

mean these substances in their natural form and structure, and not
the separated fiber thereof.
PAR. 1505. Hats, bonnets, and hoods, wholly or in chief value of rayon, etc.
any braid not provided for in paragraph 1504, if such braid is composed of a substantial part of rayon or other synthetic textile, but
not wholly or in chief value thereof:
(1) Blocked or trimmed (whether or not bleached, dyed,

colored, or stained), 90 per centum ad valorem;
(2) if sewed (whether or not blocked, trimmed, bleached,
dyed, colored, or stained), 90 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 1506. Brooms, made of broom corn, straw, wooden fiber, or

16.

Sundries.

n

a rt

Bloced
S w ed
e

Broos bruhes, te

twigs, 25 per centum ad valorem; tooth brushes and other toilet
brushes, the handles or backs of which are composed wholly or in
chief value of any product provided for in paragraph 31, 2 cents each
and 50 per centum ad valorem; handles and backs for tooth brushes
and other toilet brushes, composed wholly or in chief value of any
product provided for in paragraph 31, 1 cent each and 50 per centum
ad valorem; toilet brushes, ornamented, mounted, or fitted with gold,
silver, or platinum, or wholly or partly plated with gold, silver, or
platinum, whether or not enameled, 60 per centum ad valorem; other
tooth brushes and other toilet brushes, 1 cent each and 50 per centum
ad valorem; all other brushes, not specially provided for, 50 per
centum ad valorem; hair pencils in quills or otherwise, 40 per centum
ad valorem.
PAR. 1507. Bristles, sorted, bunched, or prepared, 3 cents per Bristle
pound.
PAi. 1508. Button forms of lastings, mohair or silk cloth, and

manufactures of other material, in patterns of such size, shape, or
form as to be fit for buttons exclusively, and not exceeding three
inches in any one dimension, 10 per centum ad valorem.
PAK. 1509. Buttons of vegetable ivory, finished or partly finished,
11/4 cents per line per gross; vegetable ivory button blanks, not
drilled, dyed, or finished, three-fourths of 1 cent per line per gross;
buttons of pearl or shell, finished or partly finished, 13/4 cents per
line per gross; pearl or shell button blanks, not turned, faced, or
drilled, 1/4 cents per line per gross; and, in addition thereto, on
all the foregoing, 25 per centum ad valorem: Provided, That the
term "line" as used in this paragraph and paragraph 1510 shall
mean the line button measure of one-fortieth of one inch.
PAR. 1510. Buttons commonly known as agate buttons, and but-

tons made in imitation of or similar to pearl, shell, or agate buttons
(except buttons commonly known as Roman pearl and fancy buttons
with a fish-scale or similar to fish-scale finish), l/%: cents per line per

d

Butontorm

But n

l°;

defined.

Agatebuttonsetc

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

SEss. II.

CI. 497.

1930.

acHEDUBZ5.
Sundries.

Cork ad
twusoL

gross and 25 per centum ad valorem; parts of buttons and button
molds or blanks, finished or unfinished, not specially provided for,
and all collar and cuff buttons and studs composed wholly of bone,
mother-of-pearl, ivory, vegetable ivory, or agate, and buttons not
specially provided for, 45 per centum ad valorem.
manufo- PAR. 1511. Cork bark, cut into squares, cubes, or quarters, 8 cents
per pound; stoppers, over three-fourths of one inch in diameter,
measured at the larger end, wholly or in chief value of natural cork
bark, 25 cents per pound; wholly or in chief value of artificial, composition, or compressed cork, 10 cents per pound; stoppers, threefourths of one inch or less in diameter, measured at the larger end,
wholly or in chief value of natural cork bark, 31 cents per pound,
wholly or in chief value of artificial, composition, or compressed

cork, 121/2 cents per pound; perforated or hollow corks, commonly
or commercially known as shell corks, 75 cents per pound; perforated cork penholder grips, $2 per pound; disks, wafers, and
washers, three-sixteenths of one inch or less in thickness, made from
natural cork bark, 25 cents per pound; if made from artificial, composition, or compressed cork, 121/ cents per pound; cork, commonly
or commercially known as artificial, composition, or compressed
cork in the rough and not further advanced than slabs, blocks,

planks, rods, stics, or similar forms, 10 cents per pound; manufactures wholly or in chief value of artificial, composition, or compressed cork, finished or unfinished, not specially provided for, 16
cents per pound; clean, refined, or purified, granulated or ground
cork, weighing not over six pounds per cubic foot uncompressed, 3
cents per pound; all other ground, granulated, or regranulated cork,
1 cent per pound; cork insulation, wholly or in chief value of cork,
cork waste, or granulated or ground cork, in blocks, slabs, boards,
or planks, 2 /2cents per board foot; cork pipe coverings, cork fitting
covers, and cork lags, wholly or partly manufactured, coated or
uncoated, 5 cents per pound; cork tile in the rough or wholly or
partly finished, over three-eighths of one inch in thickness, 6 cents
per pound; three-eighths of one inch or less in thickness, 10 cents
per pound; cork paper, 30 per centum ad valorem; and manufactures
wholly or in chief value of cork bark or cork, not specially provided
domino
Dam,

Dols,

et

toy

M-lsangoftoy."

for 45 per centum ad valorem.
AR. 1512. Dice, dominoes, draughts, chessmen, and billiard, pool,

and bagatelle balls, and poker chips, of ivory, bone, or other material,
50 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 1513. Dolls and doll clothing, composed in any part, however small, of any of the laces, fabrics, embroideries, or other materials or articles provided for in paragraph 1529 (a), 90 per centum
ad valorem; dolls and toys, composed wholly or in chief value of
any product provided for in paragraph 31, having any movable
member or part, 1 cent each and 60 per centum ad valorem; not
having any movable member or part, 1 cent each and 50 per centum
ad valorem; parts of dolls or toys, composed wholly or in chief
value of any product provided for in paragraph 31, 1 cent each and
50 per centum ad valorem; all other dolls, parts of dolls (including
clothing), doll heads, toy marbles, toy games, toy containers, toy
favors, toy souvenirs, of whatever materials composed, air rifles,
toy balloons, toy books without reading matter (not counting as
reading matter any printing on removable pages), other than
letter, numerals, or descriptive words, bound or unbound, and
parts thereof, garlands, festooning and Christmas tree decorations
made wholly or in chief value of tinsel wire, lame or lahn, bullions
or metal threads, and all other toys, and parts of toys, not specially
provided for, 70 per centum ad valorem.

As used in this paragraph

the term "toy" means an article chiefly used for the amusement of

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children, whether or not also suitable for physical exercise or for
mental development. The rates provided for in this paragraph shall
apply to articles enumerated or described herein, whether or not
more specifically provided for elsewhere in this Act.
PAR. 1514. Emery, corundum, garnet, and artificial abrasives, in
grains, or ground, pulverized, refined, or manufactured, 1 cent per
pound; emery wheels, emery files, and manufactures of which
emery, corundum, garnet or artificial abrasive is the component
material of chief value, not specially provided for; and all papers,
cloths, and combinations of paper and cloth, wholly or partly coated
with artificial or natural abrasives, or with a combination of natural
and artificial abrasives; all the foregoing, 20 per centum ad valorem.
Any of the foregoing, if containing more than one-tenth of 1 per
centum of vanadium, or more than two-tenths of 1 per centum of
tungsten, molybdenum, boron, tantalum, columbium or niobium, or
uranium, or more than three-tenths of per centum of chromium,
60 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 1515. Firecrackers more than five-sixteenths of one inch outside diameter, or more than one and three-quarters inches in length,
25 cents per pound; all other firecrackers, 8 cents per pound; bombs,
rockets, Roman candles, and fireworks of all descriptions, not
specially provided for, 12 cents per pound; the weight on all the
foregoing to include all coverings, wrappings, and packing material.
PAR. 1516. Matches, friction or lucifer, of all descriptions, per
gross of one hundred and forty-four boxes, containing not more
than one hundred matches per box, 20 cents per gross; when
imported otherwise than in boxes containing not more than one
hundred matches each, 23/4 cents per one thousand matches; match
splints, 1 cent per thousand; skillets, in any form, for match boxes,
12 cents per thousand; wax matches, wind matches, and all matches
in books or folders or having a stained, dyed, or colored stick or
stem, tapers consisting of a wick coated with an inflammable substance, night lights, fusees and time-burning chemical signals, by
whatever name known, 40 per centum ad valorem: Provided , That in
accordance with section 10 of "An Act to provide for a tax upon

661
sCamx I,&
s-dries

mery, artificia ab

r

Aditona

P

for

alloy

or s

Match.

,o,
White

phosphorus

vlade
p
VoL 37, pp. $1, 83.
u. . c., p. 7s..

white phosphorus matches, and for other purposes," approved April
9, 1912, white phosphorus matches manufactured wholly or in part
in any foreign country shall not be entitled to enter at any of the
ports of the United States, and the importation thereof is hereby
prohibited: Provided further, That nothing in this Act contained Ta not modified.
shall be held to repeal or modify said Act to provide for a tax upon
white phosphorus matches, and for other purposes, approved April
9, 1912.
PAR. 1517. Percussion caps, cartridges, and cartridge shells empty, aPriussit, ion
30 per centum ad valorem; blasting caps, containing not more than
one gram charge of explosive, $225 per thousand; containing more
than one gram charge of explosive, 75 cents per thousand additional
for each additional one-half gram charge of explosive; mining, blasting, or safety fuses of all kinds, $1 per thousand feet.
PAR. 1518. Feathers and downs, on the skin or otherwise, crude or FPe th and don a.
not dressed, colored, or otherwise advanced or manufactured in any
manner, not specially provided for, 20 per centum ad valorem;
dressed, colored, or otherwise advanced or manufactured in any manner, including quilts of down and other manufactures of down, 60
per centum ad valorem; feather dusters, 45 per centum ad valorem;
artificial or ornamental feathers suitable for use as millinery orna- immniornamn
w etc
nients, 60 per centum ad valorem; artificial or ornamental fruits, f o
vegetables, grasses, grains, leaves, flowers, stems, or parts thereof,
when composed wholly or in chief value of yarns, threads, filaments,
tinsel wire, lame, bullions, metal threads, beads, bugles, spangles, or

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rayon or other synthetic textile, 90 per centum ad valorem; when

1I

composed wholly or in chief value of other materials and not specially
provided for, 60 per centum ad valorem; natural grasses, grains,
Boas, wreaths, etc.
leaves, plants, shrubs, herbs, trees, and parts thereof, not specially
provided for, when bleached, 50 per centum ad valorem; when
colored dd,ed, painted, or chemically treated, 75 per centum ad
valorem; boas, boutonnieres, wreaths, and all articles not specially
provided for, composed wholly or in chief value of any of the
feathers, flowers, leaves, or other material above mentioned, shall be
subject to the rate of duty provided in this paragraph for such
Proisp.
materials, but not less than 60 per centum ad valorem: Provided,
tc, of wild birspro0- That the importation of birds of paradise, aigrettes, egret plumes
ibite.
or so-called osprey plumes, and the feathers, quills, heads, wings,
tails, skins, or parts of skins of wild birds, either raw or manufactured, and not for scientifc or educational purposes, is hereby
Exception,
prohibited; but this provision shall not apply to the feathers or
plumes of ostriches or to the feathers or plumes of domestic fowls
Presumption of mlleof any kind: Provided further, That birds of paradise, and the
sundries.

feathers, quills, heads, wings, tails, skins, or parts thereof, and all

gal importation.

aigrettes, egret plumes, or so-called osprey plumes, and the feathers,
quills, heads, wings, tails, skins, or parts of skins, of wild birds, either
raw or manufactured, of like kind to those the importation of which
is prohibited by the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, which
may be found in the United States, on and after the passage of this
Exception.
Act, except as to such plumage or parts of birds in actual use for
personal adornment, and except such plumage, birds or parts thereof
imported therein for scientific or educational purposes, shall be
presumed for the purpose of seizure to have been imported unlawseizure by collector fully after October 3, 1913, and the collector of customs shall seize
of customs.
the same unless the possessor thereof shall establish, to the satisfaction of the collector that the same were imported into the United
States prior to October 3, 1913, or as to such plumage or parts of
birds that they were plucked or derived in the United States from
roeure
to
birds lawfully therein; and in case of seizure by the collector, he
O
e
forfeite t er
shall proceed as in case of forfeiture for violation of the customs
laws, and the same shall be forfeited, unless the claimant shall, in
any legal proceeding to enforce such forfeiture, other than a criminal
prosecution, overcome the presumption of illegal importation and
establish that the birds or articles seized, of like kind to those mentioned the importation of which is prohibited as above, were
imported into the United States prior to October 3, 1913, or were
Forfeited birds or plucked in the United States from birds lawfully therein.
plumage to be placed in
That whenever birds or plumage, the importation of which is
museums, etc.
prohibited by the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, are forfeited to the Government, the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby
authorized to place the same with the departments or bureaus of the
Federal or State Governments or societies or museums for exhibition
or scientific or educational purposes, but not for sale or personal
UDestruction,

ifnot so

Migatorbird laws
40pi .37.;.
47; Vol
40, p. 75.5;Vol. 45, p.

1222.

use; and in the event of such birds or plumage not being required

or desired by either
purposes, they shall
That nothing in
visions of the Act

Federal or State Government or for educational
be destroyed.
this Act shall be construed to repeal the proof March 4, 1913, chapter 145 (Thirty-seventh

Statutes at Large, page 847), or the Act of July 3, 1918 (Fortieth

Statutes at Large, page 755), or any other law of the United States,
now of force, intended for the protection or preservation of birds
afnl within the United States. That if on investigation by the collector

Action f npot
ossssed in violation before seizure, or before trial for forfeiture, or if at such trial if

such seizure has been made, it shall be made to appear to the collector,
or the prosecuting officer of the Government, as the case may be,

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SCHLDULE 15.
that no illegal importation of such feathers has been made, but that
the possession, acquisition or purchase of such feathers is or has Sundries.
37, p. 847; VoL
been made in violation of the provisions of the Act of March 4, 1913, 40,Vol.
chapter 145 (Thirty-seventh Statutes at Large, page 847), or the p. 755.
Act of July 3, 1918 (Fortieth Statutes at Large, page 755), or any
other law of the United States, now of force, intended for the protection or preservation of birds within the United States, it shall be
the duty of the collector, or such prosecuting officer, as the case may
be, to report the facts to the proper officials of the United States, or
State or Territory charged with the duty of enforcing such laws.
PAR. 1519. (a) Dressed furs and dressed fur skins (except silver Furs.
or black fox), and plates, mats, linings, strips, and crosses of dressed
dog, goat, or kid skins, 25 per centum ad valorem; all the foregoing,
if dyed, 30 per centum ad valorem.
(b) Manufactures of fur (except silver or black fox), further Manufactuesof.
advanced than dressing, prepared for use as material (whether or
not joined or sewed together) including plates, mats, linings, strips,
and crosses (except plates, mats, linings, strips, and crosses of dog,
goat, and kid skins), if not dyed, 35 per centum ad valorem; if dyed,
40 per centum ad valorem.
(c) Silver or black fox furs or skins, dressed or undressed, not
specially provided for, 50 per centum ad valorem.
(d) Articles of wearing apparel of every description, wholly or Silver or black.
Articles of wearing
partly manufactured, composed wholly or in chief value of hides apparel.
or skins of cattle of the bovine species, and not specially provided
for, 15 per centum ad valorem; composed wholly or in chief value
of dog, goat, or kid skins, and not specially provided for, 35 per
centum ad valorem.
Fur articles not spe
(e) Articles, wholly or partly manufactured (including fur col- cially
provided for.
lars, fur cuffs, and fur trimmings), wholly or in chief value of fur,
not specially provided for, 50 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 1520. Hatters' furs, or furs not on the skin, prepared for Hatters' furs.
hatters' use, including fur skins carroted, 35 per centum ad valorem. Fans.
PAR. 1521. Fans of all kinds, except common palm-leaf fans, 50
per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 1522. Gun wads wholly or in chief value of hair felt, 35 Gun wads.
per centum ad valorem; all others, 20 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 1523. Human hair, raw, 10 per centum ad valorem; cleaned Human hair.
or commercially known as drawn, but not manufactured, 20 per
centum ad valorem; human hair tops, roving, and yarns, of which
human hair is the component material of chief value, 6 cents per
pound and 25 per centum ad valorem; press cloth, of which human
hair is the component material of chief value, 8 cents per pound and
40 per centum ad valorem; press cloth, of which camel's hair is the
component material of chief value, 40 per centum ad valorem but not
less than 25 cents per pound; hair press cloth, not specially provided
for, 40 per centum ad valorem; manufactures of human hair, including nets and nettings, or of which human hair is the component
material of chief value, not specially provided for, 35 per centum ad
valorem.
PAR. 1524. Hair, curled, suitable for beds or mattresses, 10 per Hair, caded.
centum ad valorem.
PAR. 1525. Haircloth (including haircloth known as "hair seat- Hairloth.
ing "), wholly or in chief value of horsehair, not specially provided
for, 35 per centum ad valorem; hair felt, made wholly or in chief
value of animal hair, not specially provided for, 25 per centum ad
valorem; manufactures of hair felt, not specially provided for, 35
per centum ad valorem; cloths and all other manufactures of every
description, wholly or in chief value of cattle hair, goat hair, or
horsehair, not specially provided for, 40 per centum ad valorem.

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scImsvL
Hats, C,
etc., ofu.

16.

bonnets,

ts me'

Jew
old orplatinum.

Other mtera.

chais.

Personalartie.

old or platinum.

Other metahL

SEss. II.

CH. 497.

1930.

PAR. 1526. (a) Hats, caps, bonnets, and hoods, for men's, women's,
boys', or children's wear, trimmed or untrimmed, including bodies

hoods, plateaux, forms, or shapes, for hats or bonnets, composed
wholly or in chief value of fur of the rabbit, beaver, or other animals,
valued at not more than $6 per dozen, $1.25 per dozen; valued at
more than $6 and not more than $9 per dozen, $2.50 per dozen;
valued at more than $9 and not more than $12 per dozen, $5 per
dozen; valued at more than $12 and not more than $15 per dozen,
$6 per dozen; valued at more than $15 and not more than $18 per
dozen, $7 per dozen; valued at more than $18 and not more than
$24 per dozen, $9 per dozen; valued at more than $24 and not more
than $30 per dozen, $12 per dozen; valued at more than $30 and not
more than $48 per dozen, $13 per dozen; valued at more than $48
per dozen, $16 per dozen; and in addition thereto, on all the foregoing, 25 per centum ad valorem.
(b) Men's silk or opera hats, in chief value of silk, $2 each and 75
per centum ad valorem.
PAB. 1527. (a) Jewelry, commonly or commercially so known,
finished or unfinished (including parts thereof):
(1) Composed wholly or in chief value of gold or platinum,
or of which the metal part is wholly or in chief value of gold
or platinum, 80 per centum ad valorem;
(2) all other, of whatever material composed, valued above
20 cents per dozen pieces, 1 cent each, and in addition thereto
three-fifths of 1 cent per dozen for each 1 cent the value exceeds
20 cents per dozen, and 50 per centum ad valorem: Provided.
That none of the foregoing shall be subject to a less amount of
duty than would be payable if the article were not dutiable under
this paragraph.
(b) Rope, curb, cable, and fancy patterns of chain not exceeding
one-half inch in diameter, width, or thickness, valued above 30 cents
per yard, of gold or platinum, 80 per centum ad valorem; of any
other metal, whether or not plated with gold or platinum, 6 cents
per foot, and in addition thereto three-fifths of 1 cent per yard for
each 1 cent the value exceeds 30 cents per yard, and 50 per centum ad
valorem.
(c) Articles valued above 20 cents per dozen pieces, designed to
be worn on apparel or carried on or about or attached to the person,
such as and including buckles, cardcascs, chains, cigar cases, cigar
cutters, cigar holders, cigar lighters, cigarette cases, cigarette holders,
coin holders, collar, cuff, and dress buttons, combs, match boxes,
mesh bags and purses, millinery, military and hair ornaments, pins,
powder cases, stamp cases, vanity cases, watch bracelets, and like
articles; all the foregoing and parts thereof, finished or unfinished:
(1) Composed wholly or in chief value of gold or platinum,
or of which the metal part is wholly or in chief value of gold or
platinum, 80 per centum ad valorem;

(2) composed wholly or in chief value of metal other than

gold or platinum (whether or not enameled, washed, covered, or
plated, including rolled gold plate), or (if not composed in
chief value of metal and if not dutiable under clause (1) of this
subparagraph) set with and in chief value of precious or semiprecious stones, pearls, cameos, coral, amber, imitation precious
or semiprecious stones, or imitation pearls, 1 cent each and in
addition thereto three-fifths of 1 cent per dozen for each 1 cent
the value exceeds 20 cents per dozen, and 50 per centum ad
stampaing,.

valorem.

(d Stampings, galleries, mesh, and other materials of metal,
whether or not set with glass or paste, finished or partly finished
separate or in strips or sheets, suitable for use in the manufacture of

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any of the foregoing articles in this paragraph, if of gold or plat-

acaBDm

Sund

inum, 75 per centum ad valorem; if of other metal or metals, plated
or unplated, 80 per centum ad valorem.
PAB. 1528. Pearls and parts thereof, drilled or undrilled, but not

ie

ston's

15.

s
an d p

i on s

set or strung (except temporarily), 10 per centum ad valorem;
diamonds, coral, rubies, cameos, and other precious stones and semiprecious stones, cut but not set, and suitable for use in the manu-

facture of jewelry, 10 per centum ad valorem; imitation precious stImt"n precious
stones, cut or faceted, imitation semiprecious stones, faceted, marcasites and imitation marcasites, imitation half pearls, and hollow or
filled imitation pearls of all shapes, without hole or with hole partly
through only, 20 per centum ad valorem; imitation precious stones,
not cut or faceted, imitation semiprecious stones, not faceted, imitation jet buttons, cut, polished or faceted, imitations of opaque
precious or semiprecious stones, with flat backs and tops, cut and
polished, but not faceted, 60 per centum ad valorem; imitation solid
pearls and iridescent imitation solid pearls, unpierced, pierced or
partially pierced, loose, or mounted, of whatever shape, color, or
design, shall bear the same rate of duty as is applicable under paragraph 1503 to beads of the same character.
PA.

1529. (a) Laces, lace fabrics, and lace articles, made by hand

ticas

and lace

ar

or on a lace, net, knitting, or braiding machine, and all fabrics and
articles made on a lace or net machine, all the foregoing, plain or
figured; lace window curtains, veils, veilings, flouncings, all-overs,
neck rufflings, flutings, quillings, ruchings, tuckings, insertings,
galloons, edgings, trimmings, fringes, gimps, and ornaments; braids,
loom woven and ornamented in the process of weaving, or made by
hand, or on a lace, knitting, or braiding machine; and fabrics and
articles embroidered (whether or not the embroidery is on a scalloped

edge), tamboured, appliqued, ornamented with beads, bugles, or
spangles, or from which threads have been omitted, drawn, punched,
or cut, and with threads introduced after weaving to finish or ornament the openwork, not including one row of straight hemstitching
adjoining the hem; all the foregoing, and fabrics and articles wholly
or in part thereof, finished or unfinished (except materials and arti-

cles provided for in paragraph 915, 920, 1006, 1111, 1504, 1505, 1513,
1518, 1523, or 1530 (e) or in Title II (free list), or in subparagraph
(b) of this paragraph), by whatever name known, and to whatever
use applied, and whether or not named, described, or provided for
elsewhere in this Act, when composed wholly or in chief value of filaments, yarns, threads, tinsel wire, lame, bullions, metal threads,
beads, bugles, spangles, or rayon or other synthetic textile, 90 per
centum ad valorem.

E'ceptio

Compo'itio.

Hose and half-hose wholly or in chief value

of cotton or of wool shall not be dutiable at the above rate by reason
of being embroidered, if the embroidery is such as is commonly
known as clocking and does not exceed one inch in width or six
inches in length, exclusive of the fork, but shall be subject to a

o"n dbbo

duty of 75 per centum ad valorem.

(b) Handkerchiefs, wholly or in part of lace, and handkerchiefs et.L
embroidered (whether with a plain or fancy initial, monogram, or
otherwise, and whether or not the embroidery is on a scalloped
edge), tamboured, appliqu6d, or from which threads have been
omitted, drawn, punched, or cut, and with threads introduced after
weaving to finish or ornament the openwork, not including one row
of straight hemstitching adjoining the hem; all the foregoing, finished or unfinished, of whatever material composed, valued at not
more than 70 cents per dozen, 3 cents each and 40 per centum ad

valorem; valued at more than 70 cents per dozen, 4 cents each and Prcio.
40 per centum ad valorem: Provided, That any of the foregoing wrked.

a

hand EL,

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u

Sundries.

Corsets etc.

Minimu

Hides and skins of

catt le .

ra
L

t h

.

s8leorbeltng.

Welting.
aress
For shoes, etc.

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valued at not more than 70 cents per dozen, if made with hand rolled
or hand made hems, shall be subject to an additional duty of 1 cent
each.
(c) Corsets, girdle-corsets, step-in-corsets, brassieres, bandeauxbrassieres; corsets, girdle-corsets, or step-in-corsets, attached to
brassieres or bandeaux-brassieres; all similar body-supporting garments- all the foregoing, of whatever material composed, finished
or unfinished, and all wearing apparel or articles to which any of
the foregoing is attached, 60 per centum ad valorem; all the foregoing composed in whole or in part of elastic fabric, 75 per centum
ad valorem. No wearing apparel or article so attached to such bodysupporting garment shall be subject to a less rate of duty than if
imported separately. Elastic fabrics of whatever material composed, knit, woven, or braided, in part of india rubber, 60 per centum
ad valorem.
PAR. 1530. (a) Hides and skins of cattle of the bovine species
(except hides and skins of the India water buffalo imported to be
used in the manufacture of rawhide articles), raw or uncured, or
dried, salted, or pickled, 10 per centum ad valorem.
(b) Leather (except leather provided for in subparagraph (d) of
this paragraph), made from hides or skins of cattle of the bovine
species:
(1) Sole or belting leather (including offal), rough, partly
finished, finished, curried, or cut or wholly or partly manufactured into outer or inner soles, blocks, strips, counters, taps, box
toes, or any forms or shapes suitable for conversion into boots,
shoes, footwear, or belting, 121/2 per centum ad valorem;
(2) leather welting, 121/2 per centum ad valorem;
(3) leather to be used in the manufacture of harness or saddlery, 121/2 per centum ad valorem;

(4) side upper leather (including grains and splits), patent
leather, and leather made from calf or kip skins, rough, partly
finished, or finished, or cut or wholly or partly manufactured
into uppers, vamps, or any forms or shapes suitable for conversion into boots, shoes, or footwear, 15 per centum ad valorem;

(5) upholstery, collar, bag, case, glove, garment, or strap
leather, in the rough, in the white, crust, or russet, partly finFootbals
t
ished, or finished 20 per centum ad valorem;
Foo ,
(6) leather to be used in the manufacture of footballs, basket
balls soccer balls, or medicine balls, 20 per centum ad valorem;
pro
vided for.
(7 all other rough, partly finished, finished, or curried, not
specially provided for, 15 per centum ad valorem.
footwearthttle
(c) Leather (except leather provided for in subparagraph (d) of
this paragraph), made from hides or skins of animals (including
30
fish, reptiles, and birds, but not including cattle of the bovine
species), in the rough, in the white, crust, or russet, partly finished,
or finished, 25 per centum ad valorem; vegetable-tanned rough
leather made from goat or sheep skins (including those commercially
known as India-tanned goat or sheep skins), 10 per centum ad
valorem; any of the foregoing if imported to be used in the manufacture of boots, shoes, or footwear, or cut or wholly or partly manufactured into uppers, vamps, or any forms or shapes suitable for conFancy, for footwear. version into boots, shoes, or footwear, 10 per centum ad valorem.
(d) Leather of all kinds, grained, printed, embossed, ornamented,
or decorated, in any manner or to any extent (including leather
finished in gold, silver, aluminum, or like effects), or by any other
process (in addition to tanning) made into fancy leather, and any
of the foregoing cut or wholly or partly manufactured into uppers,
vamps, or any forms or shapes suitable for conversion into boots,

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shoes, or footwear, all the foregoing by whatever name known, and
Sundries.
to whatever use applied, 30 per centum ad valorem.
(e) Boots, shoes, or other footwear (including athletic or sporting Boots, shoes, etc.
boots and shoes), made wholly or in chief value of leather, not specially provided for, 20 per centum ad valorem; boots, shoes, or other
footwear (including athletic or sporting boots and shoes), the uppers
of which are composed wholly or in chief value of wool, cotton,
ramie, animal hair, fiber, rayon or other synthetic textile, silk, or
substitutes for any of the foregoing, whether or not the soles are
composed of leather, wood, or other materials, 35 per centum ad
valorem.
(f) Harness valued at more than $70 per set, single harness valued Harness.
at more than $40, saddles valued at more than $40 each, saddlery,
and parts (except metal parts) for any of the foregoing, 35 per
centum ad valorem; saddles made wholly or in part of pigskin or
imitation pigskin, 35 per centum ad valorem; saddles and harness,
not specially provided for, parts thereof, except metal parts, and
leather shoe laces, finished or unfinished, 15 per centum ad valorem.
(g) The Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe methods and Regulations.
regulations for carrying out the provisions of this paragraph.
PAR. 1531. Bags, baskets, belts, satchels, cardcases, pocketbooks, Bags ofleather, parchjewel boxes, portfolios, and other boxes and cases, not jewelry, wholly ment, etc.
or in chief value of leather or parchment, and manufactures of
leather, rawhide, or parchment, or of which leather, rawhide, or
parchment is the component material of chief value, not specially
provided for, 35 per centum ad valorem; any of the foregoing permanently fitted and furnished with traveling, bottle, drinking, dining Traveling sets.
or luncheon, sewing, manicure, or similar sets, 50 per centum ad
valorem.
PAR. 1532. (a) Gloves made wholly or in chief value of leather, Gloves, leather.
whether wholly or partly manufactured, shall be dutiable at the
following rates, the lengths stated in each case being the extreme
length (including the unfolded length of cuffs or other appendages)
when stretched to their fullest extent namely: Men's gloves not over
twelve inches in length, $6 per dozen pairs; women's and children's
gloves not over twelve inches in length, $5.50 per dozen pairs;
for each inch or fraction thereof in excess of twelve inches, 50 Proosis.
cents per dozen pairs: Provided, That, in addition thereto, on all Cumulative duties.
the foregoing there shall be paid each of the following cumulative
duties: When machine seamed, otherwise than overseamed. $1 per
dozen pairs; when seamed by hand, $5 per dozen pairs; when lined
with cotton, wool, silk, or other fabrics, $3.50 per dozen pairs; when
trimmed with fur, $4 per dozen pairs; when lined with leather or Minimum rate.
fur, $5 per dozen pairs: Provided further, That all the foregoing
shall be dutiable at not less than 50 per centum ad valorem: Pro- Glove tranks.
vided further, That glove tranks, with or without the usual accompanying pieces, shall be subject to 75 per centum of the duty provided for the gloves in the fabrication of which they are suitable.
Horsehide gloves.
(b) Gloves wholly or in chief value of leather made from horsehides or cowhides (except calfskins), whether wholly or partly
manufactured, 25 per centum ad valorem.
Catgut, etc.
PAr. 1533. Catgut, whip gut, oriental gut, and manufactures
thereof, and manufactures of worm gut, not specially provided for,
40 per centum ad valorem.
Light mantles
PAR. 1534. Gas, kerosene, or alcohol mantles, and mantles not
specially provided for, treated with chemicals or metallic oxides,
wholly or partly manufactured, 40 per centum ad valorem.
Artificial flies, fishig
PAR. 1535. Artificial flies, snelled hooks, leaders or casts, finished tackle, etc.
or unfinished, 55 per centum ad valorem; fishing rods and reels, and

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parts thereof, finished or unfinished, not specially provided for, 55
per centum ad
valorem; fish hooks, artificial baits, and all other fish-

undries.

robti

Peher

not applicable.
Candlesetc

Sone, =asaw,
Meaning
of

ing tackle and parts thereof, fly books, fly boxes, fishing baskets or
creels, finished or unfinished, not specially provided for, except fish-

ing lines, fishing nets, and seines 45 per centum ad valorem: Provided, That any prohibition of the importation of feathers in this

Act shall not be construed as applying to artificial flies used for
fishing, or to feathers used for the manufacture of such flies.
PAR. 1536. Candles, 27/2 per centum ad 7alorem; manufactures
of amber, bladders, or wax, or of which these substances or any of
them is the component material of chief value, not specially provided
for, 20 per centum ad valorem.

PAR. 1537. (a) Manufactures of bone, chip, grass, sea grass, horn,

quills, palm leaf, straw, weeds, or whalebone, or of which these
substances or any of them is the component material of chief value,

not specially provided for, 25 per centum ad valorem; manufactures
"straw."' of chip roping, 25 per centum ad valorem. The terms "grass " and

and

Iiabbate

Hard rubber.

Commb

(c) Combs of whatever material composed, except combs wholly

Ivory, mother-ofe
, tc, mnauo-

ElJetrial

it

"straw" mean these substances in their natural state and not the
(b) Manufactures of india rubber or gutta-percha, or of which
these substances or either of them is the component material of
chief value, not specially provided for, 25 per centum ad valorem;
automobile, motor cycle, and bicycle tires composed wholly or in
chief value of rubber, 10 per centum ad valorem; molded insulators
and insulating materials, wholly or partly manufactured, composed
wholly or in chief value of rubber or gutta-percha, 30 per centum
ad valorem; manufactures composed wholly or in chief value of
india rubber known as "hard rubber ", not specially provided for,
finished or unfinished, 35 per centum ad valorem.
separated fibers thereof.

Lnuatom
product.

Mao
Musicalintmnents

of metal, not specially provided for; if valued at $4.50 or less per
gross, 1 cent each and 25 per centum ad valorem; if valued at more
than $4.50 per gross, 2 cents each and 35 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 1538. Manufactures of ivory or vegetable ivory, or of which
either of these substances is the component material of chief value,

not specially provided for; manufactures of mother-of-pearl or shell,
or of which these substances or either of them is the component
material of chief value, not specially provided for; and shells and
pieces of shells engraved, cut, ornamented, or otherwise manufactured, 35 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 1539. (a) Electrical insulators and other articles, wholly or

partly manufactured, composed wholly or in chief value of shellac
or copal, not specially provided for, 30 per centum ad valorem.

(b) Laminated products (whether or not provided for elsewhere

in this Act) of which any synthetic resin or resin-like substance is
the chief binding agent, in sheets or plates, 25 cents per pound and
30 per centum ad valorem; in rods, tubes, blocks, strips, blanks, or
other forms, 50 cents per pound and 40 per centum ad valorem;
manufactures wholly or in chief value of any of the foregoing,
or of any other product of which any synthetic resin or resin-like
substance is the chief binding agent, 50 cents per pound and 40 per
centum ad valorem.
PAR. 1540. Moss and sea grass, eelgrass, and seaweeds, if manufactured or dyed, 10 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 1541. (a) Musical instruments and parts thereof, not specially

provided for, pianoforte or player-piano actions and parts thereof,
violin bow hair, pitch pipes, tuning forks, tuning hammers, and
metronomes, all the foregoing, 40 per centum ad valorem; pipe

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organs or pipe-organ player actions and parts thereof, 60 per centum

ad valorem: Provided, That for pipe organs or pipe-organ player

SCHDLE

1i.

Sn.

actions and parts thereof especially designed and constructed for ripe organs and
installation and use in a particular church, or in a particular public stallng i a church.

auditorium at which it is not customary to charge an admission fee,
which are imported for that specific use, and which are so installed
and used within one year from the date of importation, the rate of
duty shall be 40 per centum ad valorem; and the Secretary of the
Treasury is authorized to make all needful rules and regulations
for carrying out the provisions of this clause; cases for musical

instruments, 50 per centum ad valorem; chin rests for violins, 40
per centum ad valorem; bridges for fretted stringed instruments,
not specially provided for, 50 per centum ad valorem; strings for
musical instruments, composed wholly or in part of catgut, other
gut, oriental gut, or metal, 40 per centum ad valorem; tuning pins,
$1 per thousand and 35 per centum ad valorem.
(b) Violins, violas, violoncellos, and double basses, of all sizes,
wholly or partly manufactured or assembled, made after the year
1800, $1.25 each and 35 per centum ad valorem; unassembled parts,
40 per centum ad valorem.
(c) Carillons, and parts thereof, 20 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 1542. Phonographs, gramophones, graphophones, dictophones, and similar articles, and parts thereof, not specially provided for, 30 per centum ad valorem; needles for phonographs,
gramophones, graphophones, dictophones, and similar articles,
8 cents per thousand and 45 per centum ad valorem.
PA.

1543. Rolls: Calender rolls or bowls made wholly or in

chief value of cotton, paper, husk, wool, or mixtures thereof, or stone
of any nature, compressed between and held together by iron or
steel heads or washers fastened to iron or steel mandrels or cores,
suitable for use in calendering, embossing, mangling, or pressing
operations, 35 per centum ad valorem.
PAR.

1544. Rosaries, chaplets, and similar articles of religious

devotion, of whatever material composed (except if made in whole
or in part of gold, silver, platinum, gold plate, silver plate, or
precious or imitation precious stones), valued at not more than
1.25 per dozen, 15 per centum ad valorem; valued at more than
$1.25 per dozen, 30 per centum ad valorem; any of the foregoing
if made in whole or in part of gold, silver, platinum, gold plate,
silver plate, or precious or imitation precious stones, 50 per centum
ad valorem.
Pau. 1545. Sponges, commercially known as sheepswool, 30 per
centum ad valorem; sponges, commercially known as yellow, grass,
or velvet, 25 per centum ad valorem; all other sponges, not specially
provided for, 15 per centum ad valorem; manufactures of sponges,
or of which sponge is the component material of chief value, not
specially provided for, 25 per centum ad valorem.

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etc

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PAR. 1546. Violin rosin, 15 per centum ad valorem.
Wors
ar no
PAR. 1547. (a) Works of art, including (1) paintings in oil or speciy provided for.

water colors, pastels, pen and ink drawings, and copies, replicas, or
reproductions of any of the same, (2) statuary, sculptures, or
copies, replicas, or reproductions thereof, valued at not less than
$2.50, and (3) etchings and engravings, all the foregoing, not
paintings
specially provided for, 20 per centum ad valorem.

etc., suita

(b) Paintings in oil, mineral, water, or other colors, pastels, and ble for tildesigs

drawings and sketches in pen and ink, pencil, or water color, any
of the foregoing (whether or not works of art) suitable as designs
for use in the manufacture of textiles, floor coverings, wall paper,
or wall coverings, 20 per centum ad valorem.
PAB. 1548. Peat moss, 50 cents per ton.

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Leads for pencils

SESS. II.

CH. 497.

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PAR. 1549. (a) Pencils of paper, wood, or other material not
metal, filled with lead or other material, pencils of lead, crayons
(including chalk crayons and charcoal crayons or fusains), not
specially provided for, 50 cents per gross and 30 per centum ad
valorem; pencil point protectors, and clips, whether separate or
attached to pencils, 25 cents per gross; pencils stamped with names
other than the manufacturers' or the manufacturers' trade name
or trade-mark, 50 cents per gross and 25 per centum ad valorem;
slate pencils, not in wood, 25 per centum ad valorem.
(b) Black leads for pencils, not in wood or other material, and
black leads exceeding six one-hundredths of one inch in diameter,
6 cents per gross; leads, commonly known as refills, black, colored,
or indelible, not exceeding six one-hundredths of one inch in diameter and not exceeding two inches in length, 10 cents per gross, and
longer leads shall pay in proportion in addition thereto; colored or
crayon leads, copy or indelible leads, not specially provided for, 40
per centum ad valorem.

penhcolders,

old

Proito.
eparate duty.

penholders shall be assessed for duty separately.
(b) Fountain pens, fountain-pen holders, stylographic pens, and
parts thereof, 72 cents per dozen and 40 per centum ad valorem:

Fountain pens.

prodeo.
inCu

n

d

le r s Provided, That the value of cartons and fillers shall be included in
the dutiable value.

Mchcal

Photographic

cam-

Proisos.
Rateonlens.

Motion-pictureflms.

xposed negatives.

Positives.

Americanmotionpic-

ep

PAR. 1550. (a) Penholder tips, penholders and parts thereof, gold
pens, combination penholders comprising penholders, pencil, rubber eraser, automatic stamp, or other attachments, 25 cents per
gross and 20 per centum ad valorem: Provided, That pens and

(C) Mechanical pencils, 45 cents per gross and 40 per centum
ad valorem.
PAR. 1551. Photographic cameras and parts thereof, not specially
provided for, 20 per centum ad valorem: Provided, That if the
photographic lens is the component of chief value of the camera
or of the part in which it is imported, such camera or part, including
the photographic lens, shall be dutiable at the rate applicable to
such photographic lens when imported separately; photographic
dry plates, not specially provided for, 20 per centum ad valorem;
photographic films, sensitized but not exposed or developed, of every
kind except motion-picture films having a width of one inch or more,
25 per centum ad valorem; motion-picture films, sensitized but not
exposed or developed, four-tenths of 1 cent per linear foot of the
standard width of one and three-eighths inches, and all other widths
of one inch or more shall be subject to duty in equal proportion
thereto; photographic-film negatives, imported in any form, for use
in any way in connection with moving-picture exhibits, or for making or reproducing pictures for such exhibits, exposed but not
developed, except undeveloped negative moving-picture film of American manufacture exposed abroad for silent or sound news reel, 2
cents per linear foot; exposed and developed, 3 cents per linear

foot; photographic-film positives, imported in any form2 for use

in any way in connection with moving-picture exhibits, including
herein all moving, motion, motophotography, or cinematography
film pictures, prints, positives, or duplicates of every kind and
nature, and of whatever substance made, 1 cent per linear foot:
Provided, That upon the importation of photographic and motionpicture films or film negatives taken from the United States and

exposed in a foreign country by an American producer of motion
pictures operating temporarily in said foreign country in the course
of production of a picture 60 per centum or more of which is made
in the United States the duty shall be 1 cent per linear foot, and
the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe such rules and regula-

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tions as may be necessary for the entry of such films or film negatives

SCHEDULE 15.

sundries.
under this proviso.
PAR. 1552. Pipes and smokers' articles: Common tobacco pipes art4ie an d smokers

and pipe bowls made wholly of clay, valued at not more than 40
cents per gross, 15 cents per gross; valued at more than 40 cents per
gross, 45 per centum ad valorem; tobacco pipe bowls, wholly or in
chief value of brier or other wood or root, in whatever condition
of manufacture, whether bored or unbored, and tobacco pipes having such bowls, 5 cents each and 60 per centum ad valorem; pipes,
pipe bowls, cigar and cigarette holders, not specially provided for,
and mouthpieces for pipes, or for cigar and cigarette holders, all the
foregoing of whatever material composed, and in whatever condition of manufacture, whether wholly or partly finished, or whether
bored or unbored, 5 cents each and 60 per centum ad valorem;
pouches for chewing or smoking tobacco, cases suitable for pipes,
cigar and cigarette holders, finished or partly finished; cigarette
books, cigarette-book covers, cigarette paper in all forms, except
cork paper; and all smokers' articles whatsoever, and parts thereof, Exon.
finished or unfinished, not specially provided for, of whatever material composed, except china, porcelain, parian, bisque, earthenware, M
or stoneware, 60 per centum ad valorem; meerschaum, crude or
unmanufactured, 20 per centum ad valorem.

Theuostadcbotf

PAR. 1553. All thermostatic bottles, carafes, jars, jugs, and other '
thermostatic containers, or blanks and pistons of such articles, of
whatever material composed, constructed with a vacuous or partially
vacuous insulation space to maintain the temperature of the contents,
whether imported, finished or unfinished, with or without a jacket or
casing of metal or other material, shall be subject to the following _Ait.
rates of duty, namely: Having a capacity of one pint or less, 15 cents
each; having a capacity of more than one pint and not more than two
pints, 30 cents each; having a capacity of more than two pints,
30 cents each and in addition thereto 5 cents for each pint or fraction
thereof by which the capacity exceeds two pints; and in addition
thereto, on all the foregoing, 45 per centum ad valorem; parts of
any of the foregoing not including those above mentioned, 55 per

centum ad valorem: Provided, That all articles specified in this
paragraph when imported shall have the name of the maker or
purchaser and beneath the same the name of the country of origin
legibly, indelibly, and conspicuously etched with acid on the glass
part, and die stamped on the jacket or casing of metal or other
material, in a place that shall not be covered thereafter: Provided
further, That each label, wrapper, box, or carton in which any of the
foregoing are wrapped or packed, when imported, shall have the
name of the maker or purchaser and beneath the same the name of
the country of origin legibly, indelibly, and conspicuously stamped
or printed thereon.
PAR. 1554. Umbrellas, parasols, and sunshades, covered with ma-

a nree.

wrp,
on et.

UmbrIa

e

terial other than paper or lace, not embroidered or appliqued, 40 per
centum ad valorem; walking canes, finished or unfinished, 40 per
centlm ad valorem; handles and sticks for umbrellas, parasols, sunshades, and walking canes, 40 per centum ad valorem, except that
if wholly or in chief value of synthetic resin, the rate shall be 75 per
centum ad valorem.
PAR. 1555. Waste, not specially provided for, 10 per centum ad

waste

valorem.
PA. 1556. Bleached beeswax, 30 per centum ad valorem.
PAR. 1557. Stamping and embossing materials of pigments,
mounted on paper or equivalent backing and releasable from the

Beewax.
spmping

and e

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backing by means of heat and pressure, three-eighths of 1 cent per
hundred square inches.
PAR. 1558. That there shall be levied, collected, and paid on the
importation of all raw or unmanufactured articles not enumerated
or provided for, a duty of 10 per centum ad valorem, and on all

articles manufactured, in whole or in part, not specially provided

Manufactured.

Artiles similar
enumerated

SESS. II.

to

Resembling two or

more.

Of to or more
DMenint
g "coatr

nent material of chief

valia"

Deteniningofvalue.

shest rate appl-

TITLE II.
Fra LIST.

Articles exempt from
duty

for, a duty of 20 per centum ad valorem.
PAi. 1559. That each and every imported article, not enumerated
in this Act, which is similar, either in material, quality, texture,
or the use to which it may be applied to any article enumerated in
this Act as chargeable with duty, shall be subject to the same rate
of duty which is levied on the enumerated article which it most re-

sembles in any of the particulars before mentioned; and if any non-

enumerated article equally resembles two or more enumerated articles
on which different rates of duty are chargeable, there shall be levied
on such nonenumerated article the same rate of duty as is chargeable
on the article which it resembles paying the highest rate of duty;
and on articles not enumerated, manufactured of two or more materials, the duty shall be assessed at the highest rate at which the
same would be chargeable if composed wholly of the component
material thereof of chief value; and the words component material
of chief value," wherever used in this Act, shall be held to mean that
component material which shall exceed in value any other single
component material of the article; and the value of each component
material shall be determined by the ascertained value of such material
in its condition as found in the article. If two or more rates of
duty shall be applicable to any imported article, it shall be subject
to duty at the highest of such rates.

TITLE II-FREE LIST
SECTION 201. That on and after the day following the passage of
this Act, except as otherwise specially provided for in this Act, the
articles mentioned in the following paragraphs, when imported into
the United States or into any of its possessions (except the Philippine Islands, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the island of
Guam), shall be exempt from duty:

SCHEDULE 16.

SCHEDULE 16

dAidand add anhy-

PAR. 1601. Acids and acid anhydrides: Hydrofluoric acid, hydrochloric or muriatic acid, nitric acid, sulphuric acid or oil of vitriol,
and mixtures of nitric and sulphuric acids, valerianic acid, and all
anhydrides of the foregoing not specially provided for.
. PA 1602. Aconite, aloes, asafetida, buchu leaves, cocculus indicus,
ipecac, jalap, licorice root, manna; marshmallow or althea root,
leaves and flowers; mat6, and pyrethrum or insect flowers, all the
foregoing which are natural and uncompounded and are in a crude
state, not advanced in value or condition by shredding, grinding,
chipping, crushing, or any other process or treatment whatever
beyond that essential to proper packing and the prevention of decay
or deterioration pending manufacture: Provided, That no article containing alcohol shall be admitted free of duty under this paragraph.
PA. 1603. Agates, unmanufactured.
PAR. 1604. Agricultural implements: Plows, tooth or disk harrows, headers, harvesters, reapers, agricultural drills and planters,
mowers, horserakes, cultivators thrashing machines, cotton gins,
machinery for use in the manufacture of sugar, wagons and carts,
cream separators valued at not more than $50 each, and all other

piani.te

medicinal

Alcohol prohibition.
Agates
Agnrcuitral

imple-

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agricultural implements of any kind or description, not specially

raE utr.

provided for, whether in whole or in parts, including repair parts:

e

dutiable ar-

Provided, That no article specified by name in Title I shall be free tideexcepted.
of duty under this paragraph.
PAR. 1605. Albumen, not specially provided for.
Albruen.
PAR. 1606. (a) Any animal imported by a citizen of the United

Post, p.

r674

States specially for breeding purposes, shall be admitted free,
whether intended to be used by the importer himself or for sale for
such purposes, except black or silver foxes: Provided, That no such ' Proobs.
re
animal shall be admitted free unless pure bred of a recognized breed onlRy.
and duly registered in a book of record recognized by the Secretary
of Agriculture for that breed: Provided further, That the certificate

of such record and pedigree of such animal shall be produced and
submitted to the Department of Agriculture, duly authenticated by
the proper custodian of such book of record, together with an affidavit
of the owner, agent, or importer that the animal imported is the iden-

Pedigree

req

reed
certificate

e

tical animal described in said certificate of record and pedigree. RegulationstodeterThe Secretary of Agriculture may prescribe such regulations as may mine purity.

be required for determining the purity of breeding and the identity
of such animal: And provided further, That the collectors of customs
shall require a certificate from the Department of Agriculture stating
that such animal is pure bred of a recognized breed and duly registered in a book of record recognized by the Secretary of Agriculture
for that breed.
(b) The Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe such additional
regulations as may be required for the strict enforcemeat of this
provision.

determina-

official
tio

t

(c) Horses, mules, asses, cattle, heep, and other domestic animals
straying across the boundary ine into any foreign country, or t

forcing regula-

Domestic

animals

emporary

rssi

driven across such boundary line by the owner for temporary
pasturage purposes only, together with their offspring, shill be
dutiable unless brought back to the United States within eight
months, in which case they shall be free of duty, under regulations
to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury: And provided Application ex.
further, That the provisions of this Act shall apply to all such teded
animals as have been imported and are in quarantine or otherwise
in the custody of customs or other officers of the United States at
the date of the taking effect of this Act.
PAi. 1607. Animals and poultry, brought into the United States Animas temporarily

brought in for breeding,

temporarily for a period not exceeding six months, for the purpose exhibition. etc.
of breeding, exhibition, or competition for prizes offered by any Bondrequired

agricultural, polo, or racing association; but a bond shall be given

in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the

o

Teams

of Immi

Treasury; also teams of animals, including their harness and tackle,
and the wagons or other vehicles actually owned by persons emigrating from foreign countries to the United States with their families,
and in actual use for the purpose of such emigration, under such

an ts

regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe; and

Wildanirasi,

tions for scientific or educational purposes, and not for sale or profit.
PAR. 1608. Antimony ore.
PAR. 1609. Annatto, archil, cochineal, cudbear, gambier, litmus

Antimony ore.

otfor

wild animals and birds intended for exhibition in zoological collec- sa'l

Annatto.etc.

prepared or unprepared; all the foregoing, and extracts thereof, not
containing alcohol.
PAB.

1610. Antitoxins, vaccines, viruses, serums, and bacterins,

etTherapetic

used for therapeutic purposes.
PAR. 1611. Argols, tartar, and wine lees, crude or partly refined,

containing less than 90 per centum of potassium bitartrate, and
calcium tartrate, crude.
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Arrowroot.

Sulphide of arsenic.
Arsenious acid.
Domestic articles reted by eporter

Containersfiledwith

SESS. II.

CH. 497.

1930.

PAR. 1612. Arrowroot, crude or manufactured, and arrowroot
starch and flour.
PA. 1613. Sulphide of arsenic.
PAR.

1614. Arsenious acid or white arsenic.

PAR. 1615. Articles the growth, produce, or manufacture of the
United States, when returned after having been exported, without
having been advanced in value or improved in condition by any
process of manufacture or other means if imported by or for the
account of the person who exported them from the United States;
steel boxes, casks, barrels, carboys, bags, and other containers or

coverings of American manufacture exported filled with American

products, or exported empty and returned filled with foreign
products, including shooks and staves when returned as barrels or
boxes; also quicksilver flasks or bottles, drums of iron, steel, or
other metal of either domestic or foreign manufacture, used for
the shipment of acids, or other chemicals, which shall have been
Identification.
actually exported from the United States; but proof of the identity
of such articles shall be made, under general regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury but the exemption of
bags from duty shall apply only to such domestic bags as may be
imported by the exporter thereof, and if any such articles are
subject to internal-revenue tax at the time of exportation, such
tax shall be proved to have been paid before exportation and not
Photographic plates, refunded; photographic dry plates and films of American manufacture (except moving-picture films to be used for commercial purtc.
poses) exposed abroad, whether developed or not, and photographic
films light struck or otherwise damaged, or worn out, so as to be
unsuitable for any other purpose than the recovery of the constituent materials, provided the basic films are of American manufacture, but proof of the identity of such articles shall be made
under general regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the
abroaldtiaclepired Treasury; articles exported from the United States for repairs may
be returned upon payment of a duty upon the value of the repairs
at the rate at which the article itself would be subject if imported,
under conditions and regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary
Pi.
Drawback, etc.
of the Treasury: Provided, That this paragraph shall not apply
to any article upon which an allowance of drawback has been made,
the reimportation of which is hereby prohibited except upon payment of duties equal to the drawbacks allowed, or to any article
for
good
manufactured in bonded warehouse and exported under any proviontainer
not dutiable.
sion of law; except that it shall apply to articles (not dutiable under
section 504 as unusual coverings and containers) used as coverings
nu- or containers for merchandise not subject to an ad valorem rate of
Reimort
scturetobacco.
duty: Provided further, That when manufactured tobacco which
has been exported without payment of internal-revenue tax shall be
reimported it shall be retained in the custody of the collector of
customs until internal-revenue stamps in payment of the legal duties
tiabeanimal
cepted.
m
shall be placed thereon: And provided further, That the provisions
Ant, p. 673.
of this paragraph shall not apply to animals made dutiable under
the provisions of paragraph 1606.
Asbestos.
PAR. 1616. Asbestos, unmanufactured, asbestos crudes, fibers,
stucco, and sand and refuse containing not more than 15 per centum
of foreign matter.
tebaggg
PAR. 1617. Waste bagging, and waste sugar sack cloth.
.
Banas.t
nnaas,
P.
1618. Bananas and plantains, green or ripe.
Cincona bar etc
PAR. 1619. Barks, cinchona or other, from which quinine may be
extracted.
Bes, broke
P
1620. Bells, broken, and bell metal, broken and fit only to
be remanufactured.
oreign

product.

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

SEss. II.

CH. 497.

675

1930.

PAP. 1621. Bibles, comprising the books of the Old or New Testament, or both, bound or unbound.
PAR. 1622. All binding twine manufactured from New Zealand

hemp, henequen, manila, istle or Tampico fiber, sisal grass, or sunn,
or a mixture of any two or more of them, of single ply and measuring
not exceeding seven hundred and fifty feet to the pound.
PAR. 1623. Bread: Provided, That no article shall be exempted
from duty as bread unless yeast was the leavening substance used
in its preparation.
PAR. 1624. Fish sounds.
PAR. 1625. Blood, dried, not specially provided for.
PAR. 1626. Bolting cloths composed of silk, imported expressly for

milling purposes, and so permanently marked as not to be available
for any other use.
PA. 1627. Bones: Crude, steamed, or ground; bone dust, bone
meal, and bone ash; and animal carbon suitable only for fertilizing
purposes.
PAI. 1628. Books, engravings, photographs, etchings, bound or

r A

"

LS T .

Bibles.

Bindingtwine.

Bread.

Ytrequirement.
Fishsounds.
Dried blood.
Bolting lothb

Bones, fertilies.
Books for

Govern

unbound, maps and charts imported by authority or for the use
of the United States or for the use of the Library of Congress.
PAR. 1629. Hydrographic charts and publications issued for their fHydropuBlcghae

subscribers or exchanges by scientific or literary associations or ments,etc.
academies, and publications of individuals for gratuitous private
circulation, not advertising matter, and public documents issued by
foreign Governments; books, maps, music, engravings, photographs, BaOs prted more
etchings, lithographic prints, bound or unbound, and charts, which imported.
have been printed more than twenty years at the time of importan
dutable
tion: Provied,That where any such books have been rebound wholly
or in part in leather within such period, the binding so placed upon

Ante, p. 6M.

such books shall be dutiable as provided in paragraph 1410.
PA. 1630. Books and pamphlets printed wholly or chiefly in lan- Boks in other Ianor theblind.
guages other than English; books, pamphlets, and music, in raised
print, used exclusively by or for the blind; Braille tablets, cubarithms, special apparatus and objects serving to teach the blind,
including printing apparatus, machines, presses, and types for the
use and benefit of the blind exclusively.
PAR. 1631. Any society or institution incorporated or established liBsocieties, etc. Pub
solely for religious, philosophical, educational, scientific, or literary
purposes, or for the encouragement of the fine arts or any college,
academy, school, or seminary of learning in the United States, or
any State or public library, may import free of duty any book, map,
music, engraving, photograph, etching, lithographic print, or chart,
for its own use or for the encouragement of the fine arts, and not
for sale, under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the
Treasury may prescribe.
PAB. 1632. Books, libraries, usual and reasonable furniture, and

similar household effects of persons or families from foreign countries if actually used abroad by them not less than one year, and not
intended for any other person or persons, nor for sale.
PAR. 1633. Borax, crude or unmanufactured, and borate of lime,
borate of soda, and other borate material, crude and unmanufactured,
not specially provided for.
PAR. 1634. Brass, old brass, clippings from brass or Dutch metal,

Books,

hoeIbodtef

d
B

o

x

Brss, old.

all the foregoing, fit only for remanufacture.
PARL
PAR.
PAR.
PAR.

1635.
1636.
1637.
1638.
PAR. 1639.
PAR. 1640.

Brazilian or pichurim beans.
Brazilian pebble, unwrought or unmanufactured.
Bristles, crude, not sorted, bunched, or prepared.
Bullion, gold or silver.
Burgundy pitch.
Burrstones, manufactured or bound up into millstones.

Braziuin beans
Brazilan pebble.
Bristles.
Bullion.
Burgundy pitch.
Burrstoes.

676

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SEss. II.

alr m.
Calcium, choid
Calcium arsenate.
Typestting, shoe,

e.,

oad,

CH. 497.

1930.

PAR. 1641. Calcium: Chloride, crude; nitrate, and cyanamid or
lime nitrogen.
PAR. 1642. Calcium arsenate.
PAL 1643. Linotype and all typesetting machines, shoe machinery,
sand-blast machines, sludge machines, and tar and oil spreading
machines used in the construction and maintenance of roads and in
improving them by the use of road preservatives; all the foregoing
whether in whole or in part, including repair parts.
Aerite.
1644. Cerite or cerium ore.
PAR. 1645. Chalk, crude, not ground, bolted, precipitated, or other-

Chalk.
Chestnua.

Chrome ore.
Chip.

citrons.
Coal.

Coutervalingduty,

from country!ing

wise manufactured.
PAR. 1646. Chestnuts (including marrons), not further advanced
than crude, dried, or baked.
P. 1647. Chromite or chrome ore.
PAR. 1648. Chip and chip roping, not specially provided for.
PAR. 1649. Citrons and citron peel, crude, dried, or in brine.
PAr. 1650. Coal, anthracite, semianthracite, bituminous, semibituminous, culm, slack, and shale; coke; compositions used for fuel
in which coal or coal dust is the component material of chief value,
whether in briquets or other form: Provided,That if any country,
dependency, province, or other subdivision of government imposes
a duty on any article specified in this paragraph, when imported

anprodus.

from the United States, an equal duty shall be imposed upon such
article coming into the United States from such country, dependcoency, province, or other subdivision of government.
ColtarPpodu

't,

pp

A

6

Cobalt.

AR.

Ccoa.
Coffee, except into
Porto Rico.
p'os, p. 696

Coins.

Coir.
Composition metal.

Copperore, etc.

Coppersulphateetc.

co l .
Cor.

1651. Coal-tar products: Acenaphthene, anthracene having

a purity of less than 30 per centum, benzene, carbazole having a
purity of less than 65 per centum, cumene, cymene, fluorene, methylanthracene, methylnaphthalene, naphthalene which after the
removal of all the water present has a solidifying point less than
seventy-nine degrees centigrade, pyridine, toluene, xylene, dead or
creosote oil, anthracene oil, pitch of coal tar, pitch of blast-furnace
tar, pitch of oil-gas tar, pitch of water-gas tar, crude coal tar, crude
blast-furnace tar, crude oil-gas tar crude water-gas tar, all other
distillates of any of these tars which on being subjected to distillation yield in the portion distilling below one hundred and ninety
degrees centigrade a quantity of tar acids less than 5 per centum of
the original distillate, all mixtures of any of these distillates and
- any of the foregoing pitches, and all other materials or products
that are found naturally in coal tar, whether produced or obtained
from coal tar or other source, and not specially provided for in
paragraph 27 or 28 of Title I of this Act.
PAR. 1652. Cobalt and cobalt ore.
PAR. 1653. Cocoa or cacao beans, and shells thereof.
PAR. 1654. Coffee, except coffee imported into Porto Rico and upon

which a duty is imposed under the authority of section 319.

PAR. 1655. Coins of gold, silver, copper, or other metal.
PA. 1656. Coir, and coir yarn.
PAR. 1657. Composition metal of which copper is the component

material of chief value, not specially provided for.

PAB. 1658. Copper ore; regulus of, and black or coarse copper,

and cement copper; old copper, fit only for remanufacture, copper
scale, clippings from new copper, and copper in plates, bars, ingots,
or pigs, not manufactured or specially provided for.
PAR. 1659. Copper sulphate or blue vitriol; copper acetate and

subacetate or verdigris.
PAR. 1660. Coral, marine, uncut, and unmanufactured.
PAn. 1661. Cork wood, or cork bark2 unmanufactured, and cork

waste, shavings, and cork refuse of all kinds.

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

SEss. II.

CH. 497.

677

1930.

PAR. 1662. Cotton, not specially provided for, and cotton waste.
PAR. 1663. Cryolite, or kryolith.
PAR. 1664. Metallic mineral substances in a crude state, such as

drosses, skimmings, residues, brass foundry ash, and flue dust, not
specially provided for.
PAR. 1665. Curling stones.
PAR. 1666. Cuttlefish bone.
PAR. 1667. Cyanide: Potassium cyanide, sodium cyanide,

CFRotto

T.

Kryolith.
Cr u de metallic min
e

Curling stones.

cuttlefish bone.

all

cyanide salts and cyanide mixtures (not including sulphocyanides or
thiocyanides, thiocyanates, nitroprussides, ferrocyamdes, ferricyanides, and cyanates).
PAR. 1668. Diamonds and other precious stones, rough or uncut,
and not advanced in condition or value from their natural state by
cleaving, splitting, cutting, or other process, whether in their natural
form or broken, glaziers' and engravers' diamonds, any of the foregoing not set miners' diamonds, and diamond dust.
PA.L 1669. Drugs such as barks, beans, berries, buds, bulbs, bulbous

cyanide.

Diamondsetc-

Crde veetable or
drugs, not edi-

animal

roots, excrescences, fruits, flowers, dried fibers, dried insects, grains, ble'
herbs, leaves, lichens, mosses, logs, roots, stems, vegetables, seeds
(aromatic, not garden seeds), seeds of morbid growth, weeds, and
all other drugs of vegetable or animal origin; all the foregoing
which are natural and uncompounded drugs and not edible, and
not specially provided for, and are in a crude state, not advanced
in value or condition by shredding, grinding, chipping, crushing, or
any other process or treatment whatever beyond that essential to
the proper packing of the drugs and the prevention of decay or
deterioration pending manufacture: Provided, That no article conoooi exclusion
taining alcohol shall be admitted free of duty under this paragraph. vegetable d
PAR. 1670. Dyeing or tanning materials: Fustic wood, hemlock tan-ing atea l
bark, logwood, mangrove bark, oak bark, quebracho wood, wattle
bark, divi-divi, myrobalans fruit, sumac, valonia, nutgalls or gall
nuts, and all articles of vegetable origin used for dyeing, coloring,
staining, or tanning, all the foregoing, whether crude or advanced in
value or condition by shredding, grinding, chipping, crushing, or Aloholexlion.
any similar process; all the foregoing not containing alcohol and
not specially provided for.
PAR. 1671. Eggs of birds, fish, and insects (except fish roe for food

purposes): Provided, That the importation of eggs of wild birds is
prohibited, except eggs of game birds imported for propagating
purposes under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture, and specimens imported for scientific collections.
PAR. 1672. Emery ore and corundum ore, and crude artificial

or

Egs.

Wdb.restrcted

mi, ete.

abrasives, not specially provided for.
l
na
PAR. 1673. Enfleurage greases, floral essences and floral concretes: n mge
Provided, That no article mixed or compounded with or containing proo.
alcohol shall be exempted from duty under this paragraph.
Alcohol exoon.
PAR. 1674. Fans, common palm-leaf, plain and not ornamented or Pam-af ans, etc.
decorated in any manner, and palm leaf in its natural state not colored, dyed, or otherwise advanced or manufactured.
PAR. 1675. Ferrous sulphate or copperas.
PAR. 1676. Fibrin, in all forms.
PAR. 1677. Fish imported to be used for purposes other than

coppas.
Fibrin.

Fish noneib

human consumption.
PAR. 1678. Fishskins, raw or salted.

Finsk

PAR. 1680. Fossils.
PAR. 1681. Furs and

Fo s

PAR. 1679. Natural flint, natural flints, and natural flint stones,
unground.
undressed.

Fl

fur skins, not specially provided for, F

l

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

678
FBE MST.
andivdsame
bi
aims

SEES. II.

CH. 497.

1930.

PAR. 1682. Live game animals and birds, imported for stocking
purposes, and game animals and birds killed in foreign countries by

residents of the United States and imported by them for noncommercial purposes; under such regulations as the Secretary of Agriculture
and the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe.
PAR. 1683. Goldbeaters' molds and goldbeaters' skins.
unPAR. 1684. Grasses and fibers: Henequen, sisal, manila, jute, jute

toldbeaters mods,
Textile fibers,
manufactured.

butts, kapok, istle or Tampico fiber, New Zealand fiber, sunn, maguey,
ramie or China grass, raffia, pulu, and all other textile grasses or
fibrous vegetable substances, not dressed or manufactured in any
manner, and not specially provided for.

PAL 1685. Guano, basic slag (ground or unground), manures, and

Fertibeers.

(notwithstanding any other provision of this Act) those grades of
all other substances used chiefly for fertilizers, or chiefly as an
ingredient in the manufacture of fertilizers.
Gms and resins.

PAR. 1686. Gums and resins: Damar, kauri, copal, chicle, dragon's

blood, kadaya, sandarac, tragacanth, tragasol, and other natural
gums, natural gum resins, and natural resins, not specially provided
for.
PAR. 1687. Gunpowder, sporting powder and all other explosive

Explosives.

substances, not specially provide

for, and not wholly or in chief

value of cellulose esters: Provided, That if any country, dependency,
on imports from con- province, or other subdivision of government mposes a duty on any
can
trd
g Ameri
article specified in this paragraph, when imported from the United
States, an equal duty shall be imposed upon such article coming into
the United States from such country, dependency, province, or other
Countervaling duty

m

.uhnmane

stoc

Rawhiderope.
bmdes. India

Be

Hones.
t
Hoo s.
Ha

ons

ughrses, etc., for

Ice.

subdivision of government.
PaR. 1688. Hair of horse, cattle, and other animals, cleaned or

uncleaned, drawn or undrawn, but unmanufactured, not specially
provided for.
PAR. 1689. Hide cuttings, raw, with or without hair, ossein, and all
other glue stock.
PAR. 1690. Rope made of rawhide.
PAR. 1691. Hides and skins of the India water buffalo imported to
be used in the manufacture of rawhide articles.
PAR. 1692. Hones, whetstones, and grindstones.
PAR. 1693. Hoofs, unmanufactured.
PAR. 1694. Horns and parts of, including horn strips and tips,
unmanufactured.
PAR. 1695. Horses or mules imported for immediate slaughter.
PAR. 1696. Ice.

crude.

m. etc.

Iri..
nre.

Ivorytus.

Jet.

Joss stick.
Waste rop
Kelp.

ieserite
Lac.

Lava.

PAR. 1697. India rubber and gutta-percha, crude, including jelutong or pontianak guayule, gutta balata, and gutta siak, and scrap
or refuse india rubber and gutta-percha fit only for remanufacture.
PA. 1698. Iodine, crude, and copper iodide, crude.
PAB. 1699. Iridium, osmium, palladium, rhodium, and ruthenium,
and native combinations thereof with one another or with platinum.
PA 1700. Iron ore, including manganiferous iron ore, and the
dross or residuum from burnt pyrites.
PAR. 1701. Ivory tusks in their natural state or cut vertically
across the grain only, with the bark left intact.
PAB. 1702. Jet, unmanufactured.

PAR. 1703. Joss stick or joss light.
PAR. 1704. Waste rope.
PAB. 170S. Kelp.
PAR. 1706. Kieserite.

PAB. 1707. Lac: Crude, seed, button, stick, or shell.
PA. 1708. Lava, unmanufactured.

Leeches.

PAB. 1709. Leeches.

Asphalt, etc.

PAR. 1710. Limestone-rock asphalt; asphaltum and bitumen.

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

SESs. II.

CH. 497.

PAR. 1711. Lifeboats and life-saving apparatus specially imported
by societies and institutions incorporated or established to encourage
the saving of human life.
PAR.
PAR.
PAR.
PAR.
PAR.

1712.
1713.
1714.
1715.
1716.

679

1930.
L.

RE LI T

Lithographic stones, not engraved.

Lithographic stones.

LoadstLoadstones.

Lo

Manuscripts, not specially provided for.
Marrow, crude.
Mechanically ground wood pulp, chemical wood pulp,

Manuscripts.

unbleached or bleached.
PAn. 1717. Medals of gold, silver, or copper, and other metallic
articles actually bestowed by foreign countries or citizens of foreign
countries as trophies or prizes, and received and accepted as honorary distinctions.
PAR. 1718. Mineral salts obtained by evaporation from mineral
waters, when accompanied by a duly authenticated certificate and
satisfactory proof showing that they are in no way artificially prepared and are only the product of a designated mineral spring.
PAR. 1719. Minerals, crude, or not advanced in value or condition
by refining or grinding, or by other process of manufacture, not
specially provided for.
PAL. 1720. Models of inventions and of other improvements in
the arts, to be used exclusively as models and incapable of any
other use.
PAR. 1721. Monazite sana and other thorium ores.
PALR 1722. Moss, seaweeds, and vegetable substances, crude or

ne.

Marrow.
Wood pulp.
etc., as

pMedals

tl
M lre sa

Crudeminr a .b
Mod"eOtinvet
Thormnmar.

w
e
M80 B
ss s ed, et

unmanufactured, not specially provided for.

PAB. 1723. Muzzle-loading muskets, shotguns, rifles, and pats

bShotus

thereof.
PAK. 1724. Needles, hand sewing or darning.

PAR. 1725. Nets or finished sections of nets for use in otter trawl
fishing, if composed wholly or in chief value of manila.
PAR. 1726. Newspapers, undeveloped negative moving-picture film
of American manufacture exposed abroad for silent or sound news
reel, and periodicals; but the term " periodicals " as herein used shall
be understood to embrace only unbound or paper-covered publications issued within six months of the time of entry, devoted to
current literature of the day, or containing current literature as a
predominant feature, and issued regularly at stated periods, as
weekly, monthly, or quarterly, and bearing the date of issue.
PAn 1727. Oil-bearing seeds and nuts: Copra, hempseed, kapok
seed, palm nuts, palm-nut kernels, tung nuts, rapeseed, rubber seed,
perilla and sesame seed; seeds and nuts, not specially provided for,
when the oils derived therefrom are free of duty.
PAR. 1728. Nux vomica, gentian, sarsaparila root, belladonna,
henbane, stramonium, and ergot.
PAR. 1729. Oakum.
PAR. 1730. (a) All products of American fisheries (including fish,

Needhis

S

swa

ottr*
fisnb
Ss

a

ped,

D
condito

nu-b'

B

eedand

Nu vom.te.
AniS
Productsfo of, nott.

shellfish, and other marine animals, and spermaceti, whale, fish, and landed in foregconother marine animal oils), which have not been landed in a foreign t.y'
country or which, if so landed, have been landed solely for transshipment without change in condition: Provided, That fish the prodp
uct of American fishenes (except cod, haddock, hake, pollock, cusk, broad and

only be-

mackerel, and swordfish) landed in a foreign country and there hd
not further advanced than beheaded, eviscerated, packed in ice,
frozen, and with fins removed, shall be exempt from duty: Provided NohAtlantic
further, That products of American fisheries, prepared or preserved voLf. p. as

by an American fishery, on the treaty coasts of Newfoundland,
Magdalen Islands, and Labrador, as such coasts are defined in the
Convention of 1818 between the United States and Great Britain,
shall be exempt from duty.

.

680

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SESS. II.

il
codB

CH. 497.

1930.

(b) Eulachon oil, cod oil, and cod-liver oil.

.

Distilled or essential PAR. 1731. Oils, distilled or essential: Anise, bergamot, bitter
oils.
almond, camphor, caraway, cassia, cinnamon, citronella, geranium,

lavender, lemon-grass, lime, lignaloe or bois de rose, neroli or orange
flower, origanum, palmarosa, pettigrain, rose or otto of roses, rose-

mary, spike lavender, thyme, and ylang ylang or cananga: Provided,
That no article mixed or compounded with or containing alcohol
shall be exempted from duty under this paragraph.

loohol exclusion.

traedossed

or

ex'

Mioer

Ores, gold,silver, etc.
Parcent and v
uim.
don purple.'

PAR. 1732. Oils, expressed or extracted: Croton, palm, perilla
and sweet almond; olive, palm-kernel, rapeseed, sunflower, and

sesame oil, rendered unfit for use as food or for any but mechanical
or manufacturing purposes, by such means as shall be satisfactory
to the Secretary of the Treasury and under regulations to be pre.
scribed by him; tung oil; and nut oils not specially provided for.
PAB. 1733. Oils, mineral: Petroleum, crude, fuel, or refined, and
all distillates obtained from petroleum, including kerosene, benzine
naphtha, gasoline, paraffin, and paraffin oil, not specially provided
for.
Pa. 1734. Ores of gold, silver, or nickel; nickel matte; nickel
oxide; ores of the platinum metals; sweepings of gold and silver.
PaL. 1735. Duplex decalcomania paper not printed.
PA.P

1736. Parchment and vellum.

PAB. 1737. Paris green and London purple.

Pearl, motherof,tc.

PAR. 1738. Pearl, mother of, and shells, not sawed, cut, flaked,
polished, or otherwise manufactured, or advanced in value from

Personal effects of
citizens dying abroad.

the natural state.
PAR. 1739. Personal effects, not merchandise, of citizens of the

United States dying in foreign countries.

Phosphates.

PAR. 1740. Phosphates, crude, and apatite.

Pi
t eons

Plants for

Platin

the Aov-

ypum.

PAR. 1741. Pigeons, fancy or racing.
A

P R. 1742. Plants, trees, shrubs, roots, seed cane, seeds, and other
material for planting, imported by the Department of Agriculture

or the United States otanic Garden.
PAR. 1748. Plaster rock or gypsum, crude.

PAR. 1744. Platinum, unmanufactured or in ingots, bars, sheets,

or plates not less than one-eighth of one inch in thickness, sponge,
or scrap.

Potash salts.

PAn. 1745. Potassium chloride or muriate of potash, potassium
sulphate, kainite, wood ashes and beet-root ashes, and all crude
potash salts not specially provided for.

saltpeter.

toos,
grants etc. of

bim

.

Bestrictlon.

PA. 1746. Potassium nitrate or saltpeter, crude.
PAR. 1747. Professional books, implements, instruments, and tools
of trade, occupation, or employment in the actual possession of per-

sons emigrating to the United States owned and used by them
abroad; but this exemption shall not be construed to include machin-

ery or other articles imported for use in any manufacturing establishment, or for any other person or persons, or for sale, nor shall
it be construed to include theatrical scenery, properties, and apparel;

sionofthatrcatrop but such articles brought by proprietors or managers of theatrical
ertiesetc.
exhibitions arriving from abroad, for temporary use by them in

such exhibitions, and not for any other person, and not for sale,
and which have been used by them abroad, shall be admitted
free of duty under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe; but bonds shall be given for the payment to the
United States of such duties as may be imposed by law upon any
and all such articles as shall not be exported within six months

Bond.
pr.
Extension

of time

after such importation: Provided, That the Secretary of the Treas-

ury may, in his discretion, extend such period for a further term of
six months in case application shall be made therefor.

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

SEss. II.

CH. 497.

681

1930.

PARL 1748. Quinine sulphate and all alkaloids and salts of alkaloids derived from cinchona bark.
PAR. 1749. Radium, and salts of, and radioactive substitutes.
PAR. 1750. Rag pulp; paper stock, crude, of every description

uiZner L
Radium.
Crudepaperstock.

including all grasses, fibers,'rags, waste (including jute, hemp, and
flax waste), shavings, clippings, old paper, rope ends, waste rope,
and waste bagging, and all other waste not specially provided for,
including old gunny cloth, and old gunny bags, used chiefly for
paper making, and no longer suitable for bags.

PAR. 1751. Rennet, raw or prepared.
PAR. 1752. Patna rice cleaned for use in the manufacture of canned

Rennet.

Pa tna rice

soups.

FAR. 1753. Sago, crude, and sago flour.

sago.

PAR. 1754. Santonin, and salts of.

Santonin.

PAB. 1755. Sausage casings, weasands, intestines, bladders, tendons, and integuments, not specially provided for.
Pai. 1756. Sea herring, smelts, and tuna fish, fresh or frozen,

whether or not packed in ice, and whether or not whole.
PAR. 1757. Cowpeas not specially provided for, and sugar beet
seed.
PAB. 1758.
PAR. 1759.
PAR. 1760.
PAR. 1761.

Selenium, and salts of.
Sheep dip.
Shingles of wood.
Shrimps, lobsters, and other shellfish, fresh or frozen

aesin
s et

s".

seaherring, et.

Co"pees.
selenimn.
Sheep dip.
Shingles
n sh

she f

ofwood.
-

(whether or not packed in ice), or prepared or preserved in any
manner (including pastes and sauces), and not specially provided
for.
PAR. 1762. Silk coeoons and silk waste.
slcocoom
Pa. 1763. Silk, raw, in skeins reeled from the cocoon, or rereeled, sLk, raw
but not wound, doubled, twisted, or advanced in manufacture in
any way.
PAR. 1764. Skeletons and other preparations of anatomy.
sko
PAR. 1765.

Skins of all kinds, raw, and hides not specially pro-

vided for.
PAR. 1766. Sodium: Nitrate, crude or refined; sulphate, crude, or
crude salt cake, and niter cake; bicarbonate or baking soda.
PAR. 1767. Specimens of natural history, botany, and mineralogy,
when imported for scientific public collections, and not for sale.

8k

ins etc.

sodium
Namashtsrcet.

Par. 1768. Spices and spice seeds:
(1) Cassia, cassia buds, and cassia vera; cloves; clove stems;

Spices

(2) anise; caraway; cardamom; coriander; cummin; and

An"e,

and

cinnamon and cinnamon chips; ginger root, not preserved or cas siLaetc
candied; mace; nutmegs; black or white pepper; and pimento
(allspice); all the foregoing, if unground;

seeds,

.-

fennel.
PAR. 1769. Spunk.
PAR. 1770. Spurs and stilts used in the manufacture of earthen-

ware, stoneware, or porcelain.
PAR. 1771. Stamps: Postage or revenue stamps, canceled or uncanceled, and government stamped envelopes or post cards -bearing no
other printing than the official imprint thereon.
PAR. 1772. Standard newsprint paper.
PAR. 1773. Statuary and casts of sculpture for use as models or

for art educational purposes only; regalia and gems, where specially
imported in good faith for the use and by order of any society incorporated or established solely for religious, philosophical, educational,
scientific, or literary purposes, or for the encouragement of the
fine arts, or for the use and by order of any college, academy, school,
seminary of learning, orphan asylum, or public hospital in the

Spunk.
spursanstilts.
Foregn

stamps,

etc

Newsprint paper.
tatary,regaliaetc.,
not for sale.

conditions

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Meaningof'reeia"

tonandsan

Mr.

strontianit.

PL. 1776. Strontianite or mineral strontium carbonate and celestite or mineral strontium sulphate.
PAR. 1777. Sulphur in any form, and sulphur ore, such as pyrites
or sulphide of iron in its natural state, and spent oxide of iron,
containing more than 25 per centum of sulphur.
PAR. 1778. Tagua nuts.

sulphur.
Tagua nuts.
Tamarinds.
Tan.

1779.

PAR. 1780. Tankage, fish scrap, fish meal, cod-liver oil cake, and

Tankage.

T

L oc.

,

cst bans, etc.

V. 29,.684; Vol.35,

p.3VoL4,:71p2.
U. S. C., p. 625.

tepa.

That all cans, boxes, and other immediate containers, including

paper, and other wrappings of tea in packages of less than five
pounds each, and all intermediate containers of such tea, shall be
dutiable at the rate chargeable thereon if imported empty: Provided
further, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to repeal
or impair the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to prevent the
importation of impure and unwholesome tea," approved March 2,

e te pro

1897, and any Act amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto.
PAR. 1784. Teeth, natural, or unmanufactured.

Tee.

Tee .

PAR. 1785. Tin ore or cassiterite, and black oxide of tin: Provided,

o.et

Subjet to
dne 1,500 tons

cod-liver oil cake meal, all the foregoing unfit for human consumption.
PAR. 1781. Tapioca, tapioca flour, and cassava.
PAR. 1782. Locust or carob beans, and pods and seeds thereof.
PAR. 1783. (a) Impure tea, tea waste, and tea siftings and
sweepings, for manufacturing purposes in bond, pursuant to the
.
....

provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to prevent the importation
of impure and unwholesome tea," approved March 2, 1897, and Acts
amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto.
(b) Tea not specially provided for, and tea plants: Provided,

containers.

pro

1774. Altars, pulpits, communion tables, baptismal fonts,

shrines, or parts of any of the foregoing, and statuary (except casts
of plaster of Paris, or of compositions of paper or papier-mache),
imported in good faith for presentation (without charge) to, and
for the use of, any corporation or association organized and
operated exclusively for religious purposes.
PAR. 1775. Stone and sand: Burrstone in blocks, rough or unmanufactured; quartzite; traprock; rottenstone, tripoli, and sand, crude
or manufactured; silica; cliff stone, freestone, granite, and sandstone, unmanufactured, and not suitable for use as monumental,
paving, or building stone; all the foregoing not specially provided

or o o

ionuaP

1930.

ject to such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe; but the term "regalia" as herein used shall be held to
embrace only such insignia of rank or office or emblems as may be
worn upon the person or borne in the hand during public exercises
of the society or institution, and shall not include articles of furniture or fixtures, or of regular wearing apparel, nor personal property of individuals.
PAr.

Altars, sh rines,

Prea

CH. 497.

United States, or any State or public library, and not for sale, sub-

RU LUn.

a

SESS. II.

dnty

That there shall be imposed and paid upon cassiterite, or black oxide

a year. of tin, a duty of 4 cents per pound, and upon bar, block, pig tin and
grain or granulated, a duty of 6 cents per pound when it is made to
appear to the satisfaction of the President of the United States that
the mines of the United States are producing one thousand five

Announcemet

proclamation.
Tin
Tobaco stems.

by hundred tons of cassiterite and bar, block, and pig tin per year.
The President shall make known this fact by proclamation, and
thereafter said duties shall go into effect.
PAR. 1786. Tin in bars, blocks or pigs, alloys in chief value of tin

not specially provided for, and grain or granulated and scrap tin,
including scrap tin plate.
PA 1787. Tobacco stems not cut, ground, or pulverized.

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PAR. 1788. Truffles, fresh, or dried or otherwise prepared or
preserved.
PAR.
PAR.
PAR.
PAR.

1789.
1790.
1791.
1792.
PAR. 1793.
PAR. 1794.

Turmeric.
Turtles.
Typewriters.
Uranium, oxide and salts of.
Urea.
Vegetable tallow.

Turmeric
Turtles.

Typewriters.
Uranium.
Urea.

Vegetable tallow.
Wafers, not edible.

PAR. 1795. Wafers, not edible.
PAR. 1796. Wax: Animal, vegetable, or mineral, not specially
provided for.

Wa,

PAR. 1797. Disks of soft wax, commonly known as master records,

or metal matrices obtained therefrom, for use in the manufacture
of sound records for export purposes.
PAR. 1798. Wearing apparel, articles of personal adornment, toilet
articles, and similar personal effects of persons arriving in the

.

anima. etc.

Disks of soft wax.

ofwpersoTnsfrP

United States; but this exemption shall include only such articles

conditions.

apply to merchandise or articles intended for other persons or for
sale: Provided, That all jewelry and similar articles of personal
adornment having a value of $300 or more, brought in by a

Poews.
Jdanrsltri

a

as were actually owned by them and in their possession abroad at the
time of or prior to their departure from a foreign country, and as
are necessary and appropriate for the wear and use of such persons
and are intended for such wear and use, and shall not be held to
r

e i

tionso

dents

nonresident of the United States, shall, if sold within three years
after the date of the arrival of such person in the United States,
be liable to duty at the rate or rates in force at the time of such
ts of r t n
sale, to be paid by such person: Provded further, That in case of
residents of the United States returning from abroad all wearing id
apparel, personal and household effects, and in the case of individuals returning from abroad, all professional books, implements, instruments, and tools of trade, occupation, or employment,
taken by them out of the United States to foreign countries shall
be admitted free of duty, without regard to their value, upon their
identity being established under appropriate rules and regulations
to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury: Provided further Amount allowed for
That up to but not exceeding $100 in value of articles acquired apbroad purchases
abroad by such residents of the United States for personal or
household use or as souvenirs or curios. but not bought on commission or intended for sale, shall be admitted free of duty: Provided Limitation.
further, That a resident of the United States shall not take
advantage of the exemption herein granted within a period of thirty
days from the last exemption claimed.
PAR. 1799. Whalebone, unmanufactured.
Whalebone
PAR. 1800. All barbed wire, whether plain or galvanized.
Barbed w
PAR. 1801. Witherite, crude, unground.
witbrit.
PAR. 1802. Wood charcoal.
ood charcoal.
PAJ. 1803. Wood:
Wood.
(1) Timber hewn, sided, or squared, otherwise than by

Tmb

hewn.

ot

sawing, and round timber used for spars or in building wharves;
sawed lumber and timber, not further manufactured than
planed, and tongued and grooved; all the foregoing not
specially provided for: Provided, That if there is imported into
d
the United States any of the foregoing lumber, planed on one on imports from counor more sides and tongued and grooved, manufactured in or stuy imp dLnty
exported from any country, dependency, province, or other
subdivision of government which imposes a duty upon such
lumber exported from the United States, the President may
enter into negotiations with such country, dependency, province,
or other subdivision of government to secure the removal of such

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L.

Posts, etc.

SESS. I.

CH. 497.

1930.

duty, and if such duty is not removed he may by proclamation
declare such failure of negotiations, and in such proclamation
shall state the facts upon which his action is taken together with
the rates imposed, and make declaration that like and equal
rates shall be forthwith imposed as hereinafter provided;
whereupon, and until such duty is removed, there shall be levied,
collected, and paid upon such lumber, when imported directly
or indirectly from such country, dependency, province, or other
subdivision of government, a duty equal to the duty imposed
by such country, dependency, province, or other subdivision of
government upon such lumber imported from the United States.
(2) Logs; timber, round; unmanufactured; pulp woods;
firewood, handle bolts, shingle bolts; gun blocks for gunstocks,
rough hewn or sawed or planed on one side; and laths; all the
foregoing not specially provided for.
PAR. 1804. Posts, railroad ties, and telephone, trolley, electric-

light, and telegraph poles of cedar or other woods.
Pickets, etc.
1AR. 1805. Pickets, palings, hoops, and staves of wood of all kinds.
ticks for umbrellss,
PA. 1806. Woods: Sticks of partridge, hair wood, pimento,
etc
orange, myrtle, bamboo, rattan, india malacca joints, and other woods
not specially provided or, in the rough, or not further advanced
than cut into lengths suitable for sticks for umbrellas, parasols, sunshades, whips, fishing rods, or walking canes.
Spins,
P AR. 1807. Original paintings in oil, mineral, water, or other colors,
skrigal
etc. '
pastels, original drawings and sketches in pen, ink, pencil, or water
colors, artists' proof etchings unbound, and engravings and woodcuts unbound, original sculptures or statuary, including not more
construotonoft-ms than two replicas or reproductions of the same; but the terms " sculp-

sed.

ture" and "statuary" as used in this paragraph shall be understood to include professional productions of sculptors only, whether
in round or in relief, in bronze, marble, stone, terra cotta, ivory,
wood, or metal, or whether cut, carved, or otherwise wrought by hand
from the solid block or mass of marble, stone, or alabaster, or from

clusions

metal, or cast in bronze or other metal or substance, or from wax or

rEhin,

plaster, made as the professional productions of sculptors only; and
the words "painting," "drawing,
sketch," "sculpture," and "statuary " as used in this paragraph shall not be understood to include
any articles of utility or for industrial use, nor such as are made

et., ad- wholly or in part by stenciling or any other mechanical process; and

tifiWrppakts , etc, or
temporary prossona

Bonds reureqd.

the words "etchi n ,
engravings," and "woodcuts "as used in
this paragraph shall be understood to include only such as are printed
by hand from plates or blocks etched or engraved with hand tools
and not such as are printed from plates or blocks etched or engraved
by photochemical or other mechanical processes.
PAnR 1808. Works of art, drawings, engravings, photographic pictures, and philosophical and scientific apparatus brought by profes-

sional artists, lecturers, or scientists arriving from abroad for use by
them temporarily for exhibition and in illustration, promotion, and
encouragement of art, science, or industry in the United States, and
not for sale, shall be admitted free of duty, under such regulations
as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe; but bonds shall

be given for the payment to the United States of such duties as may
be imposed by law upon any and all such articles as shall not be
tension permtted exported within six months after such importation: Provided, That

the Secretary of the Treasury may, in his discretion, extend such
period for a further term of six months in cases where application
therefor shall be made.

Wors exhibition
of art for permanent
by
States, societies, etc.

PAR. 1809. Works of art, collections in illustration of the progress
of the arts, sciences, agriculture, or manufactures, photographs,

works in terra cotta, parian, pottery, or porcelain, antiquities and

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685

1930.

artistic copies thereof in metal or other material, imported in good

maE UST.

faith for exhibition at a fixed place by any State or by any society or
institution established for the encouragement of the arts, science,
agriculture, or education, or for a municipal corporation, and all
like articles imported in good faith by any society or association, or
for a municipal corporation, for the purpose of erecting a public meFonts,
monument, and not intended for sale nor for any other purpose than
herein expressed; but bond shall be given, under such rules and reg-

ulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe, for the payment of lawful duties which may accrue should any of the articles
aforesaid be sold, transferred, or used contrary to this provision
and such articles shall be subject at any time to examination and
inspection by the proper officers of the customs: Provided, That the
privileges of this and the preceding paragraph shall not be allowed
to associations or corporations engaged in or connected with business of a private or commercial character.
PA. 1810. Works of art, productions of American artists residing
temporarily abroad, or other works of art, including pictorial paintings on glass, imported expressly for presentation to a national institution or to any State or municipal corporation or incorporated religious society, college, or other public institution, including stained or
painted window glass or stained or painted glass windows which are
works of art when imported to be used in houses of worship, valued at
$15 or more per square foot, and excluding any article, in whole or in
part, molded, cast, or mechanically wrought from metal within twenty
years prior to importation; but such exemption shall be subject to
such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe.
PaB. 1811. Works of art (except rugs and carpets made after the
year 1700), collections in illustration of the progress of the arts,
works in bronze, marble, terra cotta, parian, pottery or porcelain,
artistic antiquities, and objects of art of ornamental character or
educational value which shall have been produced prior to the year
1830, but the free importation of such objects shall be subject to
such regulations as to proof of antiquity as the Secretary of the
Treasury may prescribe. Violins, violas, violoncellos, and double
basses, of all sizes, made in the year 1800 or prior year.
PAR 1812. Gobelin tapestries used as wall hangings.

PaR. 1813. Worm gut, unmanufactured.
PA.

monu-

p

Bond required.

soo.

Works of Amecan

presentation to institu.
tions, etc-

Exclusions.

wor of at pro
dued prior to 1830.

ein

Violinset.
or prior.

obelin tapestries.

worm gt.
zafer.

1814. Zaffer.

TITLE III--SPECIAL PROVISIONS

TITLE

TI.

Part I-Miscellaneous
SEC. 301. PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.

Philippine Islands.

There shall be levied, collected, and paid upon all articles coming Dntyonarticlesfrom
into the United States from the Philippine Islands the rates of duty
which are required to be levied, collected, and paid upon like article a
or mia
imported from foreign countries: Provided, That all articles, the Native
ep
uc
growth or product of or manufactured in the Philippine Islands prod

from materials the growth or product of the Philippine Islands or
of the United States, or of both, or which do not contain foreign
materials to the value of more than 20 per centum of their total
value, upon which no drawback of customs duties has been allowed
therein, coming into the United States from the Philippine Islands
shall hereafter be admitted free of duty: Provided, however, That in toAph
consideration of the exemptions aforesaid, all articles, the growth,
product, or manufacture of the United States, upon which no draw-

e

d.

si 1

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back of customs duties has been allowed therein, shall be admitted
to the Philippine Islands from the United States free of duty:
And provided further, That the free admission, herein provided, of

such articles, the growth, product, or manufacture of the United
States, into the Philippine Islands, or of the growth, product, or
manufacture, as hereinbefore defined, of the Philippine Islands into
the United States, shall be conditioned upon the direct shipment
thereof, under a through bill of lading, from the country of origin
countrie, includted

Repackinget.,rt'eles damaged by oasualty.

nal venue tax na
Ph
ip
es from the

to the country of destination: Provided, That direct shipments shall
include shipments in bond through foreign territory contiguous to
the United States: Provided, however, That if such articles become
unpacked while en route by accident, wreck, or other casualty; or

so damaged as to necessitate their repacking, the same shall be
admitted free of duty upon satisfactory proof that the unpacking
occurred through accident or necessity and that the merchandise
involved is the identical merchandise originally shipped from the
United States or the Philippine Islands, as the case may be, and
that its condition has not been changed except for such damage as
may have been sustained: And provided, That there shall be levied,
collected, and paid, in the United States, upon articles, goods, wares,

or merchandise coming into the United States from the Philippine
Islands a tax equal to the internal-revenue tax imposed in the United
States upon the like articles, goods, wares, or merchandise of domestic manufacture; such tax to be paid by internal-revenue stamp or
ro
piEpt
m Phli stamps, to be provided by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, and
to be affixed in such manner and under such regulations as he, with
the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, shall prescribe; and
such articles, goods, wares, or merchandise shipped from said islands
to the United States shall be exempt from the payment of any tax
imposed by the internal revenue laws of the Philippine Islands:
srtites fom Pnitdli And provided further, That there shall be levied, collected, and paid
pine revenue t
in the Philippine Islands, upon articles, goods, wares, or merchandise going into the Philippine Islands from the United States a tax
equa to the internal-revenue tax imposed in the Philippine Islands
upon the like articles, goods, wares, or merchandise of Philippine
Islands manufacture i such tax to be paid by internal-revenue stamps
tEempt from nited or otherwise, as provided by the laws of the Philippine Islands; and
such articles, goods wares, or merchandise going into the Philippine
Islands from the United States shall be exempt from the payment
of any tax imposed by the internal revenue laws of the United
States: And provided further, That in addition to the customs taxes
Ti on improretu
try other than United imposed in the Philippine Islands, there shall be levied, collected,
and paid therein upon articles, goods, wares, or merchandise
imported into the Philippine Islands from countries other than the
United States the internal-revenue tax imposed by the Philippine
Government on like articles manufactured and consumed in the
Philippine Islands or shipped thereto for consumption therein from
Revenutcolleced
payable into insular
treasury.

the United States: And provided further, That from and after the
passage of this Act all internal revenues collected in or for account

of the Philippine Islands shall accrue intact to the general government thereof and be paid into the insular treasury.
PortoRico.

SEC. 302. PORTO RICO-EXEMPTION FROM INTERNAL-REVENUE
TAXES.

Goods to, exempt

Articles, goods, wares, or merchandise going into Porto Rico from
the United States shall be exempted from the payment of any tax
imposed by the internal-revenue laws of the United States.

fom uted Stmats
internalrevenue tax.

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1930.

SEC. 303. COUNTERVAILING DUTIES.
Whenever any country, dependency, colony, province, or other
political subdivision of government, person, partnership, association,

SPCIUAL PROVI3ONB.

Countervailing

du-

eviedonimport
ceiing, etc., bounty if

cartel, or corporation shall pay or bestow, directly or indirectly, any etc.
bounty or grant upon the manufacture or production or export of
any article or merchandise manufactured or produced in such country, dependency, colony, province, or other political subdivision of
government, and such article or merchandise is dutiable under the
provisions of this Act, then upon the importation of any such article
or merchandise into the United States, whether the same shall be
imported directly from the country of production or otherwise, and
whether such article or merchandise is imported in the same condition as when exported from the country of production or has been
changed in condition by remanufacture or otherwise, there shall be
levied and paid, in all such cases, in addition to the duties otherwise
imposed by this Act, an additional duty equal to the net amount of eq^d btty, e

to

such bounty or grant, however the same be paid or bestowed. The
Secretary of the Treasury shall from time to time ascertain and d e oennbeotand

determine, or estimate, the net amount of each such bounty or grant, etc.
and shall declare the net amount so determined or estimated. The
Secretary of the Treasury shall make all regulations he may deem
necessary for the identification of such articles and merchandise and
for the assessment and collection of such additional duties.
SEC. 304. MARKING OF IMPORTED ARTICLES.

arins

imported

(a) MANNEB or MA XnG.--Every article imported into the United be conspiuouslty
o
ked and
isnds oontainer
States, and its immediate container, and the package in which such artslde
article is imported, shall be marked, stamped, branded, or labeled, imported.

in legible English words, in a conspicuous place, in such manner
as to indicate the country of origin of such article, in accordance
with such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe.
Such marking, stamping, branding, or labeling shall be as nearly

Character of mark-

indelible and permanent as the nature of the article will permit. ngThe Secretary of the Treasury may, by regulations prescribed hereunder, except any article from the requirement of marking, stamping, branding, or labeling if he is satisfied that such article is incapable of being marked, stamped, branded, or labeled or can not be
marked, stamped, branded, or labeled without injury, or except at an
expense economically prohibitive of the importation, or that the
tainer
t
marking, stamping branding, or labeling of the immediate con- Markngorc
tainer of such article will reasonably indicate the country of origin
of such article.
FO
To MAKnx.-If at the time of nddition duty If
(b) ADDITIONAL DuTrrs ro FAIL
importation any article or its container is not marked, stamped,

dc exorted.

branded, or labeled in accordance with the requirements of this
section, there shall be levied, collected, and paid on such article,
unless exported under customs supervision, a duty of 10 per centum
of the value of such article, in addition to any other duty imposed
by law, or, if such article is free of duty, there shall be levied, collected, and paid a duty of 10 per centum of the value thereof.

(c) DELVETY WrrHHELD UNTL MARKED.-No imported article or tNmsodeyvtiarmctainer are
package held in customs custody shall be delivered until such article e nd

(and its container) or package and every other article (and its
container) or package of the importation, whether or not released
from customs custody, shall have been marked, stamped, branded,
or labeled in accordance with the requirements of this section.
Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to relieve from the
requirements of any provision of this Act relating to the marking of
particular articles or their containers.

ma

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(d) PENALTIES.-If any person shall, with intent to conceal the
given thereby or contained therein, deface, destroy,
information
tentionally defacing
removing, etc., marks. remove, alter, cover, obscure, or obliterate any mark, stamp, brand,
SPnishent fori.

or label required under the provisions of this Act, he shall, upon
conviction, be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more
than one year, or both.
DATE.-This section shall take effect sixty days
(e) EmECnTIV
Effectivein6days.
after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 305. IMMORAL ARTICLES-IMPORTATION PROHIBITED.

mmoral articles.

(a) PROHIBITION OF IMPORTATION.-All persons are prohibited
from importing into the United States from any foreign country
any book, pamphlet, paper, writing, advertisement, circular, print,
picture, or drawing containing any matter advocating or urging
treason or insurrection against the United States, or forcible resistance to any law of the United States, or containing any threat to
take the life of or inflict bodily harm upon any person in the United
obcene books, pic- States, or any obscene book, pamphlet, paper, writing, advertiset ur es e t
ment, circular, print, picture, drawing, or other representation,
, c.
figure, or image on or of paper or other material, or any cast,
instrument, or other article which is obscene or immoral, or any
Drugs for abortion, drug or medicine or any article whatever for the prevention of
conception or for causing unlawful abortion, or any lottery ticket,
Lotterytickets.
or any printed paper that may be used as a lottery ticket, or any
Imports prohibited.

Books, etc.,advocatg trson, resistance
to
United States laws,
tothretd
of bodily harm,
threatsstoidlyhar
etc.

Entry forbidden
such artces.

of advertisement of any lottery. No such articles, whether imported
separately or contained in packages with other goods entitled to

entry, shall be admitted to entry; and all such articles and, unless
it appears to the satisfaction of the collector that the obscene or other
prohibited articles contained in the package were inclosed therein
without the knowledge or consent of the importer, owner, agent, or
consignee, the entire contents of the package in which such articles
are contained, shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture as hereinafter

eizure,
etc.
Drg in
cepted.

bulk ex-

provided: Provided, That the drugs hereinbefore mentioned, when

imported in bulk and not put up for any of the purposes hereinbefore
specified, are excepted from the operation of this subdivision: ProDiscetionaryadris.- .ded
further, That the Secretary of the Treasury may, in his discretion, admit the so-called classics or books of recognized and
Iono clasetc.
established literary or scientific merit, but may, in his discretion,
admit such classics or books only when imported for noncommercial
purposes.
seiure ofbooks, etc.,
Upon the appearance of any such book or matter at any customs
office, the same shall be seized and held by the collector to await

distcrict court.n

Proceedings
instituted.

to be

Destruction if decared as prohibited.

the judgment of the district court as hereinafter provided; and no
protest shall be. taken to the United States Customs Court from the
decision of the collector. Upon the seizure of such book or matter
the collector shall transmit information thereof to the district
attorney of the district in which is situated the office at which such
seizure has taken place, who shall institute proceedings in the district
court for the forfeiture, confiscation, and destruction of the book or
matter seized. Upon the adjudication that such book or matter thus

seized is of the character the entry of which is by this section prohibited, it shall be ordered destroyed and shall be destroyed. Upon
robitfha
Eatry iotowd

Appeal for Jury

trial

adjudication that such book or matter thus seized is not of the char-

acter the entry of which is by this section prohibited, it shall not be
excluded from entry under the provisions of this section.
In any such proceeding any party in interest may upon demand
have the facts at issue determined by a jury and any party may have
an appeal or the right of review as in the case of ordinary actions or
suits.

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CH. 497.

1930.

(b) PENALTY ON GOVERNMENT OFFIcEnB.-Any officer, agent, or «"z2

POVIosaB.

employee of the Government of the United States who shall know- tido,'

aetmint

ingly aid or abet any person engaged in any violation of any of the office amisdemnor.

provisions of law prohibiting importing, advertising, dealing in,
exhibiting, or sending or receiving by mail obscene or indecent publications or representations, or books, pamphlets, papers, writings,
advertisements, circulars, prints, pictures, or drawings containing any
matter advocating or urging treason or insurrection against the
United States, or forcible resistance to any law of the United States,
or containing any threat to take the life of or inflict bodily harm
upon any person in the United States, or means for preventing conception or procuring abortion, or other articles of indecent or immoral
use or tendency, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall

PFnishmentor.

for every offense be punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000, or
by imprisonment at hard labor for not more than ten years, or both.
SEC. 306. CATTLE, SHEEP, SWINE, AND MEATS-IMPORTATION
PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN CASES.

(a)

catle, etc.

RINDERPEST AND FOOT-AND-MOUTH DIEASE.--If the Secretary

ndet

and foot-

of Agriculture determines that rinderpest or foot-and-mouth disease
exists in any foreign country, he shall officially notify the Secretary Importations proof the Treasury and give public notice thereof, and thereafter, and whereetedromis ount
er
until the Secretary of Agriculture gives notice in a similar manner notice of noLn
stnce.

that such disease no longer exists in such foreign country, the importation into the United States of cattle, sheep, or other domestic
ruminants, or swine, or of fresh, chilled, or frozen beef, veal, mutton,
lamb, or pork, from such foreign country, is prohibited.
(b) MxAT UxNrr :oR HUMAN Foo.-No meat of any kind shall feats
be imported into the United States unless such meat is healthful,

bnasn

f

wholesome, and fit for human food and contains no dye, chemical, ndi

mionefue

preservative, or ingredient which renders such meat unhealthful,
unwholesome, or unfit for human food, and unless such meat also
complies with the rules and regulations made by the Secretary of

Agriculture. All imported meats shall, after entry into the United pMeatooSction nd
States in compliance with such rules and regulations, be deemed complied with

and treated as domestic meats within the meaning of and subject to
the provisions of the Act of June 30, 1906 (Thirty-fourth Statutes
at Large, page 674), commonly called the " Meat Inspection Amend- U

pp.- 674

7

a

ment," and the Act of June 30, 1906 (Thirty-fourth Statutes at
Large, page 768), commonly called the "Food and Drugs Act,"
and Acts amendatory of, supplementary to, or in substitution for
such Acts.
(c) RGi
TiLoNs.-The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to wl
onsbo
make rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this section,
-thorid.
and in such rules and regulations the Secretary of Agriculture may
prescribe the terms and conditions for the destruction of all cattle,
sheep, and other domestic ruminants, and swine, and of all meats,
offered for entry and refused admission into the United States, unless

Dot o

s rSx

such cattle, sheep, domestic ruminants, swine, or meats be exported by
the consignee within the time fixed therefor in such rules and
regulations.
SEC. 307. CONVICT MADE GOODS-IMPORTATION

PROHIBITED.

Convict made good

All goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced or smod,
manufactured wholly or in part in any foreign country by convict byforcedlabor.

labor or/and forced labor or/and indentured labor under penal
sanctions shall not be entitled to entry at any of the ports of the
United States, and the importation thereof is hereby prohibited,
57894"-31---44

g

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

690
PSCIAL PBOTVmION.

Enforcement.
Effective January 1,
1932, but not applicable
if production in United
States not equal to
consumptive demand.

Meaning of "forced
labor."

SEss. II.

FREE IMPORTATION
EXPORTATION.

Artiles notdor sabo

1930.

and the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to
prescribe such regulations as may e necessary for the enforcement
of this provision. The provisions of this section relating to goods,
wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured
by forced labor or/and indentured labor, shall take effect on January 1, 1932; but in no case shall such provisions be applicable to
goods, wares, articles, or merchandise so mined, produced, or manufactured which are not mined, produced, or manufactured in such
quantities in the United States as to meet the consumptive demands
of the United States.
"Forced labor," as herein used, shall mean all work or service
which is exacted from any person under the menace of any penalty
for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer
himself voluntarily.

ee im- SEC. 308. TEMPORARY

Temporary

CH. 497.

UNDER BOND FOR

The following articles, when not imported for sale or for sale

in si on approval, may be admitted into the United States under such
toeeported
m on
ths
rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe,

for
Machinery
for r
Macnr
MSode of women's
apparel

without the payment of duty, under bond for their exportation
within six months from the date of importation, which period may,
in the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury (whether such
articles are imported before or after this section becomes effective),
be extended, upon application, for a further period not to exceed
six months:
1) Machinery or other articles to be altered or repaired;

2) Models of women's wearing apparel imported by manufacturers for use solely as models in their own establishment,
and not for sale;
(3) Samples solely for use in taking orders for merchandise,

samples for order

or for examination with a view to reproduction;
(4) Articles intended solely for experimental purposes, and

maDpurpDaesf

i,

Vehicles, aircaft

upon satisfactory proof to the Secretary that any such article
has been destroyed because of its use for experimental purposes
such bond may be canceled without the payment of duty;
(5) Automobiles, motor cycles, bicycles, airplanes, airships,

oto
nonresident
racing, etc.

baloons, motor boats racing shells and similar vehicles and
craft, teams and saddle horses, all of which are brought

Foreign
equipmenty

railroad
fore etr

presed gas con-

todels for llustra-

temporarily into the United States by nonresidents for touring
purposes, or for the purposes of taking part in races or other
specific contests;
(6) Locomotives, cars and coaches, and repair equipment
belonging to railroads brought temporarily into the United
States for the purpose of clearing obstructions, fighting fires,
or making emergency repairs on lines the property of railroads
within the United States;
(7) Containers for compressed gases which comply with the
laws and regulations for the transportation of such containers
in the United States;
(8) Articles imported by illustrators and photographers for

use solely as models in their own establishments, in the illustrating of catalogues, pamphlets, or advertising matter.
sappies for vesss. SEC. 309. SUPPLIES FOR CERTAIN VESSELS.
Tax exemption of,

(a)

EXEMPION FROM CUSTOMS DUTIEs AND INTERNAL-REVENUE

for foreign war vesels Tx.-Articles of foreign or domestic manufacture or production
may, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may

prescribe, be withdrawn from bonded warehouses or bonded manu-

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CH. 497.

691

1930.

facturing warehouses free of duty or internal-revenue tax for sup- sBPrA PoIONS.
plies (not including equipment) of vessels of war, in ports of the
United States, of any nation which may reciprocate such privilege Conditions
toward the vessels of war of the United States in its ports, or for
supplies (not including equipment) of vessels of the United States
employed in the fisheries or in the whaling business, or actually

FordesignatedAmer
ican
essels.

SEC. 310. FREE IMPORTATION OF MERCHANDISE RECOVERED FROM

Abandoned vessels

engaged in foreign trade or trade between the Atlantic and Pacific
ports of the United States or between the United States and any
of its possessions, but no such article shall be landed at any port or Landin prohibited.
place in the United States or in any of its possessions.
(b) DRAWBACK.-Articles of domestic manufacture or production Drawbackallowed.
laden as supplies upon any such vessel shall be considered to be
exported within the meaning of the drawback provisions of this Act.
SUNKEN AND ABANDONED VESSELS.

Whenever any vessel laden with merchandise, in whole or in part

adieron of
Fgodree

subject to duty, has been sunk in any river, harbor, bay, or waters
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and within its limits,
for the period of two years and is abandoned by the owner thereof,
any person who may raise such vessel shall be permitted to bring
any merchandise recovered therefrom into the port nearest to the
place where such vessel was so raised free from the payment of any
duty thereupon, but under such regulations as the Secretary of the
Treasury may prescribe.
SEC. 311 BONDED MANUFACTURING WAREHOUSES.

All articles manufactured in whole or in part of imported mate-

BodnddmiSturProducts of foro-

rials, or of materials subject to internal-revenue tax, and intended Pid ee from taxi
for exportation without being charged with duty, and without having an internal-revenue stamp affixed thereto, shall, under such
regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe, in order
to be so manufactured and exported, be made and manufactured in
bonded warehouses similar to those known and designated in Treasi
ury Regulations as bonded warehouses, class six: Provided, That ro
the manufacturer of such articles shall first give satisfactory bonds
for the faithful observance of all the provisions of law and of such
regulations as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury:
Provided further, That the manufacture of distilled spirits from uitffrledspi'drtsangrain, starch, molasses, or sugar, including all dilutions or mixtures
of them or either of them, shall not be permitted in such manufacturing warehouses.
'
Whenever goods manufactured in any bonded warehouse estab- FEmpt bll -.
lished under the provisions of the preceding paragraph shall be
exported directly therefrom or shall be duly laden for transportation
and immediate exportation under the supervision of the proper oficer who shall be duly designated for that purpose, such goods shall
be exempt from duty and from the requirements relating to revenue
stamps.
to
tontedn
No flour, manufactured in a bonded manufacturing warehouse Ap
he
from wheat imported after ninety days after the date of the enact- om

ment of this Act, shall be withdrawn from such warehouse for

exportation without payment of a duty on such imported wheat
equal to any reduction in duty which by treaty will apply in respect
of such flour in the country to which it is to be exported.

Any materials used in the manufacture of such goods, and any

T"orf.mae,

packages, coverings, vessels, brands, and labels used in putting up eefrom tax.
the same may, under the regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury, be conveyed without the payment of revenue tax or duty into

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SEss. II.

CH. 497.

1930.

any bonded manufacturing warehouse, and imported goods may,

PYBOvIsONS.

under the aforesaid regulations, be transferred without the exaction
of duty from any bonded warehouse into any bonded manufacturing
Construction
ma- warehouse; but this privilege shall not be held to apply to implechry
not included. ments, machinery, or apparatus to be used in the construction or
repair of any bonded manufacturing warehouse or for the prosecution of the business carried on therein.
Articles or materials received into such bonded manufacturing
dSuras,'on of withwarehouse or articles manufactured therefrom may be withdrawn or
removed therefrom for direct shipment and exportation or for transportation and immediate exportation in bond to foreign countries
ertifte rued or to the Philippine Islands under the supervision of the officer duly
designated therefor by the collector of the port, who shall certify
to such shipment and exportation, or ladening for transportation,
as the case may be, describing the articles by their mark or other.
wise, the quantity, the date of exportation, and the name of the
By-products
with- vessel: Provided, That the by-products incident to the processes
of manufacture, including waste derived from cleaning rice in
bonded warehouses under the Act of March 24, 1874, in said
bonded warehouses may be withdrawn for domestic consumption

Onduraw
r consumP
Vol. 18, p. 29.

on the payment of duty equal to the duty which would be assessed
and collected by law if such waste or by-products were imported
from a foreign country: Provided, That all waste material may be
destroyed under Government supervision. All labor performed and

ste
ateral
su p r

services rendered under these provisions shall be under the supervi-

e

vi.sion.

sion of a duly designated officer of the customs and at the expense
of the manufacturer.
tuin¢

reuisr

re"

A careful account shall be kept by the collector of all merchandise

delivered by him to any bonded manufacturing warehouse, and a
sworn monthly return, verified by the customs officers in charge,
shall be made by the manufacturer containing a detailed statement
of all imported merchandise used by him in the manufacture of
exported articles.

Proprieto

statemPent°beore co

Before commencing business the proprietor of any manufacturing
warehouse shall file with the Secretary of the Treasury a list of all
the articles intended to be manufactured in such warehouses and
state the formula of manufacture and the names and quantities of
the ingredients to be used therein.

mencing business.

-

med^iateexport

Articles manufactured under these provisions may be withdrawn

under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe for transportation and delivery into any bonded warehouse
at an exterior port for the sole purpose of immediate export thereCigarmade in, from from: Provided, That cigars manufactured in whole of tobacco
tobaccoofone ountry. imported from any one country, made and manufactured in such
bonded manufacturing warehouses, may be withdrawn for home
consumption upon the payment of the duties on such tobacco in its
Inteal revenue taxcondition as imported under such regulations as the Secretary of
the Treasury may prescribe, and the payment of the internalrevenue tax accruing on such cigars in their condition as withdrawn,
and the boxes or packages containing such cigars shall be stamped
to indicate their character, origin of tobacco from which made, and
Regulations applica- place of manufacture.
ble.
S. sec. 3433,

Bonded
warehouses.

p67.

The provisions of section 3433 of the Revised Statutes shall, so
far as may be practicable, apply to any bonded manufacturing
warehouse established under this Act and to the merchandise
conveyed therein.

smlting SEC. 312. BONDED SMELTING WAREHOUSES.

Authorization for.

The works of manufacturers engaged in smelting or refining, or
both, of ores and crude metals, may, upon the giving of satisfactory

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CH. 497.

693

1930.

bonds, be designated as bonded smelting warehouses. Ores or crude srPcL PROVISONs.
metals may be removed from the vessel or other vehicle in which

imported, or from a bonded warehouse, into a bonded smelting
warehouse without the payment of duties thereon, and there smelted
or refined, or both, together with ores or crude metals of home or
foreign production: Provided,That the bonds shall be charged with
a sum equal in amount to the regular duties which would have been
payable on such ores and crude metals if entered for consumption
at the time of their importation, and the several charges against
such bonds shall be canceled upon the exportation or delivery to a

to,

dutt
tx, dirom

e

Pro~Vo,

celedhonexportstion o
metal produced.

bonded manufacturing warehouse established under the preceding
section of this title of a quantity of the same kind of metal equal to
the quantity of metal producible from-the smelting or refining, or
both, of the dutiable metal contained in such ores or crude metals
due allowance being made of the smelter wastage as ascertained

from time to time by the Secretary of the Treasury: Provided fur- metalies itabwe on
ther, That the said metals so producible, or any portion thereof, domestic consumption.

may be withdrawn for domestic consumption or transferred to a
bonded customs warehouse and withdrawn therefrom and the several
charges against the bonds canceled upon the payment of the duties
chargeable against an equivalent amount of ores or crude metals

from which said metal would be producible in their condition as
imported: Provided further, That on the arrival of the ores and etc., on arrivai.y -

crude metals at such establishments they shall be sampled and
assayed according to commercial methods under the supervision of
Government officers: Provided further, That all labor performed
and services rendered pursuant to this section shall be under the
supervision of an officer of the customs, to be appointed by the
Secretary of the Treasury and at the expense of the manufacturer:
Provide further, That all regulations for the carrying out of this
section shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury: And
provided further, That the several charges against the bonds of any

CReglations.
expo of ecess quon
ty duiabmetanl

smelting warehouse established under the provisions of this section

smelting warehouse

SEC. 813. DRAWBACK AND REFUNDS

Drawbac
funds.

fCsoeluperv"SlO

may be canceled upon the exportation or transfer to a bonded manufacturing warehouse from any other bonded smelting warehouse
established under this section of a quantity of the same kind of
metal, in excess of that covered by open bonds, equal to the amount
of metal producible from the smelting or refining, or both, of the
dutiable metal contained in the imported ores and crude metals
due allowance being made of the smelter wastage as ascertained
from time to time by the Secretary of the Treasury.
(a)

ARTCLES MADE FROM IMPORTED MERCHANDiBm

-Upon

the

and re-

on

Alof

aprtes

exportation of articles manufactured or produced in the United matmfrial
States with the use of imported merchandise, the full amount of the
duties paid upon the merchandise so used shall be refunded as

t

or

a
drawback, less 1 per centum of such duties, except that such duties tions.
shall not be so refunded upon the exportation of flour or by-products
produced from wheat imported after ninety days after the date of
the enactment of this Act. Where two or more products result from Ditrbution,
the manipulation of imported merchandise, the drawback shall be
distributed to the several products in accordance with their relative
values at the time of separation.

c

-

if sed-

(b) SUBSTITUTION FOR DRAWBACK PURPOSEs.-If imported duty- meandn.oes
dutAlowance
paid sugar or non-ferrous metal, or ore containing non-ferrous metal, paid
sugar or nonL!er*
free.or
duty
ores
ru
quality
and
kind
same
the
of
merchandise
and duty free or domestic
are used in the manufacture or production of articles within a period donemic arutcles a
unot
product
hsedreceipt of such imported me
to exceinoeya
not to exceed one year from the receipt of such imported merchandise product.

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CH. 497.

1930.

by the manufacturer or producer of such articles, there shall be

allowed upon the exportation (or shipment to the Philippine Islands)
of any such articles, notwithstanding the fact that none of the
imported merchandise may actually have been used in the manufacture or production of the exported articles, an amount of drawback
equal to that which would have been allowable had the sugar or nonferrous metal, or ore containing non-ferrous metal, used therein been
imported; but the total amount of drawback allowed upon the expor-

tation of such articles, together with the total amount of drawback
allowed in respect of such imported merchandise under any other
provision of law, shall not exceed 99 per centum of the duty paid on
such imported merchandise.

Allowaceon exportn
(C)
ERCHANDISE NOT CONFORMING TO SAMPLE OR SPECIFIAof duty paid merchandisenot conforingto TIONs.-Upon the exportation of merchandise not conforming to
sample.
sample or specifications upon which the duties have been paid and

condition,

e

Allowed on flavoring
,letc.,of taxabe

which have been entered or withdrawn for consumption and, within
thirty days after release from customs custody, returned to customs
custody for exportation, the full amount of the duties paid upon
such merchandise shall be refunded as drawback, less 1 per centum
of such duties.
(d ) FLVOINGo ExTMcDr

MEDIcINAL

OR TOILE

PBEPAuA-

TONS.-Upon the exportation of flavoring extracts, medicinal or
toilet preparations (including perfumery) manufactured or produced in the United States in part from domestic alcohol on which an
internal-revenue tax has been paid, there shall be allowed a drawback equal in amount to the tax found to have been paid on the alcohol so used.
Duty remitted on, in
(e) IMPORTED SALT FOR CURING FISH.-Imported salt in bond may
bond, for curing
fish
tbnd fr cumn be used in curing fish taken by vessels licensed to engage in the fishvessels.
eries, and in curing fish on the shores of the navigable waters of the
United States, whether such fish are taken by licensed or unlicensed
vessels, and upon proof that the salt has been used for either of
Dty refunded
such purposes, the duties on the same shall be remitted.
exported meats cur
(f) EXPORTATION OF MEATS CBED wrT IMPOBTED SALT.-Upon
it w
thr .
the exportation of meats, whether packed or smoked, which have
been cured in the United States with imported salt, there shall be
refunded, upon satisfactory proof that such meats have been cured
with imported salt, the duties paid on the salt so used in curing
a
such exported meats, in amounts not less than $100.
alcohol.

Mtrucials foroneign account.

(g)

MATEBRIAL

FOR CONSTRUCTION

AND

EQUIPMENT OF VESSELS

BUILT FOR FOREIGNERS.-The provisions of this section shall apply to
materials imported and used in the construction and equipment of
vessels built for foreign account and ownership, or for the government of any foreign country, notwithstanding that such vessels may
Limitation on d- not within the strict meaning of the term be articles exported.
backs forexports tothe
(h) TIME LIMITATION ON EXPORTATION.-No drawback shall be
Pvolp.
..
allowed under the provisions of this section or of section 6 of the Act
entitled " An Act temporarily to provide revenue for the Philippine
Islands, and for other purposes," approved March 8, 1902 (refating
to drawback on shipments to the Philippine Islands), unless the completed article is exported, or shipped to the Philippine Islands,
within three years after importation of the imported merchandise.
eations, etc.
(i) REGUIATIONS.-The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized
materials.
to prescribe regulations governing (1) the identification of imported
merchandise used in the manufacture or production of articles
entitled to drawback of customs duties, the ascertainment of the
quantity of such merchandise used, of the time when such merchandise was received by the manufacturer or producer of the exported
articles, and of the amount of duties paid thereon, the determination of the facts of the manufacture or production of such articles

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

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695

1930.

in the United States and their exportation therefrom, the time saC

within which drawback entries on such articles shall be filed and
completed, to entitle such articles to drawback, and the payment of
drawback due thereon; (2) the identification of merchandise withdrawn for consumption and returned to customs custody for expor-

&

rPovnO

ooodnpthdor'and
tuned for export.

tation, the determination of the facts of nonconformity thereof to
sample or specifications and of exportation thereof from the United
States, and the payment of the drawback due thereon; (3) the deter-

Tax on alcohol ued

mination and payment of drawback of internal-revenue tax on
domestic alcohol, including the requirement of such notices, bonds,
bills of lading, and other evidence of payment of tax and exporta-

tion as the Secretary of the Treasury deems necessary; (4) the remis- sat for c n r
sion of duties on imported salt used in curing fish, including the cr met
production of proof that the salt has been so used; and (5) the
refunding of duties paid upon imported salt used in curing exported
meats, including the production of proof that the salt has been so
used; and designating the person to whom refund or payment of
drawback shall be made.
(j) SOURCE O PAMENT.-Any drawback of duties that may be

f

sh.

Application to Porto
Rico customs receipts.

authorized under the provisions of this Act shall be paid from.the
customs receipts of Porto Rico, if the duties were originally paid
into the Treasury of Porto Rico.
SEC 314. REIMPORTATION OF TAX-FREE EXPORTS.
Upon the reimportation of articles once exported, of the growth,

product, or manufacture of the United States, upon which no internal tax has been assessed or paid, or upon which such tax has been
paid and refunded by allowance or drawback, there shall be levied,
collected, and paid a duty equal to the tax imposed upon such
articles by the internal revenue laws at the time of reimportation
except articles manufactured in bonded warehouses and exported
pursuant to law, which shall be subject to the same rate of duty as
if originally imported, but proof of the identity of such articles shall
be made under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the
Treasury.
SEC 315. EFFECTIVE DATE OF RATES OF DUTY.

Reimportation of tax.

mp
eoorts o

ta

Payment of Interna

tiearutda

ift r
Originlduty
imported
matroual in
in.
bodedwre

Effective dates etc.

On and after the day when this Act shall go into effect all goods, otRapp vaotn day
wares, and merchandise previously imported, for which no entry has
been made, and all goods, wares, and merchandise previously entered
without payment of duty and under bond for warehousing transportation, or any other purpose, for which no permit of delivery
to the importer or his agent has been issued, shall be subjected to
the duties imposed by this Act and to no other duty upon the entry prao.
or the withdrawal thereof: Provided, That when duties are based

upon the weight of merchandise deposited in any public or private
bonded warehouse, said duties shall, except as provided in section
562 of this Act (relating to manipulating warehouses), be levied and
collected upon the weight of such merchandise at the time of its
entry.
SEC. 316. CUBAN RECIPROCITY TREATY NOT AFFECTED.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to abrogate or in any
manner impair or affect the provisions of the treaty of commercial
reciprocity concluded between the United States and the Republic
of Cuba on December 11, 1902, or the provisions of the Act of
December 17, 1903, chapter 1.

I bSd on weght

Cuban rei et y
Dot
Provisotns of
Vo 33 pp. 138 3.

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1930.

SrPECAL PROVIs8. SEC. 317. TOBACCO PRODUCTS-EXPORTATION FREE OF DUTY OR
Tobacco
cts.
INTERNAL-REVENUE TAX.
shipments

for con-

nmption otside

R. Ss sec. 3;448p. 6 2

The shipment or delivery of manufactured tobacco, snuff, cigars,
or cigarettes, for consumption beyond the jurisdiction of the internalrevenue laws of the United States, as defined by section 3448 of
the Revised Statutes, shall be deemed exportation within the meaning

of the customs and internal-revenue laws applicable to the exportation of such articles without payment of duty or internal-revenue
tax.
Emergencies.

SEC. 318. EMERGENCIES.

President may extend time for perform-

cooanfseany,

'

Whenever the President shall by proclamation declare an emere in gency to exist by reason of a state of war, or otherwise, he may

Free importation of

ood

medical supplies,

Porto Rico.

authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to extend during the continuance of such emergency the time herein prescribed for the performance of any act, and may authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to permit, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe, the importation free of duty of food, clothing,
and medical, surgical, and other supplies for use in emergency
relief work. The Secretary of the Treasury shall report to the
Congress any action taken under the provisions of this section.
SEC. 319. DUTY ON COFFEE IMPORTED INTO PORTO RICO.

Legislature of, may
impose duty on imports
of coffee grown in a
foreign country.
Ante, p. 676.

The Legislature of Porto Rico is hereby empowered to impose
tariff duties upon coffee imported into Porto Rico, including coffee
grown in a foreign country coming into Porto Rico from the United
States. Such duties shall be collected and accounted for as now
provided by law in the case of duties collected in Porto Rico.

Advertising matter.

SEC. 320. RECIPROCAL AGREEMENTS RELATING TO ADVERTISING
MATTER.

Free entry authorired of circiars~ot

With the advice and consent of the President, the Secretary of the
Treasury and the Postmaster General, jointly, may, on behalf of
h
agreeen wi th
e United States, enter into a reciprocal agreement with any foreign
oren tris
country to provide for the entry free of duty in the respective

addressee
o

by e

Tariff commission.

Organization.
Composed of six
members appointed by
the President.
Vol. 39 p. 795.
U. S. ., p. 29.

Eligibility.

countries of dispatches or shipments through the mails of circulars,
folders, amphlets, books, and cards, in the nature of advertising
matter (except such matter as may be printed, manufactured, or
produce in a foreign country, advertising the sale of articles by
persons carrying on business in the United States or containing
announcements relating to the merchandise or business of such
persons) to individual addressees, and may, in the event any such
agreement is entered into, prescribe such rules and regulations as they
may deem necessary relating to the customs and postal treatment
of such matter in the United States.
Part II-United States Tariff Commission
SEC. 330. ORGANIZATION OF THE COMMISSION.

(a) MEMBERsmP.-The United States Tariff Commission
(referred to in this title as the "commission") shall be composed
of six commissioners to be hereafter appointed by the President by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate, but each member
now in office shall continue to serve until his successor (as designated
by the President at the time of nomination) takes office, but in no
event for longer than ninety days after the effective date of this
Act. No person shall be eligible for appointment as a commissioner unless he is a citizen of the United States, and, in the
judgment of the President, is possessed of qualifications requisite

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697

1930.

for developing expert knowledge of tariff problems and efficiency T m CO-wEoN.
in administering the provisions of Part II of this title. Not more Political party seleethan three of the commissioners shall be members of the same politi- tOns.
cal party, and in making appointments members of different political
parties shall be appointed alternately as nearly as may be practicable.
(b) TERMS OF OFFICE.-Terms of office of the commissioners first Terms of first ap
taking office after the date of the enactment of this Act, shall expire, poin
as designated by the President at the time of nomination, one at
the end of each of the first six years after the date of the enactment n
of this Act. The term of office.of a successor to any such commissioner shall expire six years from the date of the expiration of the
term for which his predecessor was appointed, except that any commissioner appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed, shall be
appointed for the remainder of such term.
(C) CHABMAN, VICE CHATRAN, .. AND SAxAY.-The President ehalnan
e vdie
chairman to be des*
shall annually designate one of the commissioners as chairman and nated annualy.

one as vice chairman of the commission. The vice chairman shall act
as chairman in case of the absence or disability of the chairman. A
majority of the commissioners in office shall constitute a quorum, but
the commission may function notwithstanding vacancies.

ala
soie-

Each

commissioner (including members in office on the date of the enactment of this Act) shall receive a salary of $11,000 a year.

No com-

Oth

employment

missioner shall actively engage in any other business, vocation, or
employment than that of serving as a commissioner.
Genwa
e
D

SEC. 331. GENERAL POWERS.

(a) Pmasox Er.-The commiqsia shall appoint a secretary, who
shall receive a salary of $7,500 Iper year, and the commission hall
have authority to employ and fix the: compensations of such special
experts, examiners, clerks, and other employees as the commussion
may from time to time find necessary for the proper performance
of its duties.

an

peonn,

d cm-

(b) APPLICATION OF CIVIL SERVICE LAw.-With the exception of service eligibles.

the secretary, a clerk to each commissioner, and such special experts
as the commission may from time to time find necessary for the
conduct of its work, all employees of the commission shall be
appointed from lists of eligibles to be supplied by the Civil Service
Commission and in accordance with the civil service law.
(c) EXPELms.-All of the expenses of the commission, including

all necessary expenses for transportation incurred by the commissioners or by their employees under their orders in making any
investigation or upon official business in any other places than at
their respective headquarters, shall be allowed and paid on the presentation of itemized vouchers therefor approved by the commission.
(d) Or CES AND SurrPmr.-Unless otherwise provided by law,
the commission may rent suitable offices for its use, and purchase
such furniture, equipment, and supplies as may be necessary.

(e) PrNCIPAL OFFICE AT WASHINTON.-The principal office of to

the commisison shall be in the city of Washington, but it may meet
and exercise all its powers at any other place. The commission
may, by one or more of its members, or by such agents as it may
designate, prosecute any inquiry necessary to its duties in any part
of the United States or in any foreign country.
(f)

OFICE

AT

Exceptions.

Pamatootpenfe.

OlseandSUppaes
at

EL-her -

NEW YORK.-The commission is authorized to NewYork

establish and maintain an office at the port of New York for the
purpose of directing or carrying on any investigation, receiving and
compiling statistics, selecting, describing, and filing samples of

shing

ofic

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Official se.

articles, and performing any of the duties or exercising any of the
powers imposed upon it by law.
(g) OFFICIAL SEAL.-The commission is authorized to adopt an
official seal, which shall be judicially noticed.

Investigations.

SEC. 332. INVESTIGATIONS.

TAR

COMMISSON.

Subjects specified for
reports

(a) INVESTGATIONS AND REPorrs.-It shall be the duty of the

commission to investigate the administration and fiscal and industrial
effects of the customs laws of this country now in force or which

may be hereafter enacted, the relations between the rates of duty
on raw materials and finished or partly finished products, the effects
of ad valorem and specific duties and of compound specific and ad
valorem duties, all questions relative to the arrangement of schedules

Adw materialns
ciedduti es.

e
and l-

fcao

and classification of articles in the several schedules of the customs

lation of

Federal law, and, in general, to investigate the operation of customs laws,

revenues and effect including their relation to the Federal revenues, their effect upon
anr. indu s t ries and the industries and labor of the country, and to submit reports of its
Tariff ations.
investigations as hereafter provided.
vestate, between
(b) INVESLGATIONS or TARFRRE.ATONS.-The commission shall
edgncountrie
or have power to investigate the tariff relations between the United

States and foreign countries, commercial treaties, preferential provisions, economic alliances, the effect of export bounties and preferential transportation rates, the volume of importations compared with
domestic production and consumption, and conditions, causes, and
effects relating to competition of foreign industries with those of

Parsconact the United States, including dumping and cost of production.
a
(c) INVESTIGATION OF PARIS ECONOMY PACT.-The commission

etc

shall have power to investigate the Paris Economy Pact and similar

the organizations and arrangements in Europe.
Prdent and Con(d) INFORMATION FOR PRESIDENT AND CoNGREss.-In order that
nformation for

Costs
of
d

artic.

the President and the Congress may secure information and assistAmerican ance, it shall be the duty of the commission to(1) Ascertain conversion costs and costs of production in

ostetcof articles

=mported.

sBectetc.,ortesr
,,ve
importa ard- des.

mport costs thereof.
Belling prices

of

meling prices o5)
Other facts showing
differences between.

the principal growing, producing, or manufacturing centers of
the United States of articles of the United States, whenever in
the opinion of the commission it is practicable;
(2) Ascertain conversion costs and costs of production in the

principal growing, producing, or manufacturing centers of
foreign countries of articles imported into the United States,
whenever in the opinion of the commission such conversion costs
or costs of production are necessary for comparison with conversion costs or costs of production in the United States and
can be reasonably ascertained;
(3) Select and describe articles which are representative of
the classes or kinds of articles imported into the United States
and which are similar to or comparable with articles of the
United States; select and describe articles of the United States
similar to or comparable with such imported articles; and obtain
and file samples of articles so selected, whenever the commission
deems it advisable;

(4) Ascertain import costs of such representative articles so
Ascertain the grower's, producer's, or manufacturer's
sellng prices in the principal growing, producing, or manufacturing centers of the United States of the articles of the
United States so selected; and
(6) Ascertain all other facts which will show the differences
in or which affect competition between articles of the United
States and imported articles in the principal markets of the
United States.

selected;

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(e) DEFINITIONs.-When used in this subdivision and in sub-

division (d)(1) The term "article" includes any commodity, whether
grown, produced, fabricated, manipulated, or manufactured;
(2) The term "import cost" means the price at which an
article is freely offered for sale in thee ordinary
n
course of trade

699
TA"n

COMMISSIoN.

Meaning of terms.

"Article."

"Import

cost."

in the usual wholesale quantities for exportation to the United

States plus, when not included in such price, all necessary
expenses, exclusive of customs duties, of bringing such imported
article to the United States.
(f) The Tariff Commission is hereby directed, within eight Pes
inent oI
months from the passage of this Act, to ascertain the approximate average cost to reflnaverage cost per barrel to the oil refineries located on the Atlantic board of United States
seaboard of crude petroleum delivered to them from the oil fields of and om Venezue la .

the United States during the three years preceding 1930, and the
present approximate average- cost per barrel of crude petroleum
from Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela, delivered to the same points.
Such relative costs shall be immediately certified to the Seaker of

the House of Representatives and to the President of the Senate for
the information of the Congress.
(g) REPOrrs TO PRESIDENT AND CoNGRESS.-The commission shall
put at the disposal of the President of the United States, the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, and the
Committee on Finance of the Senate, whenever requested, all information at its command, and shall make such investigations and
reports as may be requested by the President or by either of said
committees or by either branch of the Congress, and shall report to

ortto onoss.

vestatison

for use of

resdent

and Con-

n
Am
IrL port.

Congress on the first Monday of December of each year hereafter a
statement of the methods adopted and all expenses incurred, and a
summary of all reports made during the year.
SEC 333. TESTIMONY AND PRODUCTION OF PAPERS.

Testimo.

(a) AurTHoaIT TO OBTAIN INFORMATION.-For the purposes of se ,nation
,
o
carrying Part II of this title into effect the commission or its duly
authorized agent or agents shall have access to and the right to
copy any document, paper, or record, pertinent to the subject matter
under investigation, in the possession of any person, firm, copartnership, corporation, or association engaged in the production,
importation, or distribution of any article under investigation, and
ower to take tetishall have power to summon witnesses, take testimony, administer mony.etc.
oaths, and to require any person, firm, copartnership, corporation,
or association to produce books or papers relating to any matter
pertaining to such investigation. Any member of the commission
snubpenas, etc.

may sign subpoenas, and members and agents of the commission

when authorized by the commission, may administer oaths and
affirmations, examine witnesses, take testimony, and receive evidence.

Attendan

the production of such documentary evidence may be required from

v-. 42 P.97.

And in case of disobedience to a subpoena the commission may invoke

Enorement o

(b) WTNEsEs AND EvIDENC.-Such attendance of witnesses and nea

of wit

oes

any place in the United States at any designated place of hearing.
the aid of any district or territorial court of the United States or oam
the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia in requiring the
attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of documentary evidence, and such court within the jurisdiction of which
such inquiry is carried on may, in case of contumacy or refusal to
obey a subpoena issued to any corporation or other person, issue an
order requiring such corporation or other person to appear before
the commission, or to produce documentary evidence if so ordered

by

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CH. 497.

1930.

PunishmentfrNs
or to give evidence touching the matter in question; and any failure
contempt of court, re- to obey such order of the court may be punished by such court as
fusal.
a contempt thereof.
writ
z o m an d am u s
(c) MANDAMU.-Upon the application of the Attorney General
authorized.

of the United States, at the request of the commission, any such
court shall have jurisdiction to issue writs of mandamus commanding
compliance with the provisions of Part II of this title or any order
of the commission made in pursuance thereof.
sTtiony
by depo.
(d) DEPosrmoNs.-The commission may order testimony to be
taken by deposition in any proceeding or investigation pending
under Part II of this title at any stage of such proceeding or investigation. Such depositions may be taken before any person designated by the commission and having power to administer oaths.
Such testimony shall be reduced to writing by the person taking the
deposition, or under his direction, and shall then be subscribed
by the deponent. Any person, firm, copartnership, corporation, or
Documentary
eviassociation,
may be compelled to appear and depose and to produce
n
de ce,
documentary evidence in the same manner as witnesses may be
compelled to appear and testify and produce documentary evidence
before the commission, as hereinbefore provided.
same fees and melkae '
e) FEEis
AD MnIAE OF WTrNEssEs.-Witnesses summoned
as by Federal courts.
before the commission shall be paid the same fees and mileage that
are paid witnesses in the courts of the United States, and witnesses
whose depositions are taken and the persons taking the same, except
employees of the commission, shall severally be entitled to the
same fees and mileage as are paid for like services in the courts
compisory
testi- of the United States: Provided, That no person shall be excused, on
mony.
the ground that it may tend to incriminate him or subject him to
a penalty or forfeiture, from attending and testifying, or producing
books, papers, documents, and other evidence, in obedience
the
criminal immunity subpoena of the commission; but no natural person shall be to
prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of
any transaction, matter or thing as to which, in obedience to a
perJurcepted.

subpoena and under oath, he may so testify or produce evidence,

tatemnt

for perjury committed in so testifying.
(f) STATEMENTS UNDER OATH.-The commission is authorized,
in order to ascertain any facts required by subdivision (d) of section

except that no person shall be exempt from prosecution and punish-

ndrment

oath as to selling price
Unite Ste

332, to require any importer and any American grower, producer,
manufacturer, or seller to file with the commission a statement,
under oath, giving his selling prices in the United States of any
article imported, grown, produced, fabricated, manipulated, or manufactured by him.
other
agnc

with

Fdat acommnise
asmssio

Furnish

to

eords, etc.

Detail employees

SEC. 334. COOPERATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES.
The commission shall in appropriate matters act in conjunction

and cooperation with the Treasury Department, the Department of
Commerce, the Federal Trade Commission, or any other departments,
or independent establishments of the Government, and such departments and independent establishments of the Government shall
cooperate fully with the commission for the purposes of aiding and
assisting in its work, and, when directed by the President, shall
furnish to the commission, on its request, all records, papers, and
information in their possession relating to any of the subjects of
investigation by the commission and shall detail, from time to time,
such officials and employees to said commission as he may direct.

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

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CH. 497.

1930.

SEC. 335. PENALTY FOR DISCLOSURE OF TRADE SECRETS.

It shall be unlawful for any member of the commission, or for

701
TAMV

CO1KMION.

Tradesecrets.

any employee, agent, or clerk of the commission, or any other i etc.,Tg,
ot by mmofficer or employee of the United States, to divulge, or to make ebr employie,
uor Fed.

known in any manner whatever not provided for by law, to any
person, the trade secrets or processes of any person, firm, copartnership, corporation, or association embraced in any examination or
investigation conducted by the commission, or by order of the commission, or by order of any member thereof.

Any offense against the

provisions of this section shall be a misdemeanor and be punished by
a fine not exceeding $1,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding one
year, or both, in the discretion of the court, and such offender shall
also be dismissed from office or discharged from employment.
SEC. 336. EQUALIZATION OF COSTS OF PRODUCTION.

(a) CHANGE

OF CLASsFICATION OB

Punishmentfor.

costs of production.

DITris.-In order to put into

force and effect the policy of Congress by this Act intended, the

Investigations ofdif.

ferencms
of d
domestic
nthsimilar

ortn

comission (1) upon request of the President, or (2) upon resolu- artile.-

tion of either or both Houses of Congress, or (3) upon its own
motion, or (4) when in the judgment of the commission there is
good and sufficient reason therefor, upon application of any interested party, shall investigate the differences in the costs of production of any domestic article and of any like or similar foreign article.
In the course of the investigation the commission shall hokl

hearings

and give reasonable public notice thereof, and shall afford reasonable opportunity for parties interested to be present, to produce
evidence, and to be heard at such her s. Th commission is
authorized to adopt such reasonable procedure and rues and regulations as it deems necessary to execute its functions under this
section. The commission shall report to the President the results
of the investigation and its findings with respect to such differences
in costs of production. If the commission finds it shown by the

Hearings, etc

n report

to Presi-

investigation that the duties expressly fixed by statute do not equal- or decrf
in duties
ize the differences in the costs of production of the domestic article te ualze the dit er -

and the like or similar foreign article when produced in the principal competing country, the commission shall specify in its report
such increases or decreases in rates of duty expressly fixed by
statute (including any necessary change in classification) as it
finds shown by the investigation to be necessary to equalize such
differences. In no case shall the total increase or decrease of such chLanesttn of
rates of duty exceed 50 per centum of the rates expressly fixed
by statute.
(b) CHANOG To AMERICAN SL.JNo PRICE.-If the commission Idifferenees
finds upon any such investigation that such differences can not be eqsdothbytobenot
stated, and ad valorem
equalized by proceeding as hereinbefore provided, it shall so state ratesonAmerican sein its report to the President and shall specify therein such ad Snd.
valorem rates of duty based upon the American selling price (as Pot, p.710.
defined in section 402 (g)) of the domestic article, as it finds shown
by the investigation to be necessary to equalize such differences.
In no case shall the total decrease of such rates of duty exceed 50 iDncroserbidde."1

per centum of the rates expressly fixed by statute, and no such
rate shall be increased.
(c) PROCLAMATION BY THE PEsDNT.-The President shall by

PrOsdent if

proclamation approve the rates of duty and changes in classification shown b
and in basis of value specified in any report of the commission
e

under this section, if in his judgment such rates of duty and changes
are shown by such investigation of the commission to be necessary
to equalize such differences in costs of production.

by the

Commission
t
eq ua ize

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in

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(d) EFFECv
DATE OF RATES AND CHANOES.-Commencing thirty
days after the date of any presidential proclamation of approval

.

30days.

SESS. II.

the increased or decreased rates of duty and changes in classification or in basis of value specified in the report of the commission
shall take effect.
crertaig

duction.

s of pro-

Domesticarticls.

(e) ASCERTAINMENT OF DIFEr

disadvantage in competition.
(2) IN THE CASE OF A FOREIGN ARTICLE.-(A) The cost of

Foreign articles,

Modifications effective the same as origi-

nalehange.

ENCES IN COSTS OF PRODUCTION.-

In ascertaining under this section the differences in costs of production, the commission shall take into consideration, in so far as it
finds it practicable:
(1) IN THE CASE OF A DOMFETIC A-RTICLE-(A) The cost of
production as hereinafter in this section defined; (B) transportation costs and other costs incident to delivery to the
principal market or markets of the United States for the article;
and (C) other relevant factors that constitute an advantage or
production as hereinafter in this section defined, or, if the commission finds that such cost is not readily ascertainable, the
commission may accept as evidence thereof, or as supplemental
thereto, the weighted average of the invoice prices or values
for a representative period and/or the average wholesale selling price for a representative period (which price shall be that
at which the article is freely offered for sale to all purchasers
in the principal market or markets of the principal competing
country or countries in the ordinary course of trade and in
the usual wholesale quantities in such market or markets);
(B) transportation costs and other costs incident to delivery
to the principal market or markets of the United States for
the article; (C) other relevant factors that constitute an advantage or disadvantage in competition, including advantages
granted to the foreign producers by a government, person,
partnership, corporation, or association in a foreign country.

(f)

MODIFICATION

OF CHANGES IN

DurT.-Any

increased

or

decreased rate of duty or change in classification or in basis of
value which has taken effect as above provided may be modified or
terminated in the same manner and subject to the same conditions
and limitations (including time of taking effect) as is provided
not trasfer- in this section in the case of original increases, decreases, -or changes.

Articles
able to dutiable and
fee lists.

No specified ad valatobi
d.

Denitins

(gj PBOHIBITION AOAINST TRANSFERS FROM THE FREE LIST TO
DUTIABLE LIST OR FROM THE DUTIABLE LIST TO THE FREE LIST.-

Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize a transfer of
an article from the dutiable list to the free list or from the free
list to the dutiable list, nor a change in form of duty. Whenever
it is provided in any paragraph of Title I of this Act, or in any
amenaatory Act, that the duty or duties shall not exceed a speci-

fied ad valorem rate upon the articles provided for in such paragraph, no rate determined under the provisions of this section upon
such articles shall exceed the maximum ad valorem rate so specified.

"Domestictile
"Foreignarticle."

"nitedtates."
Foreigntry."

(h)

D mFINIToNs.-For the purpose of this section-

(1) The term "domestic article" means an article wholly
or in part the growth or product of the United States; and

the term "foreign article" means an article wholly or in part

the growth or product of a foreign country.
(2 The term "United States" includes the several States
and Territories and the District of Columbia.
(3) The term "foreign country " means any empire, country,
dominion, colony, or protectorate or any subdivision or subdivisions thereof (other than the United States and its possessions).

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703

1930.

(4) The term "cost of production", when applied with TAC
respect to either a domestic article or a foreign article, includes, tion."

N.

COaMISSro

°

ro

for a period which is representative of conditions in production of the article: (A) The price or cost of materials, labor

Materials,labor,etc

costs, and other direct charges incurred in the production of
the article and in the processes or methods employed in its
production; (B) the usual general expenses, including charges

General expenses.

for depreciation or depletion which are representative of the
equipment and property employed in the production of the
article and charges for rent or interest which are representative of the cost of obtaining capital or instruments of production; and (C) the cost of containers and coverings of what- etc1nt1s pac

ever nature, and other costs, charges, and expenses incident to
placing the article in condition packed ready for delivery.
(i) RuLES AND REGULATIONS OF PmEsIDE
Nr.-The President is
authorized to make all needful rules and regulations for carrying
out his functions under the provisions of this section.

authori ed

ent,

(j) RULES AND REGULATIONS OF SECETABRY OF TREASUY.--T he etc.,
etc of articles oaffected
nfete
esa
Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to make such rules and reg- hereby.

ulations as he may deem necessary for the entry and declaration of
foreign articles of the class or kind of articles with respect to
which a change in basis of value has been made under the provisions of subdivision (b) of this section, and for the form of invoice
required at time of entry.
(k)

INVESTIGATIONS

PBIOR TO ENACTMENT

OF ACT.-All

uncom-

Prior investigations

pleted investigations instituted prior to the approval of this Act di'e.

tOtpreP41

under the provisions of section 315 of the Tariff Act of 1922, voL. 42.

including investigations in which the President has not proclaimed
changes in classification or in basis of value or increases or decreases
in rates of duty shall be dismissed without prejudice; but the information and evidence secured by the commission in any such investigation may be given due consideration in any investigation instituted
under the provisions of this section.

Unfair practicu

import trade

SEC. 337. UNFAIR PRACTICES IN IMPORT TRADE.
(a)

UNFAIR

METHODS OF COMPETITION DECLARED

nformation may

UNLAWF

.-

a

nf

air

be

in

competition

Unfair methods of competition and unfair acts in the importation of tions, unlawhul.
articles into the United States, or in their sale by the owner, importer, Methods desig

at

ed.

consignee, or agent of either, the effect or tendency of which is to
destroy or substantially injure an industry, efficiently and economically operated, in the United States, or to prevent the establishment
of such an industry, or to restrain or monopolize trade and commerce
in the United States, are hereby declared unlawful, and when found
by the President to exist shall be dealt with, in addition to any other
provisions of law, as hereinafter provided.
(b) INvEsTIGATIONS OF VIOLATIONS BY COMMISSION.-To assist the

President in making any decisions under this section the commission is hereby authorized to investigate any alleged violation hereof

on complaint under oath or upon its initiative.
(c) IHEARINGS AND REvnIw.-The commission shall make such
investigation under and in accordance with such rules as it may
promulgate and give such notice and afford such hearing, and when
deemed proper by the commission such rehearing, with opportunity
to offer evidence, oral or written, as it may deem sufficient for a full
presentation of the facts involved in such investigation.

The testi-

InveTslgatonsofvio.

ons.
ror

confeed

Transcript

to

of fid-

ings. etc., to be official

mony in every such investigation shall be reduced to writing, and a record.
transcript thereof with the.findings and recommendation of the
commission shall be the official record of the proceedings and findings

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in the case, and in any case where the findings in such investigation

show a violation of this section, a copy of the findings shall be
promptly mailed or delivered to the importer or consignee of such

Copy ompoter.
Effect of findings.

articles.

Appeals to Court
Customs and Patent
Appeals.

Additional evidence

permitted.

Modification
Comniion.

CH. 497.

by

Such findings, if supported by evidence, shall be conclu-

sive, except that a rehearing may be granted by the commission and
except that, within such time after said findings are made and in
such manner as appeals may be taken from decisions of the United
States Customs C rt, an appeal may be taken from said findings
upon a question or questions of law only to the United States Court
of Customs and Patent Appeals by the importer or consignee of
such articles. If it shall be shown to the satisfaction of said court

that further evidence should be taken, and that there were reasonable grounds for the failure to adduce such evidence in the pro-

ceedings before the commission, said court may order such
additional evidence to be taken before the commission in such manner
and upon such terms and conditions as to the court may seem proper.
The commission may modify its findings as to the facts or make
new findings by reason of additional evidence, which, if supported

by evidence, shall be conclusive as to the facts except that within
such time and in such manner an appeal may be taken as aforesaid
Jdgment of court upon a question or questions of law only. The judgment of said
court shall be finaL
Transmittal to

the

entryties excludedn
used.

President's decision
conclusive.
Action it mport beti
hereof.
vol

(d) TRANSMISSION OF FINDINrs

TO PmESDENT.--The final find-

ings of the commission shall be transmitted with the record to
the President.
(e) EXCLUSION OF ARICLES FROM ENTRY.-Whenever the existence
of any such unfair method or act shall be established to the satisfaction of the President he shall direct that the articles concerned in
such unfair methods or acts, imported by any person violating the
provisions of this Act, shall be excluded from entry into the United
States, and upon information of such action by the President, the
Secretary of the Treasury shall, through the proper officers, refuse
such entry. The decision of the President shall be conclusive.
(f) ENTRY UNDER BOND.-Whenever the President has reason to

believe that any article is offered or sought to be offered for entry
into the United States in violation of this section but has not information sufficient to satisfy him thereof, the Secretary of the Treasury
shall, upon his request in writing, forbid entry thereof until such
investigation as the President may deem necessary shall be completed; except that such articles shall be entitled to entry under
bond prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury.
contin.anCe
of
(g) CONTINUANCE OF ExcLUSIoN.-Any refusal of entry under
Cusiont
o ex-.
this section shall continue in effect until the President shall find
and instruct the Secretary of the Treasury that the conditions which
Tem "United led to such refusal of entry no longer exist.
states" construed.
(h) D ImNrrioN.-When used in this section and in sections 338
Infra.

and 340, the term "United States" includes the several States and

Territories, the District of Columbia, and all possessions of the
United States except the Philippine Islands, the Virgin Islands,
American Samoa, and the island of Guam.

Discriminations by SEC. 338. DISCRIMINATION BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

foreign countries.

to
beAdditional
proclaimedduties
by the
residet
or design
ated-

(a) ADDITIONAL DUTIES.-The President when he finds that the
public interest will be served thereby shall by proclamation specify
and declare new or additional duties as hereinafter provided upon
articles wholly or in part the growth or product of, or imported
in a vessel of, any foreign country whenever he shall find as a fact
that such country-

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(1) Imposes, directly or indirectly, upon the disposition in

705
TA M

comnoN.

or transportation in transit through or reeiportation fron suhc iarge imposed on
country of any article wholly or in part the growth or product omenin products not

of the United States any unreasonable charge, exaction, regula- countes
tion, or limitation which is not equally enforced upon the like
articles of every foreign country; or
(2) Discrimnates in fact against the commerce of the United American commerce
States, directly or indirectly, by law or administrative regula- comparedwiththat of
tion or practice, by or in respect to any customs, tonnage, or othercountries
port duty, fee, charge, exaction, classification, regulation, condition, restriction, or prohibition, in such manner as to place
the commerce of the United States at a disadvantage compared
with the commerce of any foreign country.
(b) EXCLUSION FROM IMaoaATION.-If at any time the President portaxusion
m imprtation.
shall find it to be a fact that any foreign country has not only Authoried if dis.
discriminated against the commerce of the United States, as afore- arfterissue o

said, but has, after the issuance of a proclamation as authorized tion.
in subdivision (a) of this section, maintained or increased its said
discriminations against the commerce of the United States, the President is hereby authorized, if he deems it consistent with the interests
of the United States, to issue a further proclamation directing that
such products of said country or such articles imported in its vessels
as he shall deem consistent with the public interests shall be excluded
from importation into the United States.
(c) APPLICATION OF PnocLA.ATIoN--Any proclamation issued by Effo
the President under the authority of this section shall, if he deems
it consistent with the interests of the United States, extend to the
whole of any foreign country or may be confined to any subdivision
or subdivisions thereof; and the President shall whenever he deems
the public interests require, suspend, revoke, supplement, or amend
any such proclamation,
(d) DUTES
the President
any burden or
by any of the

procm

cat1lton
'

TO OFFSET COMMERCIAL DIsADVANRTAGES.--Whenever Commercial disadshall find as a fact that any foreign country places Proclamation of new
disadvantage upon the commerce of the United States unequal burdens of
unequal impositions or discriminations aforesaid, he Americancommerce.

shall, when he finds that the public interest will be served thereby,
by proclamation specify and declare such new or additional rate or
rates of duty as he shall determine will offset such burden or disadvantage, not to exceed 50 per centum ad valorem or its equivalent,

Limitation.

on any products of, or on articles imported in a vessel of, such fOreign country; and thirty days after the date of such proclamation
of nw
there shall be levied, collected, and paid upon the articles enumerated duictoe u
in such proclamation when imported into the United States from
such foreign country such new or additional rate or rates of duty;
d usons
or, in case of articles declared subject to exclusion from importation Ex
into the United States under the provisions of subdivision (b) of
this section, such articles shall be excluded from importation.
(e) DurES TO OFFSET BErEFTS TO THIn
COUNTBx.-Whenevertt C n
dug

. °ntlev

the President shall find as a fact that any foreign country imposes

any unequal imposition or discrimination as aforesaid upon the
commerce of the United States, or that any benefits accrue or are
likely to accrue to any industry in any foreign country by reason of
any such imposition or discrimination imposed by any foreign country other than the foreign country in which such industry is located,
and whenever the President shall determine that any new or additional rate or rates of duty or any prohibition hereinbefore provided
for do not effectively remove such imposition or discrimination and
that any benefits from any such imposition or discrimination accrue
or are likely to accrue to any industry in any foreign country, he
shall, when he finds that the public interest will be served thereby,
57894°-31

15

President authorized
dclm.ati
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by proclamation specify and declare such new or additional rate or

COMSSION.

rates of duty upon the articles wholly or in part the growth or

raes

product of any such industry as he shall determine will offset such
benefits, not to exceed 50 per centum ad valorem or its equivalent,
upon importation from any foreign country into the United States

Limitations.

Effectve in 0days of such articles; and on and after thirty days after the date of any
such proclamation such new or additional rate or rates of duty so
specified and declared in such proclamation shall be levied, collected, and paid upon such articles.
seizre, forfeiture,
(f) FORFEITruE OF ARrICiE.-All articles imported contrary to
et ea
of po. the provisions of this section shall be forfeited to the United States
and shall be liable to be seized, prosecuted, and condemned in like
manner and under the same regulations, restrictions, and provisions
as may from time to time be established for the recovery, collection,
distribution, and remission of forfeitures to the United States by
the several revenue laws. Whenever the provisions of this Act shall
indirectimportations be applicable to importations into the United States of articles
wholly or in part the growth or product of any foreign country

ncluded.

they shall be applicable thereto whether such articles are imported
directly or indirectly.
s
isteonsofdi
i(g) AsCERTANMENT BY COMMISSION or DISCBIMINATIONS.-It shall

tained, etc, by the be the duty of the commission to ascertain and at all times to be

informed whether any of the discriminations against the commerce
of the United States enumerated in subdivisions (a), (b), and (e) of
this section are practiced by any country; and if and when such
discriminatory acts are disclosed, it shall be the duty of the commission to bring the matter to the attention of the President, together
with recommendations.

Raes

etc.

to be

(h)

RULES AND REGULATIONS

OF SECRETARY OF TREASURY.-The

Secretary of the Treasury with the approval of the President shall

hereof.

Term
for

try" rorued.

make such rules and regulations as are necessary for the execution
of such proclamations as the President may issue in accordance with
n- the provisions of this section.
(i) DEFINITION.-When used in this section the term "foreign
country " means any empire, country, dominion, colony or protectorate, or any subdivision or subdivisions thereof (other than the
United States and its possessions), within which separate tariff rates
or separate regulations of commerce are enforced.

Effectofreenactment SEC. 339. EFFECT OF REENACTMENT OF EXISTING LAW.
Notwithstanding the repeal by section 651 of the laws relating
e
aComon"'
for
to the United States Tariff Commission and their reenactment in

of existing law.
Balances of apropri

sections 330 to 338, inclusive, with modifications, the unexpended
balances of appropriations available for the commission at the time
this section takes effect shall remain available for the commission
in the administration of its functions under this Act; and such
Statusofofficeretc., repeal and reenactment shall not operate to change the status of
notchaned.
the officers and employees under the jurisdiction of the commission
Investigations con- at the time this section takes effect. No investigation or other protinued.
ceeding pending before the commission at such time (other than proceedings under section 315 of the Tariff Act of 1922) shall abate by
reason of such repeal and reenactment, but shall continue under the
provisions of this Act.
Domestic vaa.
Conversion of rate

SEC. 340. DOMESTIC VALUE-CONVERSION OF RATES.
(a) CoNvERSION OF RATES BY COMMISSION.-The commission shall

ascertain, with respect to each of the ad valorem rates of duty, and
each of the rates of duty regulated by the value of the article,
specified in this Act, an ad valorem rate (or a rate regulated by the

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1930.

value of the article, as the case may be) which if applied upon the

TART

than would have been collectible at the rate specified in this Act

vol. 42p. 99.

basis of domestic value would have resulted as nearly as possible in
the imposition, during the period from July 1, 1927, to June 30, 1929,
both dates inclusive, of amounts of duty neither greater nor less

applied upon the basis of value defined in section 402 of the Tariff
Act of 1922.

ooMMaION.

(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS BY COMMISSION.-The commission shall, Detailed eport to
Congress not later than
as soon as practicable, but in no event later than July 1, 1932, Julyl,
12.

submit a report to the Congress setting forth the classes of articles
with respect to which the conversion of rates has been made, together
with the converted rates applicable thereto.
(c)

DATA TO BE FURNISHED BY SECRETARY OF TREASURY AND SEC-

Data fom Treasury

BETARY OF COMMERCE.-To assist the commission in carrying out the ments on request
provisions of this section, the Secretary of the Treasury and the Commissin
Secretary of Commerce are authorized and directed to furnish to the
commission, upon request, any data or information in the possession or control of their respective departments relating to the importation, entry, appraisement, and classification of merchandise and
the collection of duties thereon.
(d) DEINrrIoNS.-When used in this sectionDefnitns
(1) The term "domestic value," applied with respect to "Dometical
imported merchandise, means
(A) the price at which such or similar imported mertm ,hdi'eshsswi
chandise is freely offered for sale, at the time of exporta- United tate.
tion of the imported merchandise, packed ready for defivery,

in the principal market of the United States to all purchasers, in the usual wholesale quantities and in the
ordinary course of trade, or
(B) if such or similar imported merchandise is not so om.a abert
offered for sale in the United States, then an estimated

value, based on the price at which merchandise, whether
imported or domestic, comparable in construction or use
with the imported merchandise, is so offered for sale, with
such adjustments as may be necessary owing to differences

in size, material, construction, texture, and other differences.
(2) The term "rate of duty regulated by the value of the Mean
yo
of "lae
article " means a rate of duty regulated in any manner by the valieoltheartid.t
value of the article, and includes the value classification by
which such rate is regulated.
SEC. 341. INTERFERENCE WITH FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION.
(a) Io~TEER

INw
G WITH OR INFLUENC1NG THr COMMISSION OR ITS
I

EMPLOYEES.-It shall be unlawful for any person (1) to prevent or
attempt to prevent, by force, intimidation, threat, or in any other
manner, any member or employee of the commission from exercising
the functions imposed upon the commission by this title, or (2) to
induce, or attempt to induce, by like means any such member or
employee to make any decision or order, or to take any action, with
respect to any matter within the authority of the commission.
(b) PENALTY.-Any person who violates any of the provisions of
this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than
$1,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
(c) DEFINmTIN.-As used in this section the term "person"
includes an individual, corporation, association, partnership, or any
other organization or group of individuals.

'nteri rfn

wo i

slon.

nlawful act sped

Pnishmentfor.

"PA" odaes

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ADMInTRATIVB
VISIONS.

TITLE IV-ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

PRO-

Part

Meaning of words.

vol. 42, p.

esel.

Siss. II, Ct. 497. 1930.

L--efitiftions

S.1Cg401 MISCfLLANEOUS.
When used in this title or in Part I of Title 11--

(a) VESSEL.-The word "vessel" includes every desrptiion bf

water craft or other contrivance used, or capable of being utsed, as a
means of transportation inwater but does not include aftcraft.
"vehl(b)
VEHta-The word vaehicle " includes every description of
Carriage or other contrivance ued, or capable of being used, as a
means of transportation on land, but does not include aircraft.
"MereadsB

"Peron."

"at(e)
D
' a V."

"ghi'
b&(

"OomptrollerofCus-

"Apprair."

"''ted
atatec."

(C)

MERcHAd

iE.-Th word A"
merchandise" means ioods, wares,

and chattels of every description and includes merchandise the
importation of which is prohibited.
d) PaEsoT.-The word "person" includes partnerthips, associations, and corporations.

eMAR.-The word ' l niater'

eonmhand of the vessel.

means the person having the

(f) DAY.-The word " day" means the thie from eight o'clock
antemeridian to five 6'clock pottietidian.
(g) NtorI.-The word ' ight" meanis the time from five o'clock
postmeridian to eight o'clock antefimeidian.
th) 1otitoRo

.- The Word "*collector"' meanis lleleeto of customs

(k) UIJrTE

STATms.-The term " United States " includes all Ter-

and hncludes assistant collector of custohns, deputy collector of custonms and any persoi authorized by law or by regulatiohs of the Secretary of the Treasury to perform the duties of a collector of customs.
(i) CoMfT
OLi
a
For CtosToMs.-The term "comptroller of customs" includes assistant comptroller of customs and any person
authorized by law or by regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury
to perform the duties of a comptroller of customs.
(j) APPrrnAXs.-The word "appraiser" means appraiser of merchandise and includes chief assistant appraiser and any person
authorized by law or by regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury
to perform the duties of an appraiser, but does not include the United
States Customs Court or any division or judge thereof.
ritories and possessions of the United States, except the Philippine
Islands, the Virgln Islands, American Samoa, and the island of
Guam.

Value.
As used for imports.

Foreign or export.
united state
Costof producton.
American selling

nes.
AiR

p. 701.

of appraiser as to value

notascertained.

SEC. 402. VALUE.
(a) BAsIS.-For the purposes of this Act the value of imported

merchandise shall be-

(1) The foreign value or the export value, whichever is

higher;

(2) If the appraiser determines that neither the foreign value

nor the export value can be satisfactorily ascertained, then the
United States value;
(3) If the appraiser determines that neither the foreign value,

the export value nor the United States value can be satisfactorily ascertained, then the cost of production;
(4) In the case of an article with respect to which there is
in effect under section 336 a rate of duty based upon the American selling price of a domestic article, then the American
selling price of such article.
DECIsIoN,-A decision of the
(b) REVIEW OF APPRAAIERs'

appraiser that foreign value, export value, or United States value
can not be satisfactorily ascertained shall be subject to review in
reappraisement proceedings under section 501; but in any such pro-

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ceeding, an affidavit executed outside of the United States shall not
be admitted in evidence if executed by any person who fails to

permit a Treasury attache to inspect his books, papers, records,
accounts, documents, or correspondence, pertaining to the value or
classification of such merchandise.
(c) FOREIGN VALUL-The foreign value of imported merchan

PBo

ADmxnsrTra

VIBOjs.

Foreign value

dise shall be the market value or the price at the time of exportation termining.

S

of such merchandise to the United States, at which such or similar
merchandise is freely offered for sale to all purchasers in the principal markets of the country from which exported, in the usual
wholesale quantities and in the ordinary course of trade, including
the cost of all containers and coverings of whatever nature, and all
other costs, charges, and expenses incident to placing the merchandise in condition, packed ready for shipment to the United States.

(d) EXPORT VALUE.-The export value of imported merchandise E^idratVs,
shall be the market value or the price, at the time of exportation of termining.

de.

such merchandise to the United States, at which such or similar
merchandise is freely offered for sale to all purchasers in the principal markets of the country from which exported, in the usual
wholesale quantities and in the ordinary course of trade, for exportation to the United States, plus, when not included in such price, the
cost of all containers and coverings of whatever nature, and all
other costs, charges, and expenses incident to placing the merchandise in condition, packed ready for shipment to the United States.
(e) UNITED STATES VALUE.-The United States value of imported
o
t sdeu
merchandise shall be the price at which such or similar imported terminin,
merchandise is freely offered for sale, packed ready for delivery, in
the principal market of the United States to all purchasers, at the
time of exportation of the imported merchandise, in the usual wholesale quantities and in the ordinary course of trade, with allowance
made for duty, cost of transportation and insurance, and other necessary expenses from the place of shipment to the place of delivery, a
commission not exceeding 6 per centum, if any has been paid or contracted to be paid on goods secured otherwise than by purchase, or
profits not to exceed 8 per centum and a reasonable allowance for
general expenses, not to exceed 8 per centum on purchased goods.
(f) COST OF PRODUCTION-For the purpose of this titlepodetio
the cost ItL0 il
n.
of production of imported merchandise shall be the sum of(1) The cost of materials of, and of fabrication, nlanipula- nl,,tl',iltr, Pt Ui
tion, or other process employed in manufacturing or producing ofelort.
such or similar merchandise, at a time preceding the date of
exportation of the particular merchandise under consideration
which would ordinarily permit the manufacture or production
of the particular merchandise under consideration in the usual
course of business;
sual gmenrs expe(2) The usual general expenses (not less than 10 per centum
of such cost) in the case of such or similar merchandise;
(3) The cost of all containers and coverings of whatever pC,e of0 otaine
nature, and all other costs, charges, and expenses incident to
placing the particular merchandise under consideration in
condition, packed ready for shipment to the United States; and
(4) An addition for profit (not less than 8 per centum of simloar goodsp byman
the sum of the amounts found under paragraphs (1) and (2) ua"ture",et
of this subdivision) equal to the profit which ordinarily is
added, in the case of merchandise of the same general character
as the particular merchandise under consideration, by manufacturers or producers in the country of manufacture or
production who are engaged in the production or manufacture
of merchandise of the same class or kind.

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AmNaIrBAT"N

VISnoNs.

American selling
pries.

Part I. Report, entry, and unlading of
vessels and vehicles.
Manifest.
Master of vessel required to make entry,

to hae, on

board.

contets.

Ports of shipment,

Pnro

r

.
f.

deBra.a s

Desrption. tc., of
Detailed account

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SEss. II.

CH. 497.

1930.

(g) AMrrICAN SELLING PRIcE.-The American selling price of
any article manufactured or produced in the United States shall
be the price, including the cost of all containers and coverings of
whatever nature and all other costs, charges, and expenses incident
to placing the merchandise in condition packed ready for delivery,
at which such article is freely offered for sale to all purchasers in
the principal market of the United States, in the ordinary course
of trade and in the usual wholesale quantities in such market, or the
price that the manufacturer, producer, or owner would have
received or was willing to receive for such merchandise when sold
in the ordinary course of trade and in the usual wholesale quantities,
at the time of exportation of the imported article.
Part II-Report, Entry, and Unlading of Vessels and Vehicles
SEC. 431. MANIFEST-REQUIREMENT,

FORM, AND CONTENTS.

The master of every vessel arriving in the United States and
required to make entry shall have on board his vessel a manifest

in a form to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury and,
signed by such master under oath as to the truth of the statements
therein contained. Such manifest shall contain:
First. The names of the ports or places at which the merchandise
was taken on board and the ports of entry of the United States
for which the same is destined, particularly describing the merchandise destined to each such port: Provided, That the master of any
vessel laden exclusively with coal, sugar, salt, nitrates, hides,
dyewoods, wool, or other merchandise in bulk consigned to one
owner and arriving at a port for orders, may destine such cargo
"for orders," and within fifteen days thereafter, but before the
unlading of any part of the cargo such manifest may be amended
by the master by designating the port or ports of discharge of such
cargo, and in the event of failure to amend the manifest within the
time permitted such cargo must be discharged at the port at which
the vessel arrived and entered.
Second. The name, description, and build of the vessel, the true

measure or tonnage thereof, the port to which such vessel belongs,
and the name of the master of such vessel.
Third. A detailed account of all merchandise on board such vessel

with the marks and numbers of each package, and the number and
description of the packages according to their usual name or
denomination, such as barrel, keg, hogshead, case, or bag.
Nameotcnsgnees.

rPasngr, bagage

ea stores on board.

Fourth. The names of the persons to whom such packages are

respectively consigned in accordance with the bills of lading issued
therefor, except that when such merchandise is consigned to order
the manifest shall so state.

Fifth. The names of the several passengers aboard the vessel,

stating whether cabin or steerage passengers, with their baggage,
specifying the number and description of the pieces of baggage
belonging to each, and a list of all baggage not accompanied by
passengers.
Sixth. An account of the sea stores and ship's stores on board

of the vessel.
SEC. 432. MANIFEST TO SPECIFY SEA AND SHIP'S STORES.
Sea and ship stores
to be specified on manifest.
Forfeiture for omisslons, etc.

The manifest of any vessel arriving from a foreign port or place
shall separately specify the articles to be retained on board of such
vessel as sea stores, ship's stores, or bunker coal, or bunker oil, and
if any other or greater quantity of sea stores, ship's stores, bunker

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coal, or bunker oil is found on board of any such vessel than is specified in the manifest, or if any such articles, whether shown on the
manifest or not, are landed without a permit therefor issued by the
collector, all such articles omitted from the manifest or landed without a permit shall be subject to forfeiture, and the master shall be
liable to a penalty equal to the value of the articles.
SEC. 433. REPORT OF ARRIVAL.
Within twenty-four hours after the arrival of any vessel from a

ADMI"inBLTIV
VISIONS.

If landed
permit.

PBO-

without

Arrival
T

o be reported at
customhouse within 24

foreign port or place, or of a foreign vessel from a domestic port, hours.
or of a vessel of the United States carrying bonded merchandise,
or foreign merchandise for which entry has not been made, at any
port or place within the United States at which such vessel shall
come to, the master shall, unless otherwise provided by law, report
the arrival of the vessel at the nearest customhouse, under such
regulations as the Secretary of Commerce may prescribe.
SEC. 434. ENTRY OF AMERICAN VESSELS.

Except as otherwise provided by law, and under such regulations
as the Secretary of Commerce may prescribe, the master of a vessel
of the United States arriving in the United States from a foreign
port or place shall, within forty-eight hours after its arrival within
the limits of any customs collection district, make formal entry of the
vessel at the customhouse by producing and depositing with the collector the vessel's crew list, its register, or document in lieu thereof,
the clearance and bills of health issued to the vessel at the foreign

American vessels.
Formal entry, and
deposit of papers within 48 hours.

port or ports from which it arrived, together with the original and
one copy of the manifest, and shall make oath that the ownership of
the vessel is as indicated in the register and that the manifest was
made out in accordance with section 431 of this Act.
SEC. 435. ENTRY OF FOREIGN VESSELS.

Foreign vesss.

The master of any foreign vessel arriving within the limits of any
customs collection district shall, within forty-eight hours thereafter,
make entry at the customhouse in the same manner as is required for
the entry of a vessel of the United States, except that a list of the
crew need not be delivered, and that instead of depositing the
register or document in lieu thereof such master may produce a certificate by the consul of the nation to which such vessel belongs that said
documents have been deposited with him: Provided, That such exception shall not apply to the vessels of foreign nations in whose
ports American consular officers are not permitted to have the custody and possession of the register and other papers of vessels entering the ports of such nations.

Fomeraen veseas
.for
Crew

list. etc., with
ofthe

co~di.
C

SEC. 436. FAILURE TO REPORT OR ENTER VESSEL
Every master who fails to make the report or entry provided for
in section 433, 434, or 435 of this Act shall, for each offense, be liable
to a fine of not more than $1,000.

poi^gtor

not re

SEC. 437. DOCUMENTS RETURNED AT CLEARANCE.
The register, or document in lieu thereof, deposited in accordance
with section 434 or 435 of this Act shall be returned to the master
or owner of the vessel upon its clearance.

Rtunedt
ea., e
turned
at clearam.

ra

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Awnmswem'l w. SEC. 438, UNLAWFUL RETURN OF FOREIGN VESSEL'S PAPERS.
fiov

cslsa

tr
Delivery to
of, before clearances
unlawful.

Penalty for.

Manifests

ered before entry.v
Adavt tereof,
entry of vessel

It shall not be lawful for any foreign consul to deliver to the
master of any foreign vessel the register, or document in lieu thereof,
deposited with him in accordance with the provisions of section 435
of this Act until such master shall produce to him a clearance in due
form from the collector of the port where such vessel has been
entered. Any consul offending against the provisions of this section
shall be liable to a fine of not more than $5,000.
SEC. 43S.

DELIVERY OF MANIFEST.

Immediately upon arrival and before entering his vessel, the mas-

ter of a vessel from a foreign port or place required to make entry
shall mail or deliver to the comptroller of customs for the district
in which the port of entry is located, a copy of the manifest, and

shall on entering his vessel make affidavit that a true and correct copy
was so mailed or delivered, and he shall also mail or deliver to said
enalty for a

comptroller of customs a true and correct copy of any correction

of such anifest filed o entry of his veesl. Any master who fails
so to mail or deliver such copy of te manifest or correction thereof
shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $500,

correctio of mani- SEC. 440. CORREICIN OFMANIFEST.

fest.

Arowed

Penalty

by post en-

orfir

Entr not required

If there is any merchandise or baggage on board such vessel which
is not included in or which does not agree with the manifest, the
master of the vessel shall make a post entry thereof, and mail or
deliver a copy to the comptroller of customs for the district in which
the port of entry is located and for failure so to do shall be liable
to a penalty of $500.
SEC. 441. VESSELS NOT REQUIRED TO ENTER.

The following vessels shall not be required to make entry at the
customhouse;
9war and publc ve(1) Vessels of war and public vessels employed for the conveyance
of letters and dispatches and not permitted by the laws of the nations
to which they belong to be employed in the transportation of pasP~~asseng
erssels
s
s or merchandise in trade
making trtweeklytrips
(2) Passenger vessels making three trips or oftener a week between
tc.
a port of the United States and a foreign port, or vessels used
exclusively as ferryboats, carrying passengers, baggage or merBaggae, etc., to be chandise: Provided, That the master of any such vessel shall be
reported.
required to report such baggage and merchandise to the collector
within twenty-four hours after arrival;
Smallyaits.
(3) Yachts of fifteen gross tons or under not permitted by law
to carry merchandise or passengers for hire;
take on fuel, etc.

t (4) Vessels arriving in distress or for the purpose of taking on

bunker coal, bunker oil, or necessary sea stores and which shall
depart within twenty-four hours after arrival without having landed
or taken on board any passengers, or any merchandise other than
Report

Ts

to colletor.

towig vessels

bunker coal, bunker oil, or necessary sea stores: Provided, That the

master, owner, or agent of such vessel shall report under oath to the
collector the hour and date of arrival and departure and the quantity
of bunker coal, bunker oil, or necessary sea stores taken on board;
and
(5) Tugs enrolled and licensed to engage in the foreign and
coasting trade in the northern, northeastern, and northwestern
frontiers when towing vessels which are required by law to enter
and clear.

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CH. 497.

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1930.

SEC. 442. RESIDUE CARGO.
Any vessel having on board merchandise shown by the manifest
to be destined to a foreign port or place may) after the report and
entry of such vessel under the provisions of this Act, proceed to
such foreign port of destination with the cargo so destined therefor,
without unlading the same and without the payment of duty thereon
Any vessel arriving from a foreign port or place having on board
merchandise shown by the manifest to be destined to a port or ports
in the United States other than the port of entry at which such vessel
first arrived and made entry may proceed with such merchandise
from port to port or from district to district for the unlading thereof.

ADINIDSTRAfl
VISIONS.

130.

Residue csago.
Vessels with goods

for other freign ports
may proceed without
unilding.

To other American
ports

SEC. 443. CARGO FOR DIFFERENT PORTS-MANIFEST AND PERMIT.

Cargo for different
ports

Merchandise arriving in any vessel for delivery in different di-

Manifestto show.

tricts or ports of entry shall be described in the manifest in the order
of the districts or ports at or in which the same is to be unladen.
ener- IqPfiLt to
Before any vessel arriving in the United States with any sdch
chandise shall depart from the port of ifirt arrival, the master shall
obtain from the collector a permit therefor with a certified copy of
the vessel's manifest showing the quantities and particulars of the
merchandise entered at such port of entry and of that remaining
on board.
SEC. 444. ARRIVAL AT ANOTHER PORT.

Wii"oed

port

Within twenty-fout hours after the arrival of such vessel at ducedt to be pro

of entry, the master shall report the arrival of his
collector at such port and shall produce the permit
collector at the port of first arrival, together with the
of his manifest.
SEC. 445. PEiALtI]S FOR FAILURE TO HAVU PE1EtMIT ANiD CEl TI- m

anl
t
cett
and

FtED MANIFEST.
If the master of any such vessel shall proceed to another port or

Penalty for proceed-

another port
vessel to the
issued by the
certified copy

ing without, to another

district without having obtained a permit therefor and a certified port.
copy of his manifest, or if he shall fail to produce such permit and
certified copy of his manifest to the collector at the port of destination, or if he shall proceed to any port not specified in the permit,
he shall be liable to a penalty, for each offense, of not more than
$500.
SEC. 446. SUPPLIES AND STORES RETAINED ON BOARD.

Supplies and store.
Vessls from

foreign
Vessels arriving in the United States from foreign ports may rts ma retain, on
retain on board, without the payment of duty, all coal and other
fuel supplies, ships' stores, sea stores, and the legitimate equipment Dutiable if landed.
of such vessels. Any such supplies, ships' stores, sea stores, or equipment landed and delivered from such vessel shall be considered and Provm
treated as imported merchandise: Provided, That bunker coal Transfers of coal
to same line, i
bunker oil, ships' stores, sea stores, or the legitimate equipment of etc.,
delayed in port
vessels belonging to regular lines plying between foreign ports and
the United States, which are delayed in port for any cause, may
be transferred under a permit by the collector and under customs
supervision from the vessel so delayed to another vessel of the same
line and owner, and engaged in the foreign trade, without the
payment of duty thereon.

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SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

ADinmsALnv
VIAIONS.

At other than port of
entry unlawful

Amwo

CH. 497.

1930.

rao SEC. 447. PLACE OF ENTRY AND UNLADING.

Unladin.

n.

miElsewhe

SESS. II.

It shall be unlawful to make entry of any vessel or to unlade the
cargo or any part thereof of any vessel elsewhere than at a port
of entry: Provided, That upon good cause therefor being shown,

nderpe the Secretary of Commerce may permit entry of any vessel to be
made at a place other than a port of entry designated by him, under
Bl cargoes.
such conditions as he shall prescribe: And provided further, That
any vessel laden with merchandise in bulk may proceed after entry
of such vessel to any place designated by the Secretary of the
Treasury for the purpose of unlading such cargo, under the supervision of customs officers if the collector shall consider the same
necessary, and in such case the compensation and expenses of such
officers shall be reimbursed to the Government by the party in
interest.
SEC. 448. UNLADING.
ormt
to

qi

entry ande (a)PEa rTS AND PRELIMINARY ENTRIES.-Except as provided in
d r section 441 of this Act (relating to vessels not required to enter),

no merchandise, passengers, or baggage shall be unladen from any

Akp.712.

vessel or vehicle arriving from a foregn port or place until entry
of such vessel or report of the arrival of such vehicle has been made
and a permit for the unlading of the same issued by the collector:
Peor.
try Provid e d, That the master may make a preliminary entry of a vessel
boardingoffiere
by making oath or affirmation to the truth of the statements contained in the vessel's manifest and delivering the manifest to the
customs officer who boards such vessel, but the making of such preliminary entry shall not excuse the master from making formal
entry of his vessel at the customhouse, as provided by this Act.
Goods and
baggage After
the
retained
at unlading
f
r entry, preliminary or otherwise, of any vessel or report

place, untentry

permit

and

Liability for reoval
without pein.
Removal
storesa

c

to public

Pot, p. 722

pedal delivery er
s
t o periable .

f the arrival of any vehicle, the collector may issue a permit to
the master of the vessel, or to the person in charge of the vehicle,
to unlade merchandise or baggage, but except as provided in subdivision (b) of this section merchandise or baggage so unladen shall

be retained at the place of unlading until entry therefor is made
and a permit for its delivery granted, and the owners of the vessel
or vehicle from which any imported merchandise is unladen prior
to entry of such merchandise shall be liable for the payment of the
duties accruing on any part thereof that may be removed from the
place of unlading without a permit therefor having been issued.
Any merchandise or baggage so unladen from any vessel or vehicle
for which entry is not made within forty-eight hours exclusive of

Sunday and holidays from the time of the entry of the vessel or
report of the vehicle, unless a longer time is granted by the collector,
as provided in section 484, shall be sent to a bonded warehouse or
the public stores and held as unclaimed at the risk and expense of
the consignee in the case of merchandise and of the owner in the
case of baggage, until entry thereof is made.
(b) SPECIAL DELIVE ERPBMrr.-The Secretary of the Treasury is
authorized to provide by regulations for the issuing of special permits

for delivery, prior to formal entry therefor, of perishable articles
and other articles, the immediate delivery of which is necessary.
SEC. 449. UNLADING AT PORT OF ENTRY.

Ante, p. 713.

Except as provided in sections 442 and 447 of this Act (relatin
to residue cargo and to bulk cargo, respectively), merchandise and

On permit if corned to seek another.

baggage imported in any vessel by sea shall be unladen at the port
of entry to which such vessel is destined, unless (1) such vessel is
compelled by any cause to put into another port of entry, and the

Unlading to be at-

collector of such port issues a permit for the unlading of such mer-

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CH. 497.

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1930.

chandise or baggage, or (2) the Secretary of the Treasury, because
of an emergency existing at the port of destination, authorizes such
vessel to proceed to another port of entry. Merchandise and baggage

o.

ADMnRIA

Onemergenc.
Entry, etc.

so unladen may be entered in the same manner as other imported
merchandise or baggage and may be treated as unclaimed merchandise or baggage and stored at the expense and risk of the owner
thereof, or may be reladen without entry upon the vessel from which
it was unladen for transportation to its destination.
SEC. 450. UNLADING ON SUNDAYS,

HOLIDAYS, OR AT NIGHT.

No merchandise, baggage, or passengers arriving in the United
States from any foreign port or place, and no bonded merchandise

rndays,

holidays,

spcialliense to p

do

or baggage being transported from one port to another, shall be
unladen from the carrying vessel or vehicle on Sunday, a holiday,
or at night, except under special license granted by the collector
under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe.
SEC. 451. SAME-EXTRA COMPENSATION.

a

Before any such special license to unlade shall be granted, the mas- etBo regquir l

ter, owner, or agent, of such vessel or vehicle shall be required to give
a bond in the penal sum to be fixed by the collector conditioned to
indemnify the United States for any loss or liability which might
occur or be occasioned by reason of the granting of such special
license and to pay the compensation and expenses of the customs toComepnS^Son es
officers and employees assigned to duty in connection with such dutyi,
.
unlading at night or on Sunday or a holiday, in accordance with the u4p. 402.
provisions of section 5 of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the
8. C., p

lading or unlading of vessels at night, the preliminary entry of
vessels, and for other purposes," approved February 13, 1911, as
amended. In lieu of such bond the owner, or agent, of any vessel rea or vehicle or line of vessels or vehicles may execute a bond in a penal
sum to be fixed by the Secretary of the Treasury to cover and include
the issuance of special licenses for the unlading of vessels or vehicles
belonging to such line for a period of one year from the date thereof.
At the request of the master, owner, or agent of any vessel, the collector shall assign customs officers and employees to duty at night or
on Sunday or a holiday in connection with the entering or clearing

quest of s
by givin

"cep

ter, et
fot

bond

rvic

of such vessel, or the issuing and recording of its marine documents,
bills of sale, mortgages, or other instruments of title, but only if the
master, owner, or agent gives a bond in a penal sum to be fixed by
the collector, conditioned to pay the compensation and expenses of
such customs officers and employees, who shall be entitled to rates
of compensation fixed on the same basis and payable in the same
manner and upon the same terms and conditions as in the case of
customs officers and employees assigned to duty in connection with
lading or unlading at night or on Sunday or a holiday.
SEC. 452. LADING ON SUNDAYS, HOLIDAYS, OR AT NIGHT.

No merchandise or baggage entered for transportation under bond

or for exportation with the benefit of drawback, or other merchandise or baggage required to be laden under customs supervision, shall
be laden on any vessel or vehicle at night or on Sunday or a holiday,
except under special license therefor to be issued by the collector
under the same conditions and limitations as pertain to the unlading
of imported merchandise or merchandise being transported in bond.

etc.ing on sd
f
squd
er
ns

e

r

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1930.

ADMD-mm
AV PRo- SEC. 453. LADING AND UNLADING OF MERCHANDISE OR BAGLadindisnlhdg.
GAGE-PENALTIES.
Penalty for unauthorized, of goods or
baggage.

Passengers.
Pelalty forunlading.

If any merchandise or baggage is laden on, or unladen from, any
vessel or vehicle without a special license or permit therefor issued by
the collectors the master of such vessel or the person in charge of such
vehicle and every other person who knowingly is concerned, or who
aids therein, or in removing or otherwise securing such merchandise
or baggage, shall each be liable to a penalty equal to the value of the
merchandise or baggage so laden or unladen, and Buch merchandise
or baggage shall be subject to forfeiture, and if the value thereof is
$500 or more, the vessel or vehicle on or from which the same shall be
laden or unladen shall be subject to forfeiture.
SEC. 4 .

N4.
LADIG OF PASSENGERS--PENALTY.

If any passenger is unladen from any vessel or vehicle without a
special license or permit therefor issued by the collector, the master of
such vessel or the person in charge of such vehicle and every other
person who knowingly is concerned, or who aids therein, shall each
be liable to a penalty of $500 for each such passenger so unladenm

Boarding and dis- SiJ. 455. BOARIDING AND DitCHtARGING INSPlECTO

charing inspectors.

.

The collector for the district in which any vessel o vehicle arrives
from a foreign port or place may put on board of such vessel or vehicle while within such district, and if necessary while going from one
district to another, one or more inspectors or other customs officers to
examine the cargo and contents of such vessel or vehicle and superintend the unlading thereof, and to perform such other duties as may
be required by law or the customs regulations for the protection of
Duties, etc.
the revenue. Such inspector or other customs officer may, if he shall
deem the same necessary for the protection of the revenue, secure the
hatches or other communications or outlets of such vessel or vehicle
with customs seals or other proper fastening while such vessel is not
in the act of unlading and such fastenings shall hot be removed withcontrolof Tvea. out permission of The inspector or other customs officer. Such
inspector or other customs officer may require any vessel or vehicle
to discontinue or suspend unlading during the continuance of unfavorable weather or any conditions rendering the discharge of cargo
s
enatlty for ob truo- dangerous or detrimental to the revenue.
Any officer, owner, agent
, e
of the owner, or member of the crew of any such vessel who obstructs
or hinders any such inspector or other customs officer in the performance of his duties, shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $500.
May be placed on

tPay,
etc. ports.
f inspec- SEC. 456, COMPENSATION
trs between
TWEEN PORTS. AND

EXPENSES OF INSPECTORS

BE-

TWEEN PORTS.

The compensation of any inspector or other customs officer, stationed
T^brOereimburdedb

on any vessel or vehicle while proceeding from one port to another

and returning therefrom, shall be reimbursed to the Government by
the master or owner of such vessel, together with the actual expense
of such inspector or customs officer for subsistence, or in lieu of such
expenses such vessel or vehicle may furnish such inspector or customs
ofcer the accommodations usually supplied to passengers.
Time orunlading.

SEC. 457. TIME FOR UNLADING.

Cagoesremainingon
Whenever any merchandise remains on board any vessel or
isostion of, by vehicle from a foreign port more than twenty-five days after the
collector.
date on which report of said vessel or vehicle was made, the collector
may take possession of such merchandise and cause the same to be
board for 25 days.

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1930.

unladen at the expense and risk of the owners thereof, or may place
one or more inspectors or other customs officers on board of said
vessel or vehicle to protect the revenue. The compensation and
expenses of any such inspector or customs officer for subsistence
while on board of such vessel or vehicle shall be reimbursed to the
Government by the owner or master of such vessel or vehicle.
SEC. 458. BULK CARGO, TIME FOR UNLADING.

The limitation of time for unlading shall not extend to vessels
laden exclusively with merchandise in bulk consigned to one consignee and arriving at a port for orders, but if the master of such
vessel requests a longer time to discharge its cargo, the compensation of the inspectors or other customs officers whose services are
required in connection with the unlading shall, for every day consumed in unlading in excess of twenty-five days from the date of the
vessel's entry, be reimbursed by the master or owner of such vessel,
SEC. 459. CONTIGUOUS COUNTRIES-REPORT AND MANIFEST.

ADMINISTRATIVl

PRO-

VISIONS.

Reimbursement
expenses.

for

Bulk cargo.
Time extension for
unlading.

Reimbursement for
expenses of officers.

Contiguous countries.

The master of any vessel of less than five net tons carrying mer- hiSmes

to report

at

chandise and the person in charge of any vehicle arriving in the nearestcustombouseo
1crossing the border,
United States from contiguous country, shall immediately report etc.
his arrival to the customs officer at the port of entry or customhouse
which shall be nearest to the place at which such vessel or vehicle
shall cross the boundary line or shall enter the territorial waters of
the United States, and if such vessel or vehicle have on board any
anifer t to be pro.
merchandise shall produce to such customs officer a manifest as
required by law, and no such vessel or vehicle shall proceed farther Permit to proceed.
inland nor shall discharge or land any merchandise, passengers, or
baggage without receiving a permit therefor from such customs
officer. The master of any such vessel, or the person in charge of ptorteir' e
not
any such vehicle who fails to report arrival in the United States as
required by the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine of
$100 for each offense. If any merchandise or baggage is unladen or vefel' etc
discharged from any such vessel or vehicle without a permit therefor,
the same, together with the vessel or vehicle in which importeld,

shall be subject to forfeiture; and if any passenger is unl:tden or ,, ,'~:t7'a
," r ,,l l "ll
discharged from any such vessel or vehicle without a permit therefor
the master of such vessel or the person in charge of such vehicle
shall be liable to a penalty of $500 for each such passenger so unladen
or discharged.
SEC. 460. SAME-PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO REPORT OR FILE toPenalties
report or for
file failure
manltest.
MANIFEST.
If any merchandise is imported or brought into the United States
in any vessel or vehicle from a contiguous country without being so
reported to the collector, or in case of the neglect or failure of the
master of the vessel or the person in charge of the vehicle to file a
manifest therefor, such merchandise and the vessel or vehicle shall

Forfeitureeofimports,

be subject to forfeiture and the master of such vessel or the person

Personal liability.

in charge of such vehicle shall be liable to a penalty equal to the value
of the merchandise imported in such vessel or vehicle which was not
reported to the collector or included in the manifest.
SEC. 461. SAME-INSPECTION.

All merchandise and baggage imported or brought in from any
contiguous country, except as otherwise provided by law or by regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury, shall be unladen in the

Inspection.
fatgodfirs
torabai

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1930.

PBo- presence of and be inspected by a customs officer at the first port of
Openinglbagggeetc. entry at which the same shall arrive; and such officer may require
the owner, or his agent, or other person having charge or possession
of any trunk, traveling bag, sack, valise, or other container, or of
any closed vehicle, to open the same for inspection, or to furnish a
key or other means for opening the same.

ADWINISiTATI

Forfeiture.

SEC. 462. SAME-FORFEITURE.

Oficer to open
trunk, etc., on rsal
of owner.
Forfeiture of dutiable
or prohibited goods.

Vessels and vehicles.
Official sealing of
in contiguous country,
at place of shipment;

May proceed to destined port.

If such owner, agent, or other person shall fail to comply with his
demand, the officer shall retain such trunk,- traveling bag, sack,
valise, or other container or closed vehicle, and open the same, and
as soon thereafter as may be practicable, examine the contents, and
if any article subject to duty or any article the importation of which
is prohibited is found therein, the whole contents and the container
or vehicle shall be subject to forefeiture.
SEC. 463. SAME-SEALED VESSELS AND VEHICLES.

To avoid unnecessary inspection of merchandise imported from a
contiguous country at the first port of arrival, the master of the
vessel or the person in charge of the vehicle in which such merchandise is imported may apply to the customs officer of the United
States stationed in the place from which such merchandise is shipped,
and such officer may seal such vessel or vehicle. Any vessel or
vehicle so sealed may proceed with such merchandise to the port of
destination under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury
may prescribe.
SEC. 464. SAME-PENALTIES IN CONNECTION WITH SEALED VESSELS AND VEHICLES.

Penalties.
Vasels and vehicles
contiguous coun-

fro

rnishment for unreasonable delays in
dive , etc., there-

tro'

tc.,

Forfeiture.
Supplies.

If the master of such vessel or the person in charge of any such
vehicle fails to proceed with reasonable promptness to the port of

destination and to deliver such vessel or vehicle to the proper officers

of the customs, or fails to proceed in accordance with such regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury, or unlades such merchandise
or any part thereof at other than such port of destination, or disposes
of any such merchandise by sale or otherwise, he shall be guilty of a
felony and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than
$1,000 or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both; and any
such vessel or vehicle, with its contents, shall be subject to forfeiture.
SEC. 465. SAME-SUPPLIES.

The master of any vessel of the United States documented to
ericcaned
sels incontiguouscoun- engage in the foreign and coasting trade on the northern, north-

et, for

a
t
1.n
nol
eastern, and northwestern frontiers shall, upon arrival from a
foreign contiguous territory, file with the manifest of such vessel a
detailed list of all supplies or other merchandise purchased in such
foreign country for use or sale on such vessel, and also a statement
of the cost of all repairs to and all equipment taken on board such
7 cars by vessel. The conductor or person in charge of any railway car arriving from a contiguous country shall file with the manifest of such
car a detailed list of all supplies or other merchandise purchased
or
in such foreign country for use in the United States. If any
such supplies, merchandise, repairs, or equipment shall not be
reported, the master, conductor, or other person having charge of
such vessel or vehicle shall be liable to a fine of not less than $100
and not more than $500, or to imprisonment for not more than two
years, or both.

tries, to be filed with

manliest.

condI

reporting

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1930.

SEC. 466. EQUIPMENT AND REPAIRS OF VESSELS.

YINIMSTRATIE
VISIONS.

Sections 3114 and 3115 of the Revised Statutes, as amended by

Vol.

42,

PO-

p.

the Tariff Act of 1922, are amended to read as follows:
amended.
"SEC. 3114. The equipments, or any part thereof, including boats, Equipments,

957S

repairs

purchased for, or the repair parts or materials to be used, or the cofuntydutiable'fre

expenses of repairs made in a foreign country upon a vessel documented under the laws of the United States to engage in the foreign
or coasting trade, or a vessel intended to be employed in such trade,
shall, on the first arrival of such vessel in any port of the United

States, be liable to entry and the payment of an ad valorem duty
of 50 per centum on the cost thereof in such foreign country; and

R.S.,sec.3114, p.58,
amendj., p.584.
e

Rat -

if the owner or master of such vessel shall willfully and knowingly

neglect or fail to report, make entry, and pay duties as herein
required, such vessel, with her tackle, apparel, and furniture, shall be
seized and forfeited.

Forfeiture for not reporti.

For the purposes of this section, compensation notincluded incost of

paid to members of the regular crew of such vessel in connection equipment,etc.
with the installation of any such equipments or any part thereof,
or the making of repairs, in a foreign country, shall not be included
in the cost of such equipment or part thereof, or of such repairs.
"SEC. 3115. If the owner or master of such vessel furnishes good Voled42 P 9P7,
and sufficient evidence-

u. . C., p. 587.

"(1) That such vessel, while in the regular course of her etRission,ifrepir,
voyage, was compelled, by stress of weather or other casualty, strssof
weather.etc.
R. B., sec. 31l5, p.
to put into such foreign port and purchase such equipments, 598,
amended.
or make such repairs, to secure the safety and seaworthiness u.s.c., p. 68
of the vessel to enable her to reach her port of destination; or
"(2) That such equipments or parts thereof or repair parts icanfeqnpaborby
or materials, were manufactured or produced in the United anditiens.

States, and the labor necessary to install such equipments or
to make such repairs was performed by residents of the United
States, or by members of the regular crew of such vessel,
then the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to remit or refund
such duties, and such vessel shall not be liable to forfeiture, and no

No license hereafter
except on sworn staterepntrs have ben duly

license or enrollment and license, or renewal of either, shall here- accountedor, etc.
after be issued to any such vessel until the collector to whom application is made for the same shall be satisfied, from the oath of the
owner or master, that all such equipments and repairs made within
the year immediately preceding such application have been duly
accounted for under the provisions of this and the preceding sections, Seizure and forfeiture
and the duties accruing thereon duly paid; and if such owner or ovessel,onrefusal.

master shall refuse to take such oath, or take it falsely, the vessel
shall be seized and forfeited."

Part m-Ascertainment, Collection, and Recovery of Duties
SEC. 481. INVOICE-CONTENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.-All invoices of merchandise to be imported into

le

anment, ol-

duties.

Invoces.
Contentsrered.

the United States shall set forth(1) The port of entry to which the merchandise is destined; Portsordestination.
(2) The time when, the place where, and the person by whom pe lprcham, e f ship
and the person to whom the merchandise is sold or agreed to
be sold, or if to be imported otherwise than in pursuance of
a purchase, the place from which shipped, the time when and
the person to whom and the person by whom it is shipped;
(3) A detailed description of the merchandise, including Description o goods
the name by which each item is known, the grade or quality,
and the marks, numbers, or symbols under which soldby te
seller or manufacturer to the trade in the country of exportation.
together with the marks and numbers of the packages in which
the merchandise is packed;

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(4) The quantities in the weights and measures of the country

ADM1sNT4TIVw PO-

weights

Sss.II. CH. 497.

or place from which the merchandise is shipped, or in the
weights and measures of the United States;
(5) The purchase price of each item in the currency of the
purchase, if the merchandise is shipped in pursuance of a pur-

chase or an agreement to purchase;
(6) If the merchandise is shipped otherwise than in pursuance of a purchase or an agreement to purchase, the value for

Foreign vale or selling price of each item
of goods other than by
purseach

item.in the currency in which the transactions are usually

made, or, in the absence of such value, the price in such currency
that the manufacturer, seller, shipper, or owner would have
received, or was willing to receive, for such merchandise if
sold in the ordinary course of trade and in the usual wholesale
quantities in the country of exportation;
(7) The kind of currency, whether gold, silver or paper;
(8) All charges upon the merchandise, itemized by name and

Currency used.
Itemized charges.

amount when known to the seller or shipper; or all charges by
name (including commissions, insurance, freight, eases, containers, coverings, and cost of packing) included in the invoice
prices when the amounts for such charges are unknown to the
seller or shipper;
(9) All rebates, drawbacks, and bounties, separately itemized, allowed upon the exportation of the merchandise; and

Export allowanes.

(10) Any other facts deemed necessary to a proper appraisement, examination, and classification of the merchandise that

Other acts necessar
forappraisement, etc.

the Secretary of the Treasury may require.
than a manufacturer
andnotbypurchase.'

(b)

SHIPMENT

NOT PUCHASED AND NOT SHIPPED BY MAN-uAC-

the merchandise is shipped to a person in the United
States by a person other than the manufacturer, otherwise than by
purchase, such person shall state on the invoice the time when, the
place where, the person from whom such merchandise was purchased, and the price paid therefor in the currency of the purchase,
stating whether gold, silver, or paper.
TruER.-If

di(C) PURCHASES IN DIFrBENT CONSULAR DismCTuCB.-When the
embraced in one merchandise has been purchased in different consular districts for

ferentcosular

tricts,

shipment to the United States and is assembled for shipment and
embraced in a single invoice which is produced for certification
under the provisions of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of section
482 of this Act, the invoice shall have attached thereto the original
bills or invoices received by the shipper, or extracts therefrom, show-

tion.,

ing the actual prices paid or to be paid for such merchandise.

tedceptions

Certified invoice.
tion requir

bera e

prducstert

where

shipment.

hp

The

- consular officer to whom the invoice is so produced for certification
may require that any such original bill or invoice be certified by
the consular officer for the district in which the merchandise was
purchased.
permit
(d) ExcEPrIONs BY REGULATIONS.-The Secretary of the Treasury
may by regulations provide for such exceptions from the requirements of this section as he deems advisable.

c

ssembledfor

SEC 482. CERTIFIED INVOICE,

(a) CBRTIrMCATION IN GEWEAL.--Every
invoice covering merchandise exceeding $100 in value shall, at or before the
time of the
shipment of the merchandise, or as soon thereafter as the conditions
will permit, be produced for certification to the consular officer of
the United States--(1) For the consular district in which the merchandise was
manufactured, or purchased, or from which it was to be
delivered pursuant to contract;
(2) For the consular district in which the merchandise is
assembled and repacked for shipment to the United States, if
it has been purchased in different consular districts.

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(b) DECLARATION.-Such invoices shall have indorsed thereon, ADmmAmv PRO,
when so produced, a verified declaration in a form prescribed by the Verfld declartion
Secretary of the Treasury, stating whether the merchandise is sold tobeinddorS o

or agreed to be sold, or whether it is shipped otherwise than in
pursuance of a purchase or an agreement to purchase, that there is
no other invoice differing from the invoice so produced, and that all
the statements contained in such invoice and in such declaration
are true and correct.
(c) MAKING AND SIGNING.-Every certified invoice shall be made
out in triplicate, or, for merchandise intended for immediate trans-

rIntpiSiteQgad
P
°it.iP 742 etc

portation under the provisions of section 552 of this Act, in quadruplicate, if desired by the shipper, and shall be signed by the seller
or shipper, or the agent of either; but a person who has no interest
in the merchandise except as broker or forwarder shall not be competent to sign any such invoice. Where any such invoice is signed
by an agent, he shall state thereon the name of his principal.
(d) CERTIFIED UNDER EXISTING LAW.-Such invoices shall be Moo
certified in accordance with the provisions of existing law.
(e) DIsPosrroN.-The original of the invoice and, if made, the

Dispsiton of.

quadruplicate shall be delivered to the exporter, to be forwarded
to the consignee for use in making entry of the merchandise, and
the triplicate shall be promptly transmitted by the consular officer
to the collector of customs at the port of entry named in the invoice.
The duplicate shall be filed in the office of the consular officer by
whom the invoice was certified, to be there kept until the Secretary
of State authorizes its destruction.
(f) CERTIFICATION BY OTHERS THANS ASmEmwAI
CoNSUL,--When fromaconitm
o
merchandise is to be shippd from a place so remote from an
American consulate as to render impracticable certifeation of the
invoice by an American consular officer, such invoice may be certified by a consular officer of a nation at the time in amity with the
United States, or if there be no such consular officer available such
invoice shall be executed before a notary public or other officer
having authority to administer oaths and having an official seal:
Provided, That invoices for merchandise shipped to the United Pro`.States from the Philippine Islands, the Virgin Islands, American sions.
Samoa, the island of Guam, or the Canal Zone may be certified by
the collector of customs or the person acting as such, or by his
deputy.
(g)

EFECTIVE DATE.-This section shall take effect sixty days

Effective in

days.

after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 483. CONSIGNEE AS OWNER OF MERCHANDISE,

cPSS

of

For the purposes of this title-(1) All merchandise imported into the United States shall be
held to be the property of the person to whom the same is consigned;
and the holder of a bill of lading duly indorsed by the consignee
therein named, or, if consigned to order, by the consignor, shall be

Holde

deemed the consignee thereof. The underwriters of abandoned mer-

Vtndwwrrt

chandise and the salvors of merchandise saved from a wreck at sea
or on or along a coast of the United States may be regarded as the
consignees.
(2) A person making entry of merchandise under the previsions
of subdivision (h) or (i) of section 484 (relating to entry on
carrier's certificate and on duplicate bill of lading, respectively) shall
be deemed the sole consignee thereof.

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o- SEC. 484. ENTRY OF MERCHANDISE.

AD-iNTan
TVl
VISIONS.

Entry of merchan-

merhan

diEnty

SEss. II. CH. 497.

cetginonstme

) REQInT
AND TIME.-Except as provided in sections 490,
498, 552, and 553 and in subdivision (j) of section 336 of this
Act, and in subdivisions (h) and (i) of this section, the con-

signee of imported merchandise shall make entry therefor either
in person or by an agent authorized by him in writing under such
regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe. Such
entry shall be made at the customhouse within forty-eight hours,
exclusive of Sundays and holidays, after the entry of the importing
vessel or report of the vehicle, or after the arrival at the port of
destination in the case of merchandise transported in bond, unless
the collector authorizes in writing a longer time.
certified invoice re(b) PRODUCTION OF CERTIFIED INVOIcE.-No merchandise shall be
x=ception.
admitted to entry under the provisions of this section without the
production of a certified invoice therefor, except that entry may be
permitted if0
(1) The collector is satisfied that the failure to produce such
"
abili ty.a
invoice is due to causes beyond the control of the person making
Time.

Statement in form
or oof

entry;
entry;

(2) Such person makes a verified declaration in writing that
he is unable to produce such invoice and (A) files therewith a
seller's or shipper's invoice, or (B) if he is not in possession of a
seller's or shipper's invoice files therewith a statement of the
value, or the price paid, in the form of an invoice; and
laBd or production
(3) Such person gives a bond for the production of such certified invoice within six months.
Regulations.
The Secretary of the Treasury may by regulations provide for
such exceptions from the requirements of this subdivision as he
deems advisable.
Bill of lading to be
(C) PRODUCTION OF BmIL OF LADING.-The consignee shall produce
Exceptions.
the bill of lading at the time of making entry, except thatinvote, etc

etcpping

nd

eceipt,

permittc,

onith

ingindemnitybond

Suit

(1) If the collector is satisfied that no bill of lading has been
issued, the shipping receipt or other evidence satisfactory to the
collector may be accepted in lieu thereof;
(2) The collector is authorized to permit entry and to release
merchandise from customs custody without the production of the

bill of lading if the person making such entry gives a bond
satisfactory to the collector, in a sum equal to not less than one
and one-half times the invoice value of the merchandise, to oroduce such bill of lading, to relieve the collector of all liability,
to indemnify the collector against loss, to defend every action
brought upon a claim for loss or damage, by reason of such
release from customs custody or a failure to produce such bill of

on bond.

lading and to entitle any person injured by reason of such release

from customs custody to sue on such bond in his own name,
without making the collector a party thereto. Any person so
injured by such release may sue on such bond to recover any
t
tries on carrier's certificate,etc.

damages so sustained by him; and
(3) The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply in the
case of an entry under subdivision (h) or (i) of this section

(relating to entry on carrier's certificate and on duplicate bill of
lading, respectively).
(d) SIGNING AND CONNT
s.--Such entry shall be signed by the

mentsto acomptany
theentry.
consignee, or his agent, and shall set forth such facts in regard to
the importation as the Secretary of the Treasury may require for the
purpose of assessing duties and to secure a proper examination,
inspection, appraisement, and liquidation, and shall be accompanied
by such invoices, bills of lading, certificates, and documents as are
required by law and regulations promulgated thereunder.

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(e) STATISTICAL ENUMERTION.--The Secretary of the Treasury,
the Secretary of Commerce, and the Chairman of the United States

IOAD
BTT
A
Enumeration, etc.,of

Tariff Commission are authorized and directed to establish from usrmsaismprstdcatop
time to time for statistical purposes an enumeration of articles in po~s
such detail as in their judgment may be necessary, comprehending
all merchandise imported into the United States, and as a part of
the entry there shall be attached thereto or included therein an Use inentries.
accurate statement specifying, in terms of such detailed enumeration, the kinds and quantities of all merchandise imported and the
value of the total quantity of each kind of article.
fPe
(f) PACKAGES INCLUDED.--If any of the certificates or documents inPaila e"tryo

necessary to make entry of any part of merchandise arriving on one documents, etc.
vessel or vehicle and consigned to one consignee have not arrived, Pacages fo other

such part may be entered subsequently, and notation of the packages persons.
or cases to be omitted from the original entry shall be made thereon.
One or more packages arriving on one vessel or vehicle addressed
for delivery to one person and imported in another package
containing packages addressed for delivery to other persons may be
separately entered, under such rules and regulations as the Secretary One entry of goods
of the Treasury may prescribe. All other merchandise arriving on for neonosignee.
one vessel or vehicle and consigned to one consignee shall be included
in one entry.

(g)

Verified statement o

STATEMENT OF

COST

OF

PRoDUcTIoN.-Under such regulations costoiproduction.

as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe, the collector or the
appraiser may require a verified statement from the manufacturer
or producer showing the cost of production of the imported
merchandise, when necessary to the appraisement of such merchandise.
(h) ENTmT oN CAREBEa'S CETRnICATEL-Any person certified by
the carrier bringing the merchandise to the port at which entry is

Es
certifite
thereof

by

her

to be made to be the owner or consignee of the merchandise, or an
agent of such owner or consignee, may make entry thereof, either
in person or by an authorized agent, in the manner and subject to
the requirements prescribed in this section (or in regulations
promulgated hereunder) in the case of a consignee within the
meaning of paragraph (1) of section 483.

(i) ENTRY ON DUPLICATE BILL OF LADING.-Any person may, bill oflading
upon the production of a duplicate bill of lading signed or certified thereof.

bydol

to be genuine by the carrier bringing the merchandise to the port
at which entry is to be made, make entry for the merchandise in
respect of which such bill of lading is issued, in the manner and
subject to the requirements prescribed in this section (or in regulations promulgated hereunder) in the case of a consignee within the
meaning of paragraph (1) of section 483, except that such person
shall make such entry in his own name.
se merc
(j) RELEAE OF MERCHANDISE.-Merchandise shall be released from dim upo order ofca-

customs custody only to or upon the order of the carrier by whom

ner.

the merchandise is brought to the port at which entry is made,

From bonded

from customs custody only to or upon the order of the proprietor

Return

wae-

except that merchandise in a bonded warehouse shall be released house.
of the warehouse.

of bill

d

The collector shall return to the person making lading

entry the bill of lading (if any is produced) with a notation thereon

Nonliabilty of

to the effect that entry for such merchandise has been made. The lector
collector shall not be liable to any person in respect of the delivery
of merchandise released from customs custody in accordance with

col-

Amountreovdin
the provisions of this section. Where a recovery is had in any suit suit
payable from the
or proceeding against a collector on account of the release of Treasuy.

merchandise from customs custody in the performance of his official
duty, and the court certifies that there was probable cause for such
release by the collector, or that he acted under the directions of the

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1930.

TV Secretary of the Treasury, or other proper officer of the Government,
no execution shall issue against such collector, but the amount so
recovered shall, upon final judgment, be paid out of moneys
appropriated from the Treasury for that purpose.
SEC. 485. DFCLA]!ATIQN.

Declaration.
nTrth

SEES. II.

(a) REQURExENT--FoRM AND CONTrETs.-Every consignee making an entry under the provisions of section 484 of this Act shall
make and file therewith, in a form to be prescribed by the Secretary
of the Treasury, a declaration under oath, stating-

b fed

Contents.

(1) Whether the merchandise is imported in pursuance of a

chasedhr othrtise

purchase or an agreement to purchase, or whether it is imported
otherwise than in pursuance of a purchase or agreement to

Truth of prices, etc.,
in invoices.

purchase;

Truth of all oth
statements.

belief;

(2) That the prices set forth in the invoice are true, in the
case of merchandise purchased or agreed to be purchased; or
in the case of merchandise secured otherwise than by purchase
or agreement to purchase, that the statements in such invoice
as to value or price are true to the best of his knowledge and
(3) That all other statements in the invoice or other docu.
ments filed with the entry, or in the entry itself, are true and
correct; and

Information as to in-

correct prices, etc.

(4) That he will produce at once to the collector any invoice,
paper, letter, document, or information received showing that
Books and periodany such prices or statements are not true or correct.
icals.
(b) BOOKS AND PERIODICALs.-The Secretary of the Treasury is
Regulationsforentry authorized to prescribe regulations for one declaration in the case
of, inparts.
of books, magazines, newspapers, and periodicals published and

imported in successive parts, numbers, or volumes, and entitled to
entry.
(c) AGENTs.-In the event that an entry is made by an agent under
the provisions of section 484 of this Act and such agent is not in
possession of such declaration of the consignee, such agent shall
give a bond to produce such declaration.
(d) A consignee shall not be liable for any additional or increased
duties if (1) he declares at the time of entry that he is not the actual
owner of the merchandise, (2) he furnishes the name and address
of such owner, and (3) within ninety days from the date of entry

Bond from agent to free

produce declaration by
consignee.

Liability for addtionaduties, etc.
Conditions releasing
consigneefrom.

Forms

for decara-

tionstobeprescribed.

he produces a declaration of such owner conditioned that he will pay
all additional and increased duties, under such regulations as the
Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe. Such owner shall possess
all the rights of a consignee.
(e) SEPARATE FORMS FOR PURCHASE AND NONPURCHASE IMPORTrA

TIONS.-The Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe separate forms
for the declaration in the case of merchandise which is imported in
pursuance of a purchase or agreement to purchase and merchandise
which is imported otherwise than in pursuance of a purchase or
onsignmn

ceased

to d

r insolvent

persons.

To p

ips

agreement to purchase.
(f) DECEASED OR INSOLVENT PERSONS-PARTNERSHIPS AND CORPO-

RATIONS.-Whenever such merchandise is consigned to a deceased
person, or to an insolvent person who has assigned the same for the
benefit of his creditors, the executor or administrator, or the assignee
of such person or receiver or trustee in bankruptcy, shall be considered as the consignee; when consigned to a partnership the declaration of one of the partners only shall be required, and when consigned to a corporation such declaration may be made by any officer
of such corporation, or by any other person specifically authorized by
any officer of such corporation to make the same.

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SEC. 486. ADMINISTRATION OF OATHS.

(a) CUSTOMS OFFIcERS.-The following officers and employees

Amm'"IAv
Custn

PRo

ef

au-

may administer any oaths required or authorized by law or regula- thorized to administer.

tions promulgated thereunder in respect of any matter coming before
such officers or employees in the performance of their official duties:
(1) Any customs officer appointed by the President; (2) the chief
assistant of any such officer, or any officer or employee of the customs field service designated for the purpose by such officer or by the
Secretary of the Treasury; and (3) any officer or employee of the
Bureau of Customs designated for the purpose by the Secretary
of the Treasury.
(b) POSTMASTERs.-The postmaster or assistant postmaster of the BP
United States at any post office where customs officers are not stationed, is hereby authorized to administer any oaths required to be
made to statements in customs documents by importers of merchandise, not exceeding $100 in value, through the mails,
(c) No COMPENSATION.-No compensation or fee shall be lowedOm
demanded or accepted for administering any oath under the provisions of this section.
SEC. 487. VALUEiN

ENTRY-AENDMDMENT

Si
ftor.

a1-

Value inentry.
Additions

allowed

The consignee or his agent may, under such regulations as the prior to apprlainent.
Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe, at the time entry is made,
or at any time before the invoice or the merchandise has oine under
the observation of the appraiser for the purpose of appraisement,
make in the entry such additions to or deductions from the cost
or value given in the invoice as, in his opinion, may raise or lower
the same to the Value of such merchandise.
SEC. 488. APPRAISEMENT OF MERCHANDISE.
The collector within whose district any merchandise is entered

gopraisement of
In districtof entry.

shall cause such merchandise to be appraised.
SEC. 489. ADDITIONAL DUTIES.
If the final appraised value of any article of imported merchandise

Additional duties.
Levied, if appraised

exceedsenteredvalue.

which is subject to an ad valorem rate of duty or to a duty based
upon or regulated in any manner by the value thereof shall exceed
the entered value, there shall be levied, collected, and paid, in addition to the duties imposed by law on such merchandise, an additional duty of 1 per centum of the total final appraised value thereof
for each 1 per centum that such final appraised value exceeds the Applicable only on
value declared in the entry. Such additional duty shall apply only valueadvanced.
to the particular article or articles in each invoice that are so
advanced in value upon final appraisement and shall not be imposed
upon any article upon which the amount of duty imposed by law
on account of the final appraised value does not exceed the amount
of duty that would be imposed if the final appraised value did not Limit.
exceed the entered value, and shall be limited to 75 per centum
on rstoof the final appraised value of such-article or articles. Such addi- tion.
tional duties shall not be construed to be penal and shall not be
remitted nor payment thereof in any way avoided, except in the
case of a clerical error, upon the order of the Secretary of the
Treasury, or in any case upon the finding of the United States
Customs Court, upon a petition filed at any time after final appraisement and before the expiration of sixty days after liquidation and
supported by satisfactory evidence under such rules as the court
may prescribe, that the entry of the merchandise at a less value
than that returned upon final appraisement was without any inten-

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tion to defraud the revenue of the United States or to conceal or
misrepresent the facts of the case or to deceive the appraiser as to

Prsumption of raud. the value of the merchandise.

If the appraised value of any mer-

chandise exceeds the value declared in the entry by more than
100 per centum, such entry shall be presumptively fraudulent, and
the collector shall seize the whole case or package containing such
merchandise and proceed as in case of forfeiture for violation of
the customs laws; and in any legal proceeding other than a criminal prosecution that may result from such seizure, the undervaluation as shown by the appraisal shall be presumptive evidence
of fraud, and the burden of proof shall be on the claimant to rebut
the same, and forfeiture shall be adjudged unless he rebuts such
Remission

or reofd. presumption of fraud by sufficient evidence.

Upon the making of such order or finding, the additional duties
shall be remitted or refunded, wholly or in part, and the entry shall
be liquidated or reliquidated accordingly. Such additional duties

Restriction.
Application o addi.
ional duties.

shall not be refunded in case of exportation of the merchandise, nor
shall they be subject to the benefit of drawback. All additional

duties, penalties, or forfeitures applicable to merchandise entered in
connection with a certified invoice shall be alike applicable to merchandise entered in connection with a seller's or shipper's invoice or
statement in the form of an invoice.
Antne,
Sfte.
Furniture described in paragraph 1811 shall enter the United
Dq^be if iected States at ports which shall be designated by the Secretary of the
Treasury for this purpose. If any article described in paragraph
1811 and imported for sale is rejected as unauthentic in respect to
the antiquity claimed as a basis for free entry, there shall be imposed,

Additional duty.

collected, and paid on such article, unless exported under customs
supervision, a duty of 25 per centum of the value of such article
in addition to any other duty imposed by law upon such article.
General orders.
SEC. 490. GENERAL ORDERS.
Goods to be sent to

bonded warehouse iof
entry incomplete

Held at owne's risk.

aignee
take

cllector may
possession
of

Unclaimed merchandise.

o, if

bonded warehouse, if
entry incomplete, etc.

Immediatetir tror
es

atImmed
claimed,

t

given for their production.
(b) AT REQUEST OF CONSIGNEE.-At the request of the consignee of
any merchandise, or of the owner or master of the vessel or the per-

son in charge of the vehicle in which the same is imported any merchandise may be taken possession of by the collector after the expiration of one day after the entry of the vessel or report of the vehicle
and may be unladen and held at the risk and expense of the consignee
until entry thereof is made.

UBading, etc.

bAuction s

(a) INCOMPLETE ENTRY.-Whenever entry of any imported merchandise is not made within the time provided by law or the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, or whenever entry
of such merchandise is incomplete because of failure to pay the estimated duties, or whenever, in the opinion of the collector, entry of
such merchandise can not be made for want of proper documents or
other cause, or whenever the collector believes that any merchandise
is not corrrectly and legally invoiced, he shall take the merchandise
into his custody and send it to a bonded warehouse or public store, to
be held at the risk and expense of the consignee until entry is made
or completed and the proper documents are produced, or a bond

-

SEC. 491. UNCLAIMED MERCHANDISE.

Any merchandise of which possession has been taken by the collector which shall remain in bonded warehouse or public store for one
year from the date of importation without entry thereof having been
made and the duties and charges thereon paid, and any merchandise,
destined to a foreign country entered for transportation in bond
through the United States, which shall remain in the United States

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r PBo
during a period of one year from the date of its arrival at the port -L of exit (but in no case less than one year after the effective date of
this Act) without having been entered for consumption or warehouse, shall be considered unclaimed and abandoned to the Government and shall be appraised by the appraiser of merchandise and
sold by the collector at public auction under such regulations as the
perishSecretary of the Treasury shall prescribe. All gunpowder and other ables,plo'si,
etc., to be sold,
explosive substances and merchandise liable to depreciation in value forthwith.

by damage, leakage, or other cause to such extent that the proceeds
of sale thereof may be insufficient to pay the duties, storage, and
other charges, if permitted to remain in public store or bonded warehouse for a period of one year, may be sold forthwith, under such
regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe.
SEC. 492. DESTRUCTION

OF ABANDONED

OR FORFEITED MER.

Abandoned

etc.,

CHANDISE.

Except as provided in section 3369 of the Revised Statutes, as
amended (relating to tobacco and snuff), and in section 901 of the
Revenue Act of 1926 (relating to distilled spirits), any merchandise
abandoned or forfeited to the Government under the preceding or
any other provision of the customs laws, which is subject to internal
revenue tax and which the collector shall be satisfied will not sell
for a sufficient amount to pay such taxes, shall be forthwith destroyed
under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury,
instead of being sold at auction.
SEC. 493. PROCEEDS OF SALE.

Destruction of, subject to internal revenue

tar

Tobacco and distilled spirits, excepted.
R. B., sec. 3369, p.
659.
Vol 44, p. 105.
U. . C., Supp. IV,
p. 331.

Proceeds of sale.

The surplus of the proceeds of sales under section 491 of this Act,
after the payment of storage charges, expenses, duties, and the satisfaction of any lien for freight, charges, or contribution in general
average, shall be deposited by the collector in the Treasury of the
United States, if claim therefor shall not be filed with the collector
within ten days from the date of sale, and the sale of such merchandise shall exonerate the master of any vessel in which the merchandise was imported from all claims of the owner thereof, who shall,
nevertheless, on due proof of his interest, be entitled to receive from
the Treasury the amount of any surplus of the proceeds of sale.

Surpis to be de
positedinthe Tresmy

SEC. 494. EXPENSE OF WEIGHING AND MEASURING.

ting.

In all cases in which the invoice or entry does not state the weight,
quantity, or measure of the merchandise, the expense of ascertaining
the same shall be collected from the consignee before its release from
customs custody.

Expenses cdbeoted
from consignee.

SEC. 495. PARTNERSHIP BOND.

When any bond is required by law or regulations to be executed
by any partnership for any purpose connected with the transaction
of business at any customhouse, the execution of such bond by any
member of such partnership shall bind the other partners in like
manner and to the same extent as if such other partners had personally joined in the execution, and an action or suit may be instituted on such bond against all partners as if all had executed the
same.

if not daimed in 10
doa&

Master of vessel exonerated.

Weighing and mes

Partneship bond.
Execution of, by one
member to bind the
other

SEC. 496. EXAMINATION OF BAGGAGE.

The collector may cause an examination to be made of the baggage
of any person arriving in the United States in order to ascertan
what articles are contained therein and whether subject to duty,

Examination of, notwithstanding declaration and entry.

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fo- free of duty, or prohibited notwithstanding a declaration and entry
therefor has been made.

AINiA1"t

Forfeitnre, etc.,
articles not decla

of

SEC. 497. SAME-PENALTIES.
Any article not included in the declaration and entry aB made, and,
red.
befoi
examination of the baggage was begun, not mentioned in

writing by such person, if written declaration and entry was
required, or orally if written declaration and entry was inot required,
shall be subject to forfeiture and such person shall be liable to a
penalty equal to the value of such article.
Entry under regula- SEC. 498, ENTRY UNDER REGULATIONS.

tions.
Spedfled articles allowed.

Valued not over $100.
Damaged by casualty on voyage.
Recovered fthm
wrecks.
Household, personal
effects, etc.

Gifts from abroad.
Carried on the person.
Tools of trade.
Effects of citizens
dying abroad.
Sea stores, etc.
Ante, p. 718.
With
value.

no

declared

For express delivery.
Vol. 29, p. 2e8.

(a) Au-itokizib Fro CiEBiT1An MECHAiNDIE.-The Secretary of
the Treasury is authorized to prescribe rules and regulations for the
declaration and entry of(1) Merchandise not exceeding $100 in value, including such
merchandise imported through the mails;
(2) Merchandise damaged on the voyage of importation, by
fire or through marine casualty or any other cause, without
fault on the part of the shipper;
(3) Merchandise recovered from a wrecked or stranded
vessel;
(4) Household effects used abroad and personal effects, not
imported in pursuance of a purchase or agreement for purchase
and not intended for sale;
(5) Articles sent by persons in foreign countries as gifts to
persons in the United States;
(6) Articles carried on the person or contained in the baggage
of a person arriving in the United States;
(7) Tools of trade of a person arriving in the United States;
8) Personal effects of citizens of the United States who have
died in a foreign country;
(9) Merchandise within the provisions of sections 465 and
466 of this Act (relating to supplies repairs, and equipment
on vessels and railway cars) at the first port of arrival;
(10) Merchandise when in the opinion of the Secretary of
the Treasury the value thereof can not be declared; and
(11) Merchandise within the provisions of the Act entitled
"An Act to expedite the delivery of imported parcels and
packages, not exceeding $500 in value," approved June 8, 1896.

Rules, de., author*
(b) APPLICATION OF
lied for.
Treasury is authorized
Ante, pp. 722-724.

GEiFERAL PROVISION.--The Secretary of the

to include in such rules and regulations any
of the provisions of section 484 or 485 of this Act (relating, respectively, to entry and to declaration of merchandise generally).

Examination of mer- SEC. 499. EXAMINATION OF MERCHANDISE.

ehandise.

po
rdedivery pruntire
correctly invoiced, etc.

Designation ofpackages to be opened for

Imported merchandise, required by law or regulations made in

pursuance thereof to be inspected, examined, or appraised, shall
not be delivered from customs custody, except as otherwise provided in this Act until it has been inspected, examined, or appraised
and is reported by the appraiser to have been truly and correctly
invoiced and found to comply with the requirements of the laws of

the United States.

The collector shall designate the packages or

quantities covered by any invoice or entry which are to be opened
and examined for the purpose of appraisement or otherwise and
shall order such packages or quantities to be sent to the public
Number ofpackages. stores or other places for such purpose. Not less than one package
of every invoice and not less than one package of every ten packages of merchandise, shall be so designated unless the Secretary of

appraisement.

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the Treasury, from the character and description of the merchandise, *D n A mnois of the opinion that the examination of a less proportion of packages will amply protect the revenue and by special regulation permit
a less number of packages to be examined. The collector or the
appraiser may require such additional packages or quantities as
either of them may deem necessary. If any package is found by the ,onCtl if Sare not
appraiser to contain any article not speified in the invoice and he pckage.

reports to the collector that in his opinion such article was omitted
from the invoice with fraudulent intent on the part of the seller,
shipper, owner, or agent, the contents of the entire package in which
such article is found shall be liable to seizure, but if the appraiser
reports that no such fraudulent intent ia apparent than the value of
said article shall be added to the entry and the duties thereon paid
accordingly. If a deficiency is found in quantity, weight, or !.easure in the examination of any package, report theref shall be made
to the collector, who shall make allowanqc
thefr
t liquidation
of duties.
SEC. 00, DUTIES OF APPRAISING OFFICERS,
(a) APPRAISER.-It shall be the duty of the appraiser under
such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may

oa lrten

iepq

Duties of appraising

officers.

Appraser.

Duties designated.

prescribe(1) To appraise the merchandise in the unit of quantity in
which the merchandise is usually bought and sold by aseertaining or estimating the value thereof by all reasonable ways and
means in his power, any statement of eot or cost of production
in any invoice, affidavit, declaration, or other document to the
contrary notwithstanding;
(2) To ascertain the number of yrsards, arcels, or quantities
of the merchandise ordered or designated for examination;
(3) To ascertain whether the merchandise has been truly
and correctly invoiced;
(4) To describe the merchandise in order that the collector
may determine the dutiable classification thereof; and
(5) To report his decisions to the collector.
(b) REPORTS OF APPRAISER'S SUBORDINATES.-The appraiser shall

ReveR

resorts

of

have power to review, revise, and correct the reports of his subordinate officers.
(c)

CHIEF ASSISTANT A"

)EPCrT

APPRAISERS.-The duties of the ant
antand
and odepiet^sapdeputy ap-

chie assistant appraiser and deputy appraisers shall be prescribed pralse
by the Secretary of the Treasury. During the absence or disability
of the appraiser, or in the event that there is no appraiser, the chief
assistant appraiser shall exercise the powers and perform the duties
of the appraiser.
(d) ASSISTANT APPRAISERS.-It shall be the duty of an assistant

to b

N&i4W^o*[

appraiser(1) To examine and inspect such merchandise as the
appraiser may direct, and to report to him the value thereof;
(2) To revise and correct the reports and to supervise and
direct the work of such examiners and other employees as the
appraiser may designate; and
(3) To assist the appraiser, under such regulations as the
Secretary of the Treasury or the appraiser may prescribe.
(e) EXAMINERS.-It shall be the duty of an examiner to examine
and inspect the merchandise and report the value and such other

facts as the appraiser may require in his appraisement or report,
and to perform such other duties as may be prescribed by rules
and regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury or the appraiser.

Exam-s

pro

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AcrING APPRAISE.-The Secretary of the Treasury is author-

ting apaers to ized to designate an officer of the customs as acting appraiser at a

port where there is no appraiser. Such acting appraiser shall take
the oath, perform all the duties, and possess all the powers of an
appraiser. The Secretary of the Treasury may appoint an officer
of the customs who shall perform the functions of acting appraiser
during the absence or disability of such acting appraiser.

be designated

SEC. 501. NOTICE OF APPRAISEMENT-REAPPRAISEMENT.

Appraisement.

The collector shall give written notice of appraisement to the
consignee, his agent, or his attorney if (1) the appraised value is
higher than the entered value, or (2 a change in the classification
of the merchandise results from the appraiser's determination of
Decisionofappraiser value. The decision of the appraiser shall be final and conclusive
final, subject to appeal
.
to Customs Court.
upon all parties
unless a written appeal for a reappraisement is
filed with or mailed to the United States Customs Court by the
collector within sixty days after the date of the appraiser's report,
or filed by the consignee or his agent with the collector within thirty
days after the date of personal delivery, or if mailed the date of
mailing of written notice of appraisement to the consignee, his
agent, or his attorney. No such appeal filed by the consignee or
his agent shall be deemed valid, unless he has complied with all the
provisions of this Act relating to the entry and appraisement of
Tsjudgeda, to one such merchandise. Every such appeal shall be transmitted with the
entry and the accompanying papers by the collector to the United
States Customs Court and shall be assigned to one of the judges,
ho shall, after affording the parties an opportunity to be heard
Hesrngs.
determine the value of the merchandise. Reasonable notice shall
be given to the importer and to the person designated to represent
the Government in such proceedings of the time and place of the
hearing, at which the parties and their attorneys shall have an opportunity to introduce evidence and to hear and cross-examine the
witnesses of the other party and to inspect all samples and all papers
Eviden-eaaditte. admitted or offered as evidence. In finding such value
affidavits
and depositions of persons whose attendance can not reasonably be
had, price lists and catalogues2 reports or depositions of consuls,
customs agents, collectors, appraisers, assistant appraisers, examiners,
and other officers of the Government may be admitted in evidence.
Copies of official documents, when certified by an official duly authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury, may be admitted in evidence
Prnemption o with the same force and effect as original documents. The value
found by the appraiser shall be presumed to be the value of the
merchandise and the burden shall rest upon the party who challenges
its correctness to prove otherwise.
Notice to be given

ences.

o

f^uDles appo

rrevewme.

dfer

g

The judge shall, after argument on the part of any of the inter-

ested parties requesting to be heard, render his decision in writing
together with a statement of the reasons therefor and of the facts
on which the decision is based. Such decision shall be final and
conclusive upon all parties unless within thirty days from the date
Appliation to C- of the filing of the decision with the collector an application for its
tomsn
to C- review shall be filed with or mailed to the United States Customs
Court by the collector or other person authorized by the Secretary
of the Treasury, and a copy of such application mailed to the consignee, or his agent or attorney, or filed by the consignee, or his
Assignment and
agent or attorney, with the collector, by whom the same shall be
edns on ction ree
by forthwith forwarded to the United States Customs Court. Every such
ision on th
application shall be assigned by the court to a division of three
judges, who shall consider the case upon the samples of the merchandise, if there be any, and the record made before the single judge,
and, after hearing argument on the part of any of the interested

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parties requesting to be heard, shall affirm, reverse, or modify the

ADMsTRAvB

decision of the single judge or remand the case to the single judge
for further proceedings, and shall state its action in a written decision, to be forwarded to the collector, setting forth the facts upon

ro

VO

which the finding is based and the reasons therefor. The decision of aDeisionnal, unless
the United States Customs Court shall be final and conclusive upon Customs and Patent
all parties unless an appeal shall be taken by either party to the Appeals.

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals upon a question or questions
of law only within the time and in the manner provided by section
198 of the Judicial Code, as amended.
SEC. 502. REGULATIONS

FOR APPRAISEMENT AND

CLASSIFICA-

and

Appraisement

TION.
(a) POWERS OF SECRETARY OF THE TR AsuRY.-The Secretary of egt^ at,'"
the Treasury shall establish and promulgate such rules and regulations not inconsistent with the law, and may disseminate such information as may be necessary to secure a just, impartial, and uniform
appraisement of imported merchandise and the classification and
assessment of duties thereon at the various ports of entry, and may
direct any appraiser, deputy appraiser, assistant appraiser, or examiner of merchandise to go from one port of entry to another for the
purpose of appraising or assisting in appraising merchandise
imported at such port.
(b) REVERSAL OF SECRETARY'S RULNGS.-No ruling or decision once tReattion

to be

n See

made by the Secretary of the Treasury, giving construction to any toms dutes.

law imposing customs duties, shall be reversed or modified adversely
to the United States, by the same or a succeeding Secretary, except
in concurrence with an opinion of the Attorney General recommending the same, or a final decision of the United States Customs Court.
(c) DUTIES OF CUSTOMS OFFICERS.-It shall be the duty of all officers
of the customs to execute and carry into effect all instructions of the

customs omoers to
the Secretary.

n

Secretary of the Treasury relative to the execution of the revenue
laws; and in case any difficulty arises as to the true construction or
meaning of any part of the revenue laws, the decision of the Secretary shall be binding upon all officers of the customs.
SEC. 503. DUTIABLE VALUE.

Dutiable value.

(a) GENERAL
as provided in section 562 of this enAd valore
to be
,.
. RULE.-Except
1\entered
or m,
appraised
Act (relating
to withdrawal from manipulating warehouses) and in value, whchever is
subdivision (b) of this section, the basis for the assessment of duties
on imported merchandise subject to ad valorem rates of duty shall

hi g h est

.

be the entered value or the final appraised value, whichever is higher.
(b) ENTRIES PENDING REAPPRAISEMENT.-If the importer certifies appraisement.

at the time of entry that he has entered the merchandise at a value
higher than the value as defined in this Act because of advances by
the appraiser in similar cases then pending on appeal for reappraise- tiicadt o importer
ment or re-reappraisement, and if the importers contention in such tovalue.

a

pending cases shall subsequently be sustained, wholly or in part, by
a final decision on reappraisement or re-reappraisement, and if it
shall appear that such action of the importer on entry was taken in
good faith, the collector shall liquidate the entry in accordance
with the final appraisement.
Basis of rate.
(c) BASIS OF RATE.-For the purpose of determining the rate of Determined by finl
duty to be assessed upon any merchandise when the rate is based

appraisedvae.

upon or regulated in any manner by the value of the merchandise,
the final appraised value shall (except as provided in section 562 Elp.or4
of this Act) be taken to be the value of the merchandise.

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aiXsWwnUr
no- SEC. 504, COVERINGS AND CQNTAINERS,
Coverings, and containers.

unAusaitort

If there shall be used for covering or holding imported meron chandise, whether dutiable or free of duty, any unusual material,

article, or form designed for use otherwise than in the bona fide
traslportation of such merclhadise to the United 8tate,, additional
duties shall be levied upon such material, article, or form at the
rate or rates to which the same would be subjected if separately
imported,

Payment of duties.

SEC. 505. PAYMENT OF DUTIES.

Consee with
to deiteelestimated,

lector.

The consignee shall deposit with the collector, at the time of
making entry, unless the merchandise is entered for warehouse or

transportation, or under bond, the amount of duty estimated to be
payable thereon. Upon receipt of the appraiser's report and of the
Liqidation on reportoappraiser.

various reports of landing, weight, gauge, or measurement the

collector shall ascertain, fix, and liquidate the rate and amount of
duties to be paid on such merchandise as provided by law and shall
give notice of such liquidation in the form and manner prescribed
by the Secretary of the Treasury, and collect any increased or
additional duties due or refund any excess of duties deposited as
determined on such liquidation.

Abandonment and SEC. 506. ALLOWANCE FOR ABANDONMENT AND DAMAGE.

damage.

Anlowance in spe-

On delivery of goods

to collector within 30
days afterentry.

Perishables condned
byhealtho-

Tare and draft.
Regulations

for

Allowance shall be made in the estimation and liquidation of
duties under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury
in the following cases:
(1) ABANDONMENT

wITHIN THIRTT DATS.-Where the im-

porter abandons to the United States, within thirty days after
entry in the case of merchandise not sent to the appraiser's stores
for examination, or within thirty days after the release of the
examination packages or quantities of merchandise in the case
of merchandise sent to the appraiser's stores for examination,
any imported merchandise representing 5 per centum or more
of the total value of all the merchandise of the same class or
kind entered in the invoice in which the item appears, and
delivers, within the applicable thirty-day period, the portion
so abandoned to such place as the collector directs unless the
collector is satisfied that the merchandise is so far destroyed as
to be nondeliverable;
(2) PERISHABLE MERCHANDISE, CONDEMNED.-Where fruit or
ther perishable merchandise has been condemned at the port
of entry, within ten days after landing, by the health officers
or other legally constituted authorities, and the consignee, within
five days after such condemnation, files with the collector written
notice thereof, an invoiced description and the location thereof,
and the name of the vessel or vehicle in which imported.
SEC $07. TARE AND DRAFT.

al

-

The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to prescribe
and issue regulations for the ascertainment of tare upon imported
merchandise, including the establishment of reasonable and just

schedule tares therefor, but in no case shall there be any allowance
for draft or for mpurities, other than excessive moisture and impurities not usually found in or upon such or similar merchandise.
Commingling of SEC. 508. COMMINGLING OF GOODS.

goods.

ssessmenton mixed

reods
dutiable at difu
rates.

Whenever dutiable merchandise and merchandise which is free of

duty or merchandise subject to different rates of duty are so packed

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together or mingled that the quantity or value of each class of such

merchandise can not be readily ascertained by the customs officers,
the whole of such merchandise shall be subject to the highest rate of
duty applicable to any part thereof, tltless the impbotet or consignee
shall segregate such merchandise at his own risk and expense under
customs supervision within ten days after entry thereof, in order that
the quantity and value of each part or class thereof may be

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ascertained.

SEC. 509. E.XAMINATIO0N 0i iMPORttER A)Nf Ofi'EltS.

ramination

porter, etc.

of im.

Collectors, appraisers, and judges and divisions of the United thoC"ris o'ers au
to adrnibtaste
States Customs Court may cite to appear before them or any of thorized
oaths, etc., as to im-

them and to examine upon oath, which said offices orf y of them po r t t er m
are hereby authorized to administer, any owner, importer, consignee,
agent, or other person upon any matter or thing which they, or any
of them, may deem material respecting any imported mefchandis
then under consideration or previously imported within one year,

Production of test-

in ascertaining the classification or the value thereof or the rate or mony
amount of duty; and they, or any of them, may require the production of any letters, accounts, contracts, invoices, or other documents
relating to said merchandise, and may require such testimony to be

reduced to writing, and when so taken it shall be filed and preubsequentconsiderserved, under such rules as the United States Cistoms Court may ation thereo

prescribe, and such evidence may be given consideration in subsequent proceedings relating to such merchandise.
SEC. 510PENALTIES FOR ItFUSAL TO GIVE TESTIMONY.

Penalties

If any person so cited to appear shall neglect or refues t6 attend, teidec
d
to
answer, ortoshall ifuse to ansWer ift Wting any answer etc.
interrogatories, and subscribe his name to his depositido, or to ptoduce such papers when so required by a judge of the United States
Customs Court, or a division of such court, or an apprasedr, or a
collector, he shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $20 nor Effet on appraise
more than $500; and if such person be the owner, importer, or con- ment.
signee, the appraisement last made of such merchandise, whether
made by an appraiser, a judge of the United States Customs Court,
or a division of such court, shall be final and conclusive against such Faseswearing
or shall decine

person

and any person who shall willfully and corruptly swear demed pejury.

falsely o an
aexamination before any judge of the United States
Customs Court, or division of such court, or appraiser or collector,

shall be deemed guilty of perjury; and if he is the owner,

importer, or consignee, the merchandise shall be forfeited or the
value thereof may be recovered from him.

Forfeiture

SEC. 511. INSPECTION OF IMPORTER'S BOOK&
SImporters

ofgoo

books.

If any person importing merchandise into the United States or
'n'tion
of, asi to
dealing in imported merchandise fails, at the request of the Secre- ported by.

tary of the Treasury, or an appraiser, or person acting as appraiser,
or a collector, or the United States Customs Court, or a judge of such
court, as the case may be, to permit a duly accredited officer of the
United States to inspect his books, papers, records, accounts, docu-

ments, or correspondence, pertaining to the value or classification of IpOb'rtatomnby prto
such merchandise, then while such failure continues the Secretary of allow.

the Treasury, under regulations prescribed by him, (1) shall prohibit
the importation of merchandise into the United States by or for the

account of such person, and (2) shall instruct the collectors to with- hDeiv

hold delivery of merchandise imported by or for the account of such

person. If such failure continues for a period of one year from the

date of such instructions the collector shall cause the merchandise,

to be ith-

acolnuesgood'oifnfar

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PBo- unless previously exported, to be sold at public auction as in the case

of forfeited merchandise.
Duty receipts

SEC. 512. DEPOSIT OF DUTY RECEIPTS.

Unascertained duties
to be deposited in the
Treasury.

Collector's

mmun-

ity.
Customs officials not
personally liable for

atters appeaable,

Protests.

Al moneys paid to any collector for unascertained duties or for
duties paid under protest against the rate or amount of duties
charged shall be deposited to the credit of the Treasurer of the
United States and shall not be held by the collectors to await any
ascertainment of duties or the result of any litigation in relation to
the rate or amount of duties legally chargeable and collectible in any
case where money is so paid.
SEC. 513. COLLECTOR'S IMMUNITY.

No collector or other customs officer shall be in any way liable to
any owner, importer, consignee, or agent or any other person for or
on account of any rulings or decisions as to the appraisement or the
classification of any imported merchandise or the duties charged
thereon, or the collection of any dues, charges, or duties on or on
account of said merchandise, or any other matter or thing as to
which said owner, importer, consignee, or agent might under this
Act be entitled to protest or appeal from the decision of such collector or other officer.
SEC. 514. PROTEST AGAINST COLLECTOR'S DECISIONS.

Collector's decisions
as to dutis, etc., fnal.

Except as provided in subdivision (b) of section 516 of this Act
(relating to protests by American manufacturers, producers, and
wholesalers), all decisions of the collector, including the legality of
all orders and findings entering into the same, as to the rate and
amount of duties chargeable, and as to all exactions of whatever
character (within the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Treasury),
and his decisions excluding any merchandise from entry or delivery,
under any provision of the customs laws, and his liquidation or reliquidation of any entry, or refusal to pay any claim for drawback
or his refusal to reliquidate any entry for a clerical error discovered
within one year after the date of entry, or within sixty days after
liquidation or reliquidation when such liquidation or reliquidation
is made more than ten months after the date of entry, shall, upon the
expiration of sixty days after the date of such liquidation, reliquidaProtest allowed after tion decision, or refusal, be final and conclusive upon all persons
liquidation, et.
(including the United States and any officer thereof), unless the
importer, consignee, or agent of the person paying such charge or
exaction, or filing such claim for drawback, or seeking such entry
or delivery, shall, within sixty days after, but not before such liquidation, reliquidation, decision, or refusal, as the case may be, as well
in cases of merchandise entered in bond as for consumption, file a
protest in writing with the collector setting forth distinctly and speffct
f
Effctofiquidation.

cifically, and in respect to each entry, payment, claim, decision, or

refusal, the reasons for the objection thereto. The reliquidation
of an entry shall not open such entry so that a protest may be filed
against the decision of the collector upon any question not involved
in such reliquidation.
SEC. 515. SAME.

Review of decision
by coliector.

sModiftion,
sion
of duties, rcts
etc.,
assessed by.

Upon the filing of such protest the collector shall within ninety

days thereafter review his decision, and may modify the same in
whole or in part and thereafter remit or refund any duties, charge,

or exaction found to have been assessed or collected in excess, or
pay any drawback found due, of which notice shall be given as in

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the case of the original liquidation, and against which protest may ADmnao
be filed within the same time and in the same manner and under the

A'

PBO-

same conditions as against the original liquidation or decision. If

the collector shall, upon such review, affirm his original decision} or
iTransmittal to Cusif a protest shall be filed against his modification of any
decision, confirmed.

and, in the case of merchandise entered for consumption, if all duties
and charges shall be paid, then the collector shall forthwith transmit
the entry and the accompanying papers, and all the exhibits connected
therewith, to the United States Customs Court for due assignment

and determination, as provided by law. Such determination shall be court
Determination
of
final unless apfinal and conclusive upon all persons, and the papers transmitted peal
sied
in Crt of
shall be returned, with the decision and judgment order thereon, to Ap
and Patent

the collector, who shall take action accordingly, except in cases in
which an appeal shall be filed in the United States Court of Customs
and Patent Appeals within the time and in the manner provided by
law.
SEC. 516. APPEAL OR PROTEST BY AMERICAN PRODUCERS.

American producers.

(a) VALUE.-Whenever an American manufacturer, producer, or Proinceedi on ors
wholesaler believes that the appraised value of any imported mer- simlar to their pmodchandise of a class or kind manufactured, produced, or sold at whole- iot a re
essed to
sale by him is too low he may file with the Secretary of the Treasury
a complaint setting forth the value at which he believes the merchandise should be appraised and the facts upon which he bases his
belief. The Secretary shall thereupon transmit a copy of such com- Copyoftoappraisers
plaint to the appraiser at each port of entry where the merchandise
e po
is usually imported. Until otherwise directed by the Secretary the
appraiser shall report each subsequent importation of the merchan-

dise giving the entry number, the name of the importer, the appraised

value, and his reasons for the appraisement. If the Secretary does tepdp i 8 set
not agree with the action of the appraiser, he shall instruct the col- appraiser.
lector to file an appeal for a reappraisement as provided in section
501 of this Act, and such manufacturer, producer, or wholesaler
shall have the right to appear and to be heard as a party in interest
under such rules as the United States Customs Court may prescribe.
The Secretary shall notify such manufacturer, producer, or whole- Notifcation to comsaler of the action taken by such appraiser, giving the port of entry plaint, etcthe entry number, and the appraised value of such merchandise and
the action he has taken thereon. If the appraiser advances the if appraiser advaces
entered value of merchandise upon the information furnished by the v'"ue'
American manufacturer, producer, or wholesaler, and an appeal is
taken by the consignee, such manufacturer, producer, or wholesaler
shall have the right to appear and to be heard as a party in interest,
under such rules as the United States Customs Court may prescribe.
od
ayapp
If the American manufacturer, producer, or wholesaler is not satisfied for reappraisemenRtf
with the action of the Secretary, or the action of the appraiser action unstisfatory.
thereon, he may file, within thirty days after the date of the mailing
of the Secretary's notice, an appeal for a reappraisement in the
same manner and with the same effect as an appeal by a consignee
under the provisions of section 501 of this Act.
(b) CLASsImI
ATIoNO.-The Secretary of the Treasury shall, upon degneatedtlmporte
written request by an American manufacturer, producer, or whole- be furnished to Amersaler, furnish the classification of and the rate of duty, if any, ingooders of simimposed upon designated imported merchandise of a class or kind
manufactured, produced, or sold at wholesale by him. If such manu"
facturer, producer, or wholesaler believes that the proper rate of duty etOmp
aint of ratinu
is not being assessed, he may file a complaint with the Secretary of
the Treasury setting forth a description of the merchandise, the

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

736

1930.

PRO- classification, and the rate or rates of duty he believes proper, and the

AnMsTsrATErr

Action of Secretaryif

reasons for his belief. If the Secretary decides that the classifica-

nsidere
d tion of or rate of duty assessed upon the merchandise is not correct,

tcorr
Rate

SEss. II. Cit. 497.

he shall notify the collectors as to the proper classification and rate
of duty and shall so inform such manufacturer, producer, or whole-

to be assessed. saler, and such rate of duty shall be assessed upon all such merchan-

If rate, etc., correct.

dise imported or withdrawn from warehouse after thirty days after
the date of such notice to the collectors. If the Secretary decides

that the classification and rate of duty are correct, he shall so inform

such manufacturer, producer, or wholesaler, and shall, under such
regulations as he may prescribe, cause publication to be made of his
decision, together with notice that the classification of and the rate
of duty on all such merchandise imported or withdrawn from warehouse after the expiration of thirty days after such publication will
be subject to the decision of the United States Customs Court in the
event that a protest is filed under the provisions of this subdivision.
Producer, etc., may If dissatisfied with the decision of the Secretary, such manufacturer,
wpritt i diatedproducer, or wholesaler may file with him a notice that he desires to
protest the classification or the rate of duty imposed upon the merchandise, and upon receipt of such notice the Secretary shall furnish
Information to be him with such information as to the entries and consignees of such
furnished.
merchandise, entered after the expiration of thirty dayg after the
publication of the decision of the Secretary, at the port of entry designated by the manufacturer, producer, or wholesaler in his notice of
desire to protest, as will enable him to protest the classification of or
the rate of duty imposed upon such merchandise when liquidated at
liquida- such port. The Secretary shall direct the collector at such port to
notify such manufacturer, producer, or wholesaler immediately upon
the liquidation of the first of such entries to be liquidated. Such
Protest after liquida- manufacturer, producer, or wholesaler may file, within thirty days
tion.
after the date of such liquidation, with the collector of such port a
protest in writing setting forth a description of the merchandise and
the classification and the rate of duty he believes proper. Upon the
filing of any such protest the collector shall notify the Secretary of

Notice of
tions.

Entries suspended the Treasury who shall order the suspension, pending the decision of

Liquidation.

Classification,

the United States Customs Court upon such protest, of the liquidation, at all ports, of all unliquidated entries of such merchandise
imported or withdrawn from warehouse after the expiration of thirty
days after the publication of the Secretary's decision. All entries of
such merchandise so imported or withdrawn shall he liquidated, or if
already liquidated, shall, if necessary, be reliquidated, in conformity
etc., with such decision of the United States Customs Court. If, upon

In accordancewoith3
Customs and Patent
Appeals.

appeal to the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, the decision of

csPlereer.onl

this subdivision shall apply only in the case of complaints filed after

to

the United States Customs Court is reversed, the classification of the
merchandise and the rate of duty imposed thereon shall be in accordance with the decision of the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals,
and any necessary reliquidation shall be made. The provisions of
the effective date of this Act.

Hearings, etc.
(c) HEARING AND DETERMINATION.--A copy of every appeal and
tONoonsicgnaeetc., every protest filed by an American manufacturer, producer, or whole-

Action by

saler under the provisions of this section shall be mailed by the
collector to the consignee or his agent within five days after the
filing thereof, and such consignee or his agent shall have the right
to appear and to be heard as a party in interest before the United

Customs States Customs Court.

The collector shall transmit the entry and

all papers and exhibits accompanying or connected therewith to the
United States Customs Court for due assignment and determination
of the proper value or of the proper classification and rate of duty.

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

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Cn. 497.

737

1930.

The decision of the United States Customs Court upon any such
appeal or protest shall be final and conclusive upon all parties

ADMISSTEATIVE

the provisions of this section an American manufacturer, producer,

sicte.

Pao.

Decision fnal,unless

unless an appeal is taken by either party to the Court of Customs pr'ens ta°nd Patet
and Patent Appeals, as provided in sections 501 and 615 of this Act. Appeals(d) INSPECTION OF DOCUIMENTS.-In proceedings instituted under Inspectionofpapers,
re
or wholesaler shall not have the right to inspect any documents or
papers of the consignee or importer disclosing any information
which the United States Customs Court or any judge or division
thereof shall deem unnecessary or improper to be disclosed to him.
SEC. 517. FRIVOLOUS PROTEST OR APPEAL.
The United States Customs Court shall, upon motion of counsel
for the Government, and may, upon its own motion, decide whether

consignee

Frivolous

protests,

Customs

court to

etc.

deid u

any appeal for reappraisement or protest filed under the provisions
of section 501, 514, 515, or 516 of this Act is frivolous, and, if said
court shall decide that such appeal or protest is frivolous, a penalty Penalty fr fling.
of not less than $5 nor more than $250 shall be assessed against the
sim
person filing such appeal or protest: Provided,That all appeals for ootreappraisement or protests filed by the same person and raising the iar appeals.

same issue shall, if held frivolous by said court, be consolidated and
deemed one proceeding for the purpose of imposing the penalty
provided in this section: Provided further, That the person against
whom such penalty is assessed may have a review by the Court of
Customs and Patent Appeals of the decision of the United States
Customs Court by filing an appeal within the time and in the manner
provided by section 198 of the Judicial Code, as amended.
SEC. 518. UNITED STATES CUSTOMS COURT.

The United States Customs Court shall continue as now constituted, except that the chief justice and the associate justices of such
court now in office and their successors shall hereafter be known as
the judges of such court. All vacancies in such court shall be filled
by appointment by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Not more than five of the judges of such court
shall be appointed from the same political party and each of such
judges shall receive a salary of $10,000 a year. They shall not
engage in any other business, vocation, or employment, and shall
hold their office during good behavior. The offices of such court
shall be at the port of New York. The court and each judge thereof
shall have and possess all the powers of a district court of the United
States for preserving order, compelling the attendance of witnesses
and the production of evidence, and in punishing for contempt.
The court shall have power to establish from time to time such rules
of evidence, practice, and procedure, not inconsistent with law, as
may be deemed necessary for the conduct of its proceedings, in securing uniformity in its decisions and in the proceedings and decisions
of the judges thereof, and for the production, care, and custody of
samples and of the records of such court. Under such rules as the
United States Customs Court may prescribe, and in its discretion, the
court may permit the amendment of a protest, appeal, or application
for review. One of the judges of such court, designated for that
purpose by the President of the United States, shall act as presiding
judge, and in his absence the judge then present who is senior as to
the date of his commission shall act as presiding judge; and until
any such designation is made the chief justice of the United States
Customs Court now in office shall act as presiding judge. The presiding judge, or the acting presiding judge in his absence, shall have
control of the fiscal affairs and of the clerical force of the court,
57894-31 ---

47

Revewofpsaltyby
Patent Appeals.

Customs Court
Present judges to

continue.

Appointment to vacancies.

Tenure.
Offices at New York.
Judicial powers conferred.

Amendments,
permitted.

etc.,

Proceedings.

Administrative

powers.

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SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

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CH. 497.

1930.

ADISTRATvX PBO making all recommendations for appointment, promotions, or otherDesignaStononeor wise affecting such clerical force; he may at any time before trial,
hearseedgeso"tsde under the rules of the court, assign or reassign any case for hearing
or determination, or both, and shall designate a judge or division or
three judges and such clerical assistants as may be necessary to proceed to any port within the jurisdiction of the United States for the
purpose of hearing or of hearing and determining cases assigned for
hearing at such port, and shall cause to be prepared and promulExpense

away from gated dockets therefor. Judges of the court, stenographic clerks,
and Government counsel shaH each be allowed and paid his neces-

sary expenses of travel and his reasonable expenses, not to exceed
$10 per day in the case of the judges of the court and Government
counsel, and $8 per day in the case of stenographic clerks, actually
incurred for maintenance while absent from New York on official

Divisions of three
Judges each, for hearing

siRnhernS
o

Papliables.it

u.s.c,

79

B-ar.

thorized. see

not

tosaies,

tm fe

The judges of the United States Customs Court are hereby

When any judge of the United States Customs Court resigns his

office after having held a commission as judge or justice of such
court or member of the Board of General Appraisers at least ten
years continuously, or otherwise, and having attained the age of
seventy years, he shall, during the residue of his natural life, receive
the salary which is payable to a judge of such court at the time of
his resignation. Any such judge, who is qualified to resign under
the foregoing provisions, may retire, upon the salary of which he
is then in receipt, from regular active service as a judge of such
court and upon such retirement the President may appoint a sucau- cessor; but such retired judge may, with his consent, be assigned
by the presiding judge of such court to serve upon such court and
while so serving shall have all the powers of a judge of such court.

prtoAttre

ords, etc.

tice.

The judges of said court shall be divided into three divi-

,317 exempted from so much of section 1790 of the Revised Statutes as
relates to their salaries.

Retirement.

oeTrnsralof

business.

sions of three judges each for the purpose of hearing and deciding
appeals for the review of reappraisements of merchandise, and of
hearing and deciding protests against decisions of collectors. A
division of three judges or a single judge shall have power to order
an analysis of imported merchandise and reports thereon by laboratories or bureaus of the United States. The presiding judge shall
assign three judges to each of said divisions and shall designate one
of such three judges to preside. The presiding judge of the court
shall be competent to sit as a judge of any division or to assign one
or two other judges to any of such divisions in the absence or disability of any one or two judges of such division. A majority of
the judges of any division shall have full power to hear and decide
f de all cases and questions arising therein or assigned thereto. A division of the court deciding a case or a single judge deciding an appeal
for a reappraisement may, upon the motion of either party made
within thirty days next after such decision, grant a rehearing or
retrial of such case when in the opinion of such division or single
judge the ends of justice so require.

appealsetc.

All functions of the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to the

appointment and fixing of the compensation of the clerks and other
employees of the United States Customs Court, and with respect
to the official records, papers, office equipment, and other property
of such court, are hereby transferred to the Attorney General. All
unexpended amounts allotted from any appropriation for collecting
the revenue from customs, available for expenditure by the Secretared
y of the Treasury for the payment of the salaries of the judges

of the United States Customs Court, including judges retired under
the provisions of section 518 of the Tariff Act of 1922, and for the
expenses of operation of the United States Customs Court, are

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CH. 497.

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rao

hereby transferred to the Department of Justice, to be available ADMISTrTV
for expenditure by the Department of Justice for the same purposes
for which such allotments were made.
SEC. 519. PUBLICATION OF DECISIONS OF CUSTOMS COURT.

Expenses

opera-

o

tion
Decisionsof Customs

Court.

All decisions of the United States Customs Court shall be pre- Prsenration etc
served and filed and shall be open to inspection, and it shall be
the duty of the court to forward a copy of each decision to the
collector of customs for the district in which the merchandise affected
thereby was imported and to forward an additional copy to the
Secretary of the Treasury, who shall cause such decisions as he
or the court shall deem sufficiently important to be published in
full, or, if neither the Secretary of the Treasury nor the court deems
a full publication thereof necessary, then the court shall cause absU"Is 1 on of
abstracts of such decisions to be made for publication, and such ,e p's9.
decisions and abstracts thereof shall be published from time to time
and at least once each week for the information of customs officers
and the public.
Refunds.

SEC. 520. REFUNDS BY SECRETARY OF TREASURY.

(a) AurTHoRIrED.-The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby
authorized to refund duties and correct errors in liquidatioh of

a

Authorized by the
Sec

entries in the following cases:
(1)

EXCESS DEPosrr.-Whenever it is ascertained on final

Excss

depositl.

liquidation or reliquidation of an entry that more money has
been deposited or paid than was required by law to be so
deposited or paid;
(2) ERRONEOUS cHARGms.-Whenever it is determined in the

a
coll
e.

Erroneous

manner required by law that any fees, charges, or exactions,
other than duties, have been erroneously collected;
For clercal rs.

(3) CLERICA.L EROR.-Whenever a clerical error is discovered

in any entry or liquidation within one year after the date of
entry, or within sixty days after liquidation when liquidation
is made more than ten months after the date of entry; and
(4) HOUSEHOLD GOODs.-Whenever duties have been paid on
household or personal effects which by law were not subject to

Nondutiable householdor personaleffects.

duty, notwithstanding a protest was not filed within the time
and in the manner prescribed by law.
Permanentindeinte

(b) APPROPRIATION.-The necessary moneys to make such refunds

are hereby appropriated, and this appropriation shall be deemed a appropationor.
permanent and indefinite appropriation.
SEC. 521. RELIQUIDATION ON ACCOUNT OF FRAUD.

Reliquldation
on aoAcount
or
ifaud.

If the collector finds probable cause to believe there is fraud in Authorized
the case, he may reliquidate an entry within two years (exclusive
o
.
of the time during which a protest is pending) after the date of
liquidation or last reliquidation.
SEC. 522. CONVERSION OF CURRENCY.
(a)

withln

Conversion of cur-

rency.

VALUE OF FOREIGN COIN PROCLAIMED BY SECRETARY OF TREAS-

Valuesproclaimed.
28, p 552; VoL

uRY.-Section 25 of the Act of August 27, 1894, entitled "An Act 2Vo
to reduce taxation, to provide revenue for the Government, and for

4

other purposes," as amended, is reenacted without change as follows:
" SEC. 25. That the value of foreign coin as expressed in the money Forei
of account of the United States shall be that of the pure metal of statesmoney.

such coin of standard value; and the values of the standard coins
in circulation of the various nations of the world shall be estimated

n.

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SEVENTY-FIRST- CONGRESS.

ADinsTRATvB
To

be

CH. 497.

1930.

Po- quarterly by the Director of the Mint and be proclaimed. by the

proclaimed

., p. 999.

qi. s

SESs. II.

on

Duties assessed

values proclaimed.

s

Secretary of the Treasury quarterly on the 1st day of January,

April, July, and October in each year."
(b) PRocAIMED VALUE BASIS OF CONVERSION.-For the purpose
,.
1
.
A.
of the assessment and collection of duties upon merchandise

imported into the United States on or after the day of the enactment
of this Act, wherever it is necessary to convert foreign currency into
currency of the United States, such conversion, except as provided

in subdivision (c), shall be made at the values proclaimed by the
Secretary of the Treasury under the provisions of section 25 of such
Act of August 27, 1894, as amended, for the quarter in which the
rate, if value not proclamed, or varying
perceno.

Method of determining.

merchandise was exported.
(C) MARET RATE WiHEN NO PROCLAMATION.-If no such value
has been proclaimed, or if the value so proclaimed varies by 5 per
centum or more from a value measured by the buying rate in the

New York market at noon on the day of exportation, conversion
shall be made at a value measured by such buying rate. If the date
of exportation falls upon a Sunday or holiday, then the buying rate
at noon on the last preceding business day shall be used. For the

purposes of this subdivision such buying rate shall be the buying
rate for cable transfers payable in the foreign currency so to be
converted; and shall be determined by the Federal Reserve Bank of
New York and certified daily to the Secretary of the Treasury. who
Considerationsforas- shall make it public at such times and to such extent as he deems
necessary. In ascertaining such buying rate such Federal reserve

certaining.

bank may in its discretion (1) take into consideration the last
ascertainable transactions and quotations, whether direct or through
exchange of other currencies, and (2) if there is no market buying
rate for such cable transfers, calculate such rate from actual
transactions and quotations in demand or time bills of exchange.
tComptrollers ofCNvaofcers to

SEC. 523. COMPTROLLERS OF CUSTOMS.
be

Naval officers of customs in office on September 22, 1922. and their

successors shall continue to be known as Comptrollers of Customs.
by. of coetor's acComptrollers of Customs shall examine the collector's accounts of
counts, etc.
receipts and disbursements of money and receipts and disposition
of merchandise and certify the same to the Secretary of the Treasury

for transmission to the General Accounting Office. They shall
perform such other duties as the Secretary of the Treasury may
from time to time prescribe, and their administrative examination
shall extend to all customs districts assigned to them by the Secretary
of the Treasury.
Comptrollers of Customs shall verify all assessments of duties

mentouties east.

and allowances of drawbacks made by collectors in connection with
the liquidation thereof. In cases of disagreement between a collector
and a Comptroller of Customs, the latter shall report the facts to
notec

appinte.es

the Secretary of the Treasury for instructions.
This section shall not be construed to affect the manner of

appointment, the terms of office, or the compensation of any such

Vol. 42, p.20.
Sinindo
repealed.

ts

R.S4332,ses2
8,4873.
4332,
pp. 520, 802,
26

Ui.

1,

. c., pp.

5

officer as now provided by law, nor to affect the provisions of the
Budget and Accounting Act, 1921, approved June 10, 1921.
So much of sections 2626 and 4158 of the Revised Statutes, as
amended, as requires the countersigning of documents by naval
officers (now Comptrollers of Customs) or by surveyors, and so
much of section 4332 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, as requires

the signing of documents by naval officers (now Comptrollers of
Customs), is hereby repealed.

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SEC. 524. DEPOSIT OF REIMBURSABLE CHARGES.

wKADBnTR

Pso-

Vi[ONS.
Deposit of reimbursa-

Receipts from reimbursable charges for labor, services, and other bleDcharges.
expenses connected with the customs, shall be deposited as a refund deRsi dtfor mrdt b
to the appropriation from which paid, instead of being covered into fnd fromwhichpaid.
the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts as provided by the Act
entitled "An Act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of Vol 34' p. 315

the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1908, and for
other purposes," approved March 4, 1907.

SEC. 525. DETAILS TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FROM FIELD SERVICE.

In connection with the enforcement of this Act, the Secretary of

Details to District of
service.
r limi.

the Treasury is authorized to use in the District of Columbia not
to exceed ten persons detailed from the field force of the Customs
Service and paid from the appropriation for the expense of collect.
ing the revenue from customs.

Nn e m d
t

SEC. 526. MERCHANDISE BEARING AMERICAN TRADE-MARK.
(a) IMPORTATION PBOmBrmTD.-It shall be unlawful to import
into the United States any merchandise of foreign manufacture-if
such merchandise, or the label, sign, print, package, wrapper, or

Trade mark

receptacle, bears a trade-mark owned by a citizen of, or by a corporation or association created or organized within, the United
States, and registered in the Patent Office by a person domiciled in the Umnted States, under the provisions of the Act entitled
"An Act to authorize the registration of trade-marks used in commerce with foreign nations or among the several States or with
Indian tribes, and to protect the same," approved February 20,
1905, as amended, and if a copy of the cerifiate of registration of

eigngoodsiin o re
i s t er e

d American,
owned bycitizens. et..
onlawfoul

vo 133, p.

such trade-mark is filed with the Secretary of the Treasury, in the

conset of owner.

entry.

Forfeitre for viol

manner provided in section 27 of such Act, unless written consent of
the owner of such trade-mark is produced at the time of making

(b) SEIZURE AND FoRFEritE,.-Any such merchandise imported tions.
into the United States in violation of the provisions of this section
shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture for violation of the customs
laws.
(c) INJuNCTrION AND DAMAGES.-Any person dealing in any such agesauthoried aganst
merchandise may be enjoined from dealing therein within the

i in etc,

United States or may be required to export or destroy such merchandise or to remove or obliterate such trade-mark and shall be
liable for the same damages and profits provided for wrongful use
of a trade-mark, under the provisions of such Act of February 20,
1905, as amended.
SEC. 527. IMPORTATION OF WILD MAMMALS AND BIRDS IN VIOLATION OF FOREIGN LAW.

uch

wild mammal and
birds.

(a) IMPORTATION PROHIBITED.-If the laws or regulations of any im n pfot t on Prolbf
country, dependency, province, or other subdivision of government Soreignlaw.

restrict the taking, killing, possession, or exportation to the United
States, of any wild mammal or bird, alive or dead, or restrict the
exportation to the United States of any part or product of any wild
mammal or bird, whether raw or manufactured, no such mammal
or bird, or part or product thereof, shall, after the expiration of
ninety days after the enactment of this Act, be imported into
the United States from such country, dependency, province, or other
subdivision of government, directly or indirectly, unless accompanied Admsso na0
by a certification of the United States consul, for the consular district violationi

in which is located the port or place from which such mammal or
bird, or part or product thereof, was exported from such country,

o

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
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PRO-dependency,
mammal or
or exported
dependency,

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SEss. II.

CH. 497.

1930.

province, or other subdivision of government, that such

bird, or part or product thereof, has not been acquired
in violation of the laws or regulations of such country,
province, or other subdivision of government.

(b) FORFITrE.-Any mammal or bird, alive or dead, or any part

Foreiture.

or product thereof, whether raw or manufactured, imported into
the United States in violation of the provisions of the preceding
of

airtsfiSsn

cable.

seized

subdivision shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture under the cus-

toms laws. Any such article so forfeited may, in the discretion of
the Secretary of the Treasury and under such regulations as he may
prescribe, be placed with the departments or bureaus of the Federal
or State Governments, or with societies or museums, for exhibition
or scientific or educational purposes, or destroyed, or (except in the
case of heads or horns of wild mammals) sold in the manner pro-

Proviss not appvided
(C)

legalmportations.
3

by law.
SECTION NOT TO APPLY IN CERTAIN CAsES.-The provisions of

this section shall not apply in the case of-

(1) PROHIrrBED nPRTATIoNs.-Articles the importation of
which is prohibited under the provisions of this Act, or of section

241 of the Criminal Code, or of any other law;
mports for scientlflc

(2) SCIENTIFIC OR EDUCATIONAL prRPosEs.-Wild mammals or

birds, alive or dead, or parts or products thereof, whether raw or
by sportsmen

from

hunting trips.

BoTranspd

manufactured, imported for scientific or educational purposes;
(3) CERTAIN MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS.-Migratory game birds (for

which an open season is provided by the laws of the United States
and any foreign country which is a party to a treaty with the
United States, in effect on the date of importation, relating to the
protection of such migratory game birds) brought into the United
States by bona fide sportsmen returning from hunting trips in
such country, if at the time of importation the possession of such
birds is not prohibited by the laws of such country or of the
United States.

WoSt
h
Part IV-Transportation in Bond and Warehousing of Merchandise

ing of Merchandise.

SEC. 551. BONDING OF CARRIERS.
toneda

teransorCommon carries to

iebond for.
vol. 21, p.

Any common carrier of merchandise owning or operating railroad,
steamship, or other transportation lines or routes for the transportation of merchandise in the United States, upon application and the

filing of a bond in a form and penalty and with such sureties as may
be approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, may be designated as
a carrier of bonded merchandise for the final release of which from
customs custody a permit has not been issued.

3.

Entry, etc.

SEC. 552. ENTRY FOR IMMEDIATE TRANSPORTATION.

Any merchandise, other than explosives and merchandise the
of importation of which is prohibited, arriving at a port of entry in

warded without apdpeement.to port

the United States may be entered, under such rules and regulations
as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe, for transportation
in bond without appraisement to any other port of entry designated
by the consignee, or his agent, and by such bonded carrier as he
designates, there to be entered in accordance with the provisions of
this Act.

Transpotation and
exportation.

SEC. 553. ENTRY FOR TRANSPORTATION AND EXPORTATION.

Permissivegoodsdestined to a foreign coun-

Any merchandise, other than explosives and merchandise the
importation of which is prohibited, shown by the manifest, bill of

try, allowed mediate

thtppra tationt
in
without
appraisement.

lading,
lading, shippor
shippig

boneor other document to be destined
destined to
to a
a
receipt,

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Cii. 497.

1930.

foreign country, may be entered for transportation in bond through

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v
.
the United States by a bonded carrier without appraisement or the
payment of duties and exported under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe, and any baggage or personal efaectsincudeldo a.
effects not containing merchandise the importation of which is prohibited arriving in the United States destined to a foreign country
may, upon the request of the owner or carrier having the same in
possession for transportation, be entered for transportation in bond
through the United States by a bonded carrier without appraisement or the payment of duty, under such regulations as the Secretary
of the Treasury may prescribe.
SEC. 554. TRANSPORTATION THROUGH CONTIGUOUS

Contgunonsountries

COUNTRIES.

With the consent of the proper authorities, imported merchandise, imports allowed
prtto an
in bond or duty-paid, and products and manufactures of the United tern
States may be transported from one port to another in the United other.
States through contiguous countries, under such regulations as the
Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe, unless such transportation is in violation of section 4347 of the Revised Statutes, as
amended, section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920, or section 588

coastwise

restrio.

R . sec. 4347,9 p. 839.

; VoL

Vol. 41, p.

42

p' S81.

of this Act.
SEC. 555. BONDED WAREHOUSES.

Bonded warehouses

Buildings or parts of buildings and other inclosures may be desig-

nated by the Secretary of the Treasury as bonded warehouses for "
the storage of imported merchandise entered for warehousing, or
taken possession of by the collector, or under seizure, or for the
manufacture of merchandise in bond, or for-the repacking, sorting,
or cleaning of imported merchandise.

Such warehouses may be

Designationof buildas

.

Private

orowne

bonded for the storing of such merchandise only as shall belong or
be consigned to the owners or proprietors thereof and be known as
private bonded warehouses, or for the storage of imported merchan-

Pcforgenerns

shall be stored in any such premises, the owner or lessee thereof shall

Bond from owner-

aise generally and be known as public bonded warehouses. Before
any imported merchandise not finally released from customs custody
give a bond in such sum and with such sureties as may be approved
by the Secretary of the Treasury to secure the Government against
any loss or expense connected with or arising from the deposit, storage, or manipulation of merchandise in such warehouse.

Except

Vscastodyetc.

as otherwise provided in this Act, bonded warehouses shall be used
solely for the storage of imported merchandise and shall be placed
in charge of a proper officer of the customs, who, together with the
proprietor thereof, shall have joint custody of all merchandise stored
m the warehouse; and all labor on the merchandise so stored shall
be performed by the owner or proprietor of the warehouse, under
supervision of the officer of the customs in charge of the same, at
the expense of the owner or proprietor.

The compensation of such

Payont of eopreen

officer of the customs and other customs employees appointed to
supervise the receipt of merchandise into any such warehouse and
deliveries therefrom shall be reimbursed to the Government by the
proprietor of such warehouse.
SEC. 556. SAME-REGULATIONS FOR ESTABLISHING.

The Secretary of the Treasury shall from time to time establish
such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the establishment
of bonded warehouses and to protect the interests of the Government

in the conduct, management, and operation of such warehouses and
in the withdrawal of and accounting for merchandise deposited
therein.

Establishing
Regulations for,tobe
opif
te

Secaret^a

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
VISIONS.
Entryforwarehouse.

Oted in,

yeWthdao

CH. 497.

1930.

PBo- SEC. 557. ENTRY FOR WAREHOUSE-WAREHOUSE PERIOD-DRAW.

AmMNiTAIV

atrisk

SESS. II.

BACK.

Any merchandise subject to duty, with the exception of perishable
articles and explosive substances other than firecrackers, may be
entered for warehousing and be deposited in a bonded warehouse at

the expense and risk of the owner, importer, or consignee. Such
in thone merchandise may be withdrawn at any time within three years (or

ten months in the case of grain) from the date of importation, for
consumption upon payment of the duties and charges accruing
thereon at the rate of duty imposed by law upon such merchandise
at the date of withdrawal; or may be withdrawn for exportation or

For eportation

for transportation and exportation to a foreign country, or for shipment or for transportation and shipment to the Virgin Islands
American Samoa, or the island of Guam, without the payment of
duties thereon or for transportation and rewarehousing at another
port: Providea, That the total period of time for which such mer-

Tie,1mOi

Refund of dutt

on

export.

eportioiienof

chandise may remain in bonded warehouse shall not exceed three
years (or ten months in the case of grain) from the date of importation. Merchandise upon which the duties have been paid and which
shall have remained continuously in bonded warehouse or otherwise
in the custody and under the control of customs officers, may be
entered or withdrawn at any time within three years (or ten months
in the case of grain) after the date of importation for exportation or
for transportation and exportation to a foreign country, or for shipment or for transportation and shipment to the Virgin Islands,
American Samoa, or the island of Guam, under such regulations as
the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe, and upon such entry
or withdrawal, and exportation or shipment, 99 per centum of the
duties thereon shall be refunded.
Merchandise entered under bond, under any provision of law, may,

upon payment of all charges other than duty on the merchandise, be
destroyed, at the request and at the expense of the consignee, within
the bonded period under customs supervision, in lieu of exportation,
and upon such destruction the entry of such merchandise shall be
liquidated without payment of duty and any duties collected shall be
refunded.
und after delivery

strLctedonartmade
stric
onar
eted
Iromdutypaid exports.

Abandoned goods.
Goods three years in
bonded warehouse
deemed abandoned.
Sale, etc.

Ante, p. 727.

If duty paid, no
longer in customs control.

SEC. 558. NO REMISSION OR REFUND AFTER DELIVERY OF MER.
CHANDISE.
N

O remission, abatement, refund, or drawback of estimated or

liquidated duty shall be ticlmatdde
allowed on the exportation of any merchandise after its release from the custody or control of the Government
except in case of the exportation of articles manufactured or produced in whole or in part from imported materials, or not conforming to sample or specifications, on which a drawback of duties is
expressly provided for by law.
SEC. 559. WAREHOUSE GOODS
THREE YEARS.

DEEMED

ABANDONED

AFTER

Merchandise upon which any duties or charges are unpaid, remaining in bonded warehouse beyond three years (or ten months in the
case of grain) from the date of importation, shall be regarded as
abandoned to the Government and shall be sold under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe, and the proceeds of sale paid into the Treasury, as in the case of unclaimed
merchandise covered by section 493 of this Act, subject to the payment to the owner or consignee of such amount, if any, as shall
remain after deduction of duties, charges, and expenses. Merchandise upon which all duties and charges have been paid, remaining

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

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CH. 497.

745

1930.

ra
in bonded warehouse beyond three years (or ten months in the case of ADIM W
grain) from the date of importation, shall be held to be no longer
in the custody or control of the officers of the customs.
SEC. 560. LEASING OF WAREHOUSES.

o

r

PBO

Leasing of ware

The Secretary of the Treasury may cause to be set aside any

Authoz

ed

m

, forst

available space in a building used as a customhouse for the storage
of bonded merchandise or may lease premises for the storage of
unclaimed merchandise or other imported merchandise required.to
be stored by the Government, and set aside a portion of such leased
premises for the storage of bonded merchandise: Provided, That no estftion as to
part of any premises owned or leased by the Government may be bondimpots.
used for the storage of bonded merchandise at any port at which
a public bonded warehouse has been established and is in operation.
All the premises so leased shall be leased on public account and the chares, etc.
storage and other charges shall be deposited and accounted for as
customs receipts, and the rates therefor shall not be less than the
charges for storage and similar services made at such port of entry
by commercial concerns for the storage and handling of merchan-

dise. No collector or other officer of the customs shall own, in whole
or in part, any bonded warehouse or enter into any contract or agreement for the lease or use of any building to be thereafter erected as
a public store or warehouse.

No lease of any building to be so used

Interest of customs
fficials in,forbidden.

Time limit for.

shall be taken for a longer period than three years, nor shall rent
for any such premises be paid, in whole or in part, in advance.
SEC. 561. PUBLIC STORES.

.

Public stora

Any premises owned or leased by the Government and used for Pemtoekna
the storage of merchandise for the final release of which from cushas not been issued shall be known as a
toms custody a permit
" public store." - :
SEC. 562. MANIPULATION IN WAREHOUSE.

Manipulationin

warehouse.

Unless by special authority of the Secretary of the Treasury, no Withdrawalstobein
merchandise shall be withdrawn from bonded warehouse in less orgil pkae etc.

quantity than an entire bale, cask, box, or other package; or, if in
bulk, in the entire quantity imported or in a quantity not less than
one ton weight. All merchandise so withdrawn shall be withdrawn
in the original packages in which imported unless, upon the application of the importer, it appears to the collector that it is necessary
to the safety or preservation of the merchandise to repack or transfer the same: Provided,That upon permission thereforbeing granted len,
repacki
by the Secretary of the Treasury, and under customs supervision, at et.- pe tted.
the expense of the proprietor, merchandise may be cleaned, sorted,
repacked, or otherwise changed in condition, but not manufactured,
in bonded warehouses established for that purpose and be withdrawn
therefrom for exportation to a foreign country or for shipment to
the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, or the island of Guam, without payment of the duties, or for consumption, upon payment of the
duties accruing thereon, in its condition and quantity, and at its
weight, at the time of withdrawal from warehouse, with such additions to or deductions from the final appraised value as may be necessary by reason of change in condition. The basis for the assessment

Assessmnt of duties
r

of duties on such merchandise so withdrawn for consumption shall somptio nbe the entered value or the adjusted final appraised value, whichever is higher, and if the rate of duty is based upon or regulated in
any manner by the value of the merchandise such rate shall be based
upon or regulated by such adjusted final appraised value; but for the An, p, 7
purpose of the ascertainment and assessment of additional duties

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ADMITM"TA"

r

P

CH. 497.

1930.

O- under section 489 of this Act adjustments of the final appraised value

Woolscouring.'

Alowance for loss.
No abatement, etc.,

while in customs cus
tody.

SESS. II.

shall be disregarded. The scouring or carbonizing of wool shall not
be considered a process of manufacture within the provisions of this
section.
SEC. 563. ALLOWANCE FOR LOSS-ABANDONMENT OF WAREHOUSE
GOODS.
(a)

ALLOWANCE.-In no case shall there be any abatement or

allowance made in the duties for any injury, deterioration, loss, or

Abatement or refund damage sustained by any merchandise while remaining in customs
e custody, except that the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized

onproofofinsurwo

upon production of proof satisfactory to him of the loss or theft of
any merchandise while in the appraiser's stores, or of the actual
injury or destruction, in whole or in part, of any merchandise by
accidental fire or other casualty, while in bonded warehouse, or in
the appraiser's stores, or while in transportation under bond, or
while in the custody of the officers of the customs, although not in
bond, or while within the limits of any port of entry and before
having been landed under the supervision of the officers of the
efnd, etc.

customs, to abate or refund, as the case may be, the duties upon such

merchandise, in whole or in part, and to pay any such refund out
of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and to
cancel any warehouse bond or bonds, or enter satisfaction thereon
Ti imitatioe
in whole or in part, as the case may be, but no abatement or refund
shall be made in respect of injury or destruction of any merchandise
in bonded warehouse occurring after the expiration of three years
Deoofsectar
(or ten months in the case of grain) from the date of importation.
ec e
final.
The decision of the Secretary of the Treasury as to the abatement
or refund of the duties on any such merchandise shall be final and
Regulations to be conclusive upon all persons.

prescribed.

Refund
amounts by

The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to prescribe such
regulations as he may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of
this subdivision and he may by such regulations limit the time within
which proof of loss, theft, in]ury, or destruction shall be submitted,

of small and may provide for the abatement or refund of duties, as authorcollectors ized herein, by collectors of customs in cases in which the amount of

the abatement or refund claimed is less than $25 and in which the
importer has agreed to abide by the decision of the collector. The
decision of the collector in any such case shall be final and conDetermination of clusive upon all persons.
pendingcas.
Any case pending before the United States Customs Court upon
v0 '.2 p7&
the effective date of this Act, under the provisions of section 563
of the Tariff Act of 1922, may, with the consent of the parties and
the permisison of the court, be transferred to the Secretary of the
Treasury, or to the collector, for consideration and final determinaAbandonment to tion in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision.
Government by con(b) ABANDONMENT.-Under such regulations as the Secretary of
sige
the Treasury may prescribe and subject to any conditions imposed
thereby the consignee may at any time within three years (or ten
months in the case of grain) from the date of original importation,
abandon to the Government any merchandise in bonded warehouse,
Conditions,
whereupon any duties on such merchandise may be remitted or
refunded as the case may be, but any merchandise so abandoned
shall not be less than an entire package and shall be abandoned in
the original package without having been repacked while in a bonded
warehouse (other than a bonded manipulating warehouse).

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CH. 497.

747

1930.

SEC. 564. LIENS.

o-

AvDnsTBTxvn
VISIONS.
Liens.

Whenever a collector of customs shall be notified in writing of the charges,
satisfaction
of,
etc., on
existence of a lien for freight, charges, or contribution in general ports beore sit.

for
im-

average upon any imported merchandise sent to the appraiser's
store for examination, entered for warehousing or taken possession
of by him, he shall refuse to permit delivery thereof from public
store or bonded warehouse until proof shall be produced that the
said lien has been satisfied or discharged. The rights of the United notepr

States shall not be prejudiced or affected by the filing of such lien,

nor shall the United States or its officers be liable forlosses or damages consequent upon such refusal to permit delivery. If merchan-

nentrihbyts
t
oi or

goo"

ited

dise, regarding which such notice of lien has been filed, shall be
forfeited or abandoned and sold, the freight, charges, or contribution
in general average due thereon shall be paid from the proceeds
of such sale in the same manner as other lawful charges and expenses
are paid therefrom.
SEC. 565. CARTAGE.

The cartage of merchandise entered for warehouse shall be done

Cartage.
Goods to be taken to
warehouseby licensd

by cartmen to be appointed and licensed by the collector of customs art men.
and who shall give a bond, in a penal sum to be fixed by such col-

lector, for the protection of the Government against any loss of,
or damage to, such merchandise while being so carted. The cartage appraiser's tionetc

of merchandise designated for examination at the appraiser's stores
and of merchandise taken into custody by the collector as unclaimed
shall be performed by such persons as may be designated under
contract or otherwise, by the Secretary of the Treasury, and under
such regulations for the protection of the owners thereof and of
the revenue as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe.
Part V-Enforcement Provisions
SEC. 581. BOARDING VESSELS.

Officers of the customs or of the Coast Guard, and agents or other
persons authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury, or appointed

forcement

pro-

Boarding vessels
Treasury officials
mayboardvesseowitIi
four leauesof coast.

for that purpose in writing by a collector may at any time go on
board of any vessel or vehicle at any place in the United States or
within four leagues of the coast of the United States, without as well
as within their respective districts, to examine the manifest and to

Powe=SnddUeoL

inspect, search, and examine the vessel or vehicle, and every part
thereof, and any person, trunk, or package on board, and to this
end to hail and stop such vessel or vehicle, if under way, and use
all necessary force to compel compliance, and if it shall appear that

latsonsoi

aw.'

any breach or violation of the laws of the United States has been
committed, whereby or in consequence of which such vessel or
vehicle, or the merchandise, or any part thereof, on- board of or
imported by such vessel or vehicle is liable to forfeiture, it shall be
the duty of such officer to make seizure of the same, and to arrest,
or, in case of escape or attempted escape, to pursue and arrest any
person engaged in such breach or violation.
Officers of the Department of Commerce and other persons authorized by such department may go on board of any vessel at any place

in the United States or within four leagues of the coast of the
United States and hail, stop, and board such vessels in the enforcement of the navigation laws and arrest or, in case of escape or
attempted escape, pursue and arrest any person engaged in the
breach or violation of the navigation laws.

commerce odaels
enforcenavigattonlaws

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SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

ADMINISTRATIE
VISIONS.

etc.,

Regulations
presribed or

SEss. II. CH. 497.

1930.

PRo- SEC. 582. SEARCH OF PERSONS AND BAGGAGE-REGULATIONS.
tto be

Female spectors.

The Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe regulations for the
search of persons and baggage and he is authorized to employ
female inspectors for the examination and search of persons of
their own sex; and all persons coming into the United States from

foreign countries shall be liable to detention and search by authorized officers or agents of the Government under such regulations.
SEC. 583. CERTIFICATION OF MANIFEST.

Manifests.
Binspend

ceSy to

or other person in charge.
SEC. 584. FALSITY OR LACK OF MANIFEST-PENALTIES.

Penalties.

aFor

The master of every vessel and the person in charge of every
vehicle bound to a port or place in the United States shall deliver to
the officer of the customs or; Coast Guard who shall first demand it
of him, the original and one copy of the manifest of such vessel
or vehicle, and such officer shall certify on the back of the original
manifest to the inspection thereof and return the same to the master

Any master of any vessel and any person in charge of any
vehicle bound to the United States who does not produce the manifest
to the officer demanding the same shall be liable to a penalty of
I artides tod n o t $500, and if any merchandise, including sea stores, is found on board
of or after having been unladen from such vessel or vehicle which
is not included or described in said manifest or does not agree
therewith, the master of such vessel or the person in charge of such
vehicle or the owner of such vessel or vehicle shall be liable to a
penalty equal to the value of the merchandise so found or unladen,
and any such merchandise belonging or consigned to the master or
other officer or to any of the crew of such vessel, or to the owner or
f
rson
char
ofsuch vehicleon,shall be subject to forfeiture, and
not foun,
if any merchandise
foundot
described in such maninot
found on board
the vessel or vehicle the master or other person in charge or the
owner of such vessel or vehicle shall be subject to a penalty of $500:
from
Provided, That if the collector shall be satisfied that the manifest
uaityetc.
was lost or mislaid without intentional fraud, or was defaced by
accident, or is incorrect by reason of clerical error or other mistake
and that no part of the merchandise not found on board was
unshipped or discharged except as specified in the report of the
master, said penalties shall not be incurred.
Smoking opium.
If any of such merchandise so found consists of smoking opium
Liability of masters, or opium prepared for smoking, the master of such
vessel or the
etc., if found on veasel.
Enforcementbyllen. person in charge of such vehicle or the owner of such vessel
or
vehicle shall be liable to a penalty of $25 for each ounce thereof
so found. Such penalty shal, notwithstanding the proviso in section
Pod, p. 751.
594 of this Act (relating to the immunity of vessels or vehicles
used as common carriers), constitute a lien upon such vessel which
rception, if mster may be enforced by a libel in rem; except that the master
or owner
or owner ha
knowedgeofopiumonboard. of a vessel used by any person as a common carrier
in the transaction of business as such common carrier shall not be liable to
such penalty and the vessel shall not be held subject to the lien, if
it appears to the satisfaction of the court that neither the master
nor any of the officers (including licensed and unlicensed officers
and petty officers) nor the owner of the vessel knew, and could not,
by the exercise of the highest degree of care and diligence, have
not

Cleaance

roduing

withheld.

known, that such smoking opium or opium prepared for smoking
was on board.

Clearance of any such vessel may be withheld until
such penalty is paid or until a bond, satisfactory to the collector, is
given for the payment thereof. The provisions of this paragraph

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CH. 497.

1930.

shall not prevent the forfeiture of any such vessel or vehicle under ADn

Am r-

any other provision of law.

FrBOIturs.

SEC. 585. DEPARTURE BEFORE REPORT OR ENTRY.

Departmnr.

If any vessel or vehicle from a foreign port or place arrives within Penalty for leaving,
the limits of any collection district and departs or attempts to entry, 'or report or
depart, except from stress of weather or other necessity, without
making a report or entry under the provisions of this Act, or if any
merchandise is unladen therefrom before such report or entry. the
master of such vessel shall be liable to a penalty of $5,000, and the
person in charge of such vehicle shall be liable to a penalty of $500, At
and any such vessel or vehicle shall be subject to forfeiture, and any ve
of ve
o
customs or Coast Guard officer may cause such vessel or vehicle to
be arrested and brought back to the most convenient port of the
United States.
SEC. 586. UNLAWFUL UNLADING-EXCEPTION.

Unlading.

Penalty for, before
The master of any vessel from a foreign port or place who allows reeivingperit.
e
any merchandise (including sea stores) to be unladen from such vessel at any time after its arrival within four leagues of the coast of the
United States and before such vessel has come to the proper place
for the discharge of such merchandise, and before he has received
a permit to unlade, shall be liable to a penalty equal to twice the
value of the merchandise but not less than $1,000, and such vessel and
the merchandise shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture: Provided, Exeipt in case of
That whenever any part of the cargo or stores of a vessel has been nrs^rtpotndae
o
ft
unladen or transshipped because of aceident, stress of weather, or
other necessity, the master of such vessel shall, as soon as possible
thereafter, notify the collector of the district within which such
unlading or transshipment has occurred, or the collector within the
district at which such vessel shall first arrive thereafter, and shall
furnish proof that such unlading or transshipment was made necessary by accident, stress of weather, or other unavoidable cause, and
if the collector is satisfied that the unlading or transshipment was in
fact due to accident, stress of weather, or other necessity the penalties
above described shall not be incurred.
Unlawful transship-

SEC. 587. UNLAWFUL TRANSSHIPMENT.

mnt.

If any merchandise (including sea stores) unladen in violation of goodsunlawullytran

the provisions of section 586 of this Act is transshipped to or placed 'hipped.
in or received on any other vessel, the master of the vessel on which
such merchandise is placed, and any person aiding or assisting
therein, shall be liable to a penalty equal to twice the value of the
merchandise, but not less than $1,000, and such vessel and such merchandise shall be liable to seizure and forfeiture.
SEC. 588. TRANSPORTATION
FOREIGN PORTS.

BETWEEN

AMERICAN

PORTS

VIA

Transportation between merican ports
through foreign ports.

If any merchandise is laden at any port or place in the United tooignvesepd
toon
States upon any vessel belonging wholly or in part to a subject of a loaded
o-nedtnthereforanothr
s and
foreign country, and is taken thence to a foreign port or place to be American port to be
re!aden and reshipped to any other port in the United States, either seized,etc
by the same or by another vessel, foreign or American, with intent to
evade the provisions relating to the transportation of merchandise
from one port or place of the United States to another port or place
of the United States in a vessel belonging wholly or in part to a subject of any foreign power, the merchandise shall, on its arrival at
such last-named port or place, be seized and forfeited to the United

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SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

ADrTNRAIoN

Tonnage
vessel.

SEss. II.

CH. 497.

1930.

B

duty

P o- States, and the vessel shall pay a tonnage duty of 50 cents per net
on ton.

Unlawfulrelanding.
engtyhour relndtr
withdrwn for

goods

SEC. 589. UNLAWFUL RELANDING.

If any merchandise entered or withdrawn for exportation without
payment of the duties thereon, or with intent to obtain a drawback of
the duties paid, or of any other allowances given by law on the exportation thereof, is relanded at any place in the United States without
entry therefor having been made, the same shall be considered and
treated as having been imported into the United States contrary to
law, and all persons concerned therein and such merchandise shall be
liable to the same penalties as are prescribed by section 593 of this
Act.

False drawback SEC. 590.

FALSE DRAWBACK CLAIM.

If any person shall knowingly and willfully file any false or fraudfor drae ulent entry or claim for the payment of drawback, allowance, or
refund of duties upon the exportation of merchandise, or shall knowingly or willfully make or file any false affidavit, abstract, record, certificate, or other document, with a view to securing the payment to
himself or others of any drawback, allowance, or refund of duties, on
the exportation of merchandise, greater than that legally due
thereon, such person shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction
orfeiture ofgoods.
thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000, or by
imprisonment for not more than two years, or both, and the merchandise or the value thereof to which such false entry or claim, affidavit, abstract, record, certificate, or other document relates shall be
subject to forfeiture.

Punishmentforiing

back,l

Fraud.

SEC. 591. FRAUD-PERSONAL PENALTIES.

Punishment for makinfalse entries, etc.
Illegal tspecifed.

If any consignor, seller, owner, importer, consignee, agent, or
other person or persons enters or introduces, or attempts to enter
or introduce, into the commerce of the United States any imported
merchandise by means of any fraudulent or false invoice, declaration, affidavit, letter, paper, or by means of any false statement,
written or verbal, or by means of any false or fraudulent practice or
Ane, p. 72
appliance whatsoever, or makes any false statement in any declaration under the provisions of section 485 of this Act (relating to
declaration on entry) without reasonable cause to believe the trutTl of
such statement, or aids or procures the making of any such false
statement as to any matter material thereto without reasonable
cause to believe the truth of such statement, or is guilty of any
willful act or omission by means whereof the United States shall
or may be deprived of the lawful duties, or any portion thereof
accruing upon the merchandise, or any portion thereof, embraced
or referred to in such invoice, declaration, affidavit, letter, paper, or
statement, or affected by such act or omission, such person or persons
shall upon conviction be fined for each offense a sum not exceeding
Pro
$5,000, or be imprisoned for a time not exceeding two years, or both,
orts not released in the discretion of the court: Provided, That nothing in this section
fromforfeiture.
shall be construed to relieve imported merchandise from forfeiture
by reason of such false statement or for any cause elsewhere provided by law.
SEC. 592. SAME-PENALTY AGAINST GOODS.
Forfeiture of
raudulently

eCods

entered.

If any consignor, seller, owner, importer, consignee, agent, or
other person or persons enters or introduces, or attempts to enter or

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751

introduce, into the commerce of the United States any imported oDs-na
merchandise by means of any fraudulent or false invoice, declaration, affidavit, letter, paper, or by means of any false statement,

PTO

llegl acts specified.

written or verbal, or by means of any false or fraudulent practice
or appliance whatsoever, or makes any false statement in any declaration under the provisions of section 485 of this Act (relating to

declaration on entry) without reasonable cause to believe the truth
of such statement, or aids or procures the making of any such false
statement as to any matter material thereto without reasonable cause
to believe the truth of such statement, or is guilty of any willful
act or omission by means whereof the United States is or may be
deprived of the lawful duties or any portion thereof accruing upon
the merchandise or any portion thereof, embraced or referred to
in such invoice, declaration, affidavit, letter, paper, or statement, or
affected by such act or omission, such merchandise, or the value
thereof, to be recovered from such person or persons, shall be subject to forfeiture, whicforofeiture shall only apply to the whole
of the merchandise or the value thereof in the case or package containing the particular article or articles of merchandise to which

Antp-'p.

to

Applicable only

with
such fraud or false paper or statement relates. The arrival within faonsnment
false invoice, not actuthe territorial limits of the United States of any merchandise con- allyentered, liable.

signed for sale and remaining the property of the shipper or consignor, and the acceptance of a false or fraudulent invoice thereof
by the consignee or the agent of the consignor, or the existence of
any other facts constituting an attempted fraud, shall be deemed, for
the purposes of this section, to be an attempt to enter such merchandise notwithstanding no actual entry has been made or offered.
SEC. 593. SMUGGLING AND CLANDESTINE IMPORTATIONS.

Sm uling.

(a) FRAuD ON REVEURE.-If any person knowingly and willfully, mPnishment
with intent to defraud the revenue of the United States, smuggles, ablegoods.

or clandestinely introduces into the United States any merchandise
which should have been invoiced, or makes out or passes, or attempts
to pass, through the customhouse any false, forged, or fraudulent
invoice, or other document or paper, every such person, his, her,
or their aiders and abettors, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
and on conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding
$5,000, or imprisoned for any term of time not exceeding two years,
or both, at the discretion of the court.
(b) IMPORTATION CONTBARY TO LAw.-If any person fraudulently

Imp^o^ons

for

c

OOn

or knowingly imports or brings into the United States, or assists
in so doing, any merchandise contrary to law, or receives, conceals,
buys, sells, or in any manner facilitates the transportation, conceal- Pf"nhme t
ment, or sale of such merchandise after importation, knowing the imports.

for rt

same to have been imported or brought into the United States contrary to law such merchandise shall be forfeited and the offender
shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $5,000 nor less than $50, or
be imprisoned for any time not exceeding two years, or both.
(c)

PRESMPTIONS.-Whenever, on trlal for a violation of this

section, the defendant is shown to have or to have had possession of
such goods, such possession shall be deemed evidence sufficient to
authorize conviction, unless the defendant shall explain the possession to the satisfaction of the jury.
SEC. 594. LIBEL OF VESSELS AND VEHICLES.

fPe evidene of viol
tions-

Vessels and vehicles

oiblomf,
Whenever a vessel or vehicle, or the owner or master, conductor, foeiriad

driver, or other person in charge thereof, has become subject to a laws.
penalty for violation of the customs-revenue laws of the United
States, such vessel or vehicle shall be held for the payment of such

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SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

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CH. 497.

1930.

PB- penalty and may be seized and proceeded against summarily by
libel to recover the same: Provided, That no vessel or vehicle used
moncrrittoom
by any person as a common carrier in the transaction of business
ADMnTSRAr

VISIONS.
Provso.

as such common carrier shall be so held or subject to seizure or forfeiture under the customs laws, unless it shall appear that the owner
or master of such vessel or the conductor, ' driver, or other person in
charge of such vehicle was at the time of the alleged illegal act a
consenting party or privy thereto.

Searches and seiz- SEC. 595. SEARCHES AND SEIZURES.
ures.
Searchwarrants.
(a) WARBANT.-If any collector of customs or other officer or
of,Application
on suspicionforof iluse person authorized to make searches and seizures shall have cause to
gra imports in a house suspect the presence in any dwelling house, st
ore,other building
or

or place of any merchandise upon which the duties have not been
paid, or which has been otherwise brought into the United States
contrary to law, he may make application, under oath, to any justice
of the peace, to any municipal, county, State, or Federal judge, or
to any United States commissioner, and shall thereupon be entitled
to a warrant to enter such dwelling house in the daytime only, or
such store or other place at night or by day, and to search for and
Prori".
seize such merchandise: Provided, That if any such house, store, or
B^di on bound- other building, or place in which such merchandise shall be found,
is upon or within ten feet of the boundary line between the United
States and a foreign country, such portion thereof as is within the
United States may forthwith be taken down or removed.
upon property ofoth
(b) ENTRY UPON PROPERTY OF OTHERs.-Any person authorized
ersetc.

by this Act to make searches and seizures, or any person assisting

him or acting under his directions, may, if deemed necessary by him
or them, enter into or upon or pass through the lands, inclosures, and
buildings, other than the dwelling house, of any person whomsoever,
in the discharge of his official duties.
Buildings on bound-

ary.

cePivishent Iorrt
unlawfully in.

SEC. 596. BUILDINGS ON BOUNDARY.
Any person who receives or deposits any merchandise in any

building upon the boundary line between the United States and any
foreign country, or carries any merchandise through the same, or
aids therein, in violation of law, shall be punishable by a fine of not
more than $5,000, or by imprisonment for not more than two years,
or both.

Goods n warehouse. SEC. 597. FRAUDULENT
Punishment for
fraudulently concealing, removing, etc.

Ante, p. 751.

Seals, etc.

Punishmentforaffiing false customs seals,
te.
'

etcmmg, injuring,

TREATMENT OF GOODS IN WAREHOUSE

If any merchandise is fraudulently concealed in, removed from,
or repacked in any bonded warehouse, or if any marks or numbers
placed upon packages deposited in such a warehouse be fraudulently
altered, defaced, or obliterated, such merchandise and packages shall
be subject to forfeiture, and all persons convicted of the fraudulent
concealment, repacking, or removal of such merchandise, or of altering, defacing, or obliterating such marks and numbers thereon, and
all persons aiding and abetting therein shall be liable to the same
penalties as are imposed by section 593 of this Act.
SEC. 598. OFFENSES RELATING TO SEALS-UNLAWFUL REMOVAL
OF GOODS FROM CUSTOMS CUSTODY.
If any unauthorized person affixes or attaches or in any way
willfully assists or encourages the affixing or attaching of a customs
seal or other fastening to any vessel or vehicle, or of any seal, fastening, or mark purporting to be a customs seal, fastening, or mark; or if
any unauthorized person willfully or maliciously removes, breaks,

injures, or defaces any customs seal or other fastening placed upon

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

SEss. II.

CH. 497.

1930.

753

smA"Ts
any vessel, vehicle, warehouse, or package containing merchandise or
baggage in bond or in customs custody, or willfully aids, abets, or
encourages any other person to remove, break, injure, or deface such
removseal, fastening, or mark; or if any person maliciously enters any inguJnay
goods or baggage

bonded warehouse or any vessel or vehicle laden with or containing from warehouse,
bonded merchandise with intent unlawfully to remove or cause to selorveBce~

e

be removed therefrom any merchandise or baggage therein, or unlawfully removes or causes to be removed any merchandise or baggage
in such vessel, vehicle, or bonded warehouse or otherwise in customs
custody or control, or aids or assists therein; or if any person receives
or transports any merchandise or baggage unlawfully removed from

any such vessel, vehicle, or warehouse, knowing the same to have
been unlawfully removed, he shall be guilty of a felony and liable
to the same penalties as are imposed by section 593 of this Act.
SEC. 599. OFFICERS NOT TO BE INTERES

IN VESSELS OR CARGO.

treaig mulawf

l

A" p. 75"1anargoes.

No person employed under the authority of the United States, oershi,
in the collection of duties on imports or tonnage, shall own, either hibited.

by

in whole or in part, any vessel, or act as agent, attorney, or consignee
for the owner or owners of any vessel, or of any cargo or lading on
board the same; nor shall any such person import, or be concerned
directdirectly
irectly in the importation of, any merchandise for sale
into the United States.

Every person who violates this section shall

Penalty.

be liable to a penalty of $500.
SEC. 600. GRATUITIES.
Any officer or employee of the United States who, except in

Grat ieaha

Pcismevfor ofa-

payment of the duties or exactions fixed by law, solicits, demands, ices.
exacts, or receives from any person, directly or indirectly, any gratuity, money, or thing of value, for any service performed under
the customs laws, or in consideration of any official act to be performed by him, or of the omission of performance of any such
act, in connection with or pertaining to the importation, entry,
op. 1029.

inspection or examination, or appraisement of merchandise or bag-

gage, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof
shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $5,000, or by imprisonment
for not more than two years, or both, and evidence, satisfactory to

Primascdeevidence.

the court in which the trial is had, of such soliciting, demanding,
exacting, or receiving shall be prima facie evidence that the same
was contrary to law.
SEC. 601. BRIBERY.

Bribery.

Any person who gives, or offers to give, or promises to give, any ingPethmc

smoney or thing of value, directly or indirectly, to any officer or ia"
employee of the United States in consideration of or for any act or
omission contrary to law in connection with or pertaining to the
importation, appraisement, entry, examination, or inspection of
merchandise or baggage, or of the liquidation of the entry thereof,
or by threats or demands or promises of any character attempts to
improperly influence or control any such officer or employee of the

United States as to the performance of his official duties, shall be

guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $5,000 or by imprisonment for a term
not exceeding two years, or both, and evidence of such giving, offer-

ing or promising to give, or attempting to influence or control,
satisfactory to the court in which such trial is had, shall be prima
facie evidence that the same was contrary to law.
57894-3--1

48

P

t for brio

" . 029.

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SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SESS. II.

Donmi&eAnv

VISIONS.

CH. 497.

1930.

mAo. SEC. 602. SEIZURE-REPORT TO COLLECTOR.

Seizures, etc.

oeficials'Cmking, to
It shall be the duty of any officer, agent, or other person authoretoPt co,nd tn ove ized by law to make seizures of merchandise or baggage subject to
hide, goods, etc.
seizure for violation of the customs laws, to report every such
seizure immediately to the collector for the district in which such
violation occurred, and to turn over and deliver to such collector
any vessel, vehicle, merchandise, or baggage seized by him, and to
report immediately to such collector every violation of the customs
laws.
oector'sreports.
To be made to Sandt
ney to

.

SEC. 603. SAME-COLLECTOR'S REPORTS.

It shall be the duty of the collector whenever a seizure of mer-

diset attr- chandise has been made for a violation of the customs laws to report

the same to the Solicitor of the Treasury, and promptly also to
report any such seizure or violation of the customs laws to the
United States attorney for the district in which such violation has
occurred, or in which such seizure was made, including in such report

tatement to aom- a statement of al the facts and circumstances of the case within

pany'

his knowledge, with the names of the witnesses, and citation of the
statute or statutes believed to have been violated, and on which reliance may be had for forfeiture or conviction.

ProsecutionL

SEC. 604. SAME-PROSECUTION.

District

It shall be the duty of every United States district attorney immediately to inquire into the facts of cases reported to him by collectors
and the laws applicable thereto, and if it appears probable that any
fine, penalty, or forfeiture has been incurred by reason of such
violation, for the recovery of which the institution of proceedings
in the United States district court is necessary, forthwith to cause
the proper proceedings to be commenced and prosecuted, without
delay, for the recovery of such fine, penalty, or forfeiture in such
case provided, unless, upon inquiry and examination, such district
attorney decides that such proceedings can not probably be sustained or that the ends of public justice do not require that they

attoney to

ceedn gsneithout P
layforrecoveryetc

tgsrcif
Lncde- d should be instituted or prosecuted, m which case he shall report the

facts to the Secretary of the Treasury for his direction in the
premises.

Custody.
Collector to retain of.
selCed vesels vethicel,
and gooduuntil ds-

eed vessel
Apvraer tto deter-

SEC. 605. SAME-CUSTODY.
All vessels, vehicles, merchandise and baggage seized under the

provisions of the customs laws, or laws relating to the navigation,
registering, enrolling or licensing, or entry or clearance, of vessels,
unless otherwise provided by law, shall be placed and remain in the
custody of the collector for the district in which the seizure was
made to await disposition according to law.
SEC. 606. SAME-APPRAISEMENT.
The collector shall require the appraiser to determine the domestic

value, at the time and place of appraisement, of any vessel, vehicle,
merchandise, or baggage seized under the customs laws.

SEC. 607. SAME-VALUE $1,000 OR LESS.
Publication of sales,
If such value of such vessel, vehicle, merchandise, or baggage
etc., if not valued over
Seizures.

1,0ooo.

alue

of prohibited

returned by the appraiser, does not exceed $1,000, the collector shall
cause a notice of the seizure of such articles and the intention to
forfeit and sell the same to be published for at least three successive
weeks in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury mav direct.

For the purposes of this section and sections 610 and 612 of this

Act merchandise the importation of which is prohibited shall be
held not to exceed $1,000 in value.

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CH. 497.

1930.

SEC. 608. SAME-CLAIMS-JUDICIAL CONDEMNATION.

755
aMurnTaTv

PO-

VIBONS.

Any person claiming such vessel, vehicle, merchandise, or baggage
may at any time within twenty days from the date of the irst

publication of the notice of seizure file with the collector a claim
stating his interest therein. Upon the filing of such claim, and the
giving of a bond to the United States in the penal sum of $250, with
sureties to be approved by the collector, conditioned that in case of
condemnation of the articles so claimed the obligor shall pay all
the costs and expenses of the proceedings to obtain such condemnation, the collector shall transmit such claim and bond, with a
duplicate list and description of the articles seized, to the United
States attorney for the district in which seizure was made, who shall
proceed to a condemnation of the merchandise or other property
in the manner prescribed by law.

dsto

terest

in,maybefiled

Condemnation pnoeedl
gsOfin ob d

SEC. 609. SAME-SUMMARY FORFEITURE AND SALE.

If no such claim is filed or bond given within the twenty days Foreitre and
hereinbefore specified, the collector shall declare the vessel, vehicle, nocla im el
merchandise, or baggage forfeited, and shall sell the same at public
auction in the same manner as merchandise abandoned to the United
States is sold, and shall deposit the proceeds of sale, after deducting
the actual expenses of seizure, publication and sale, in the Treasury
of the United States.

sale,

SEC. 610. SAME-VALUE MORE THAN $1,000.

If the value returned by the appraiser- of any vessel, vehicle% attoreifot
merchandise, or baggage so seized is greater than $1,000, the collector $'a.o
shall transmit a report of the case, with the names of available
witnesses, to the United States attorney for the district in which
the seizure was made for the institution of the proper proceedings
for the condemnation of such property.

edtve

SEC. 611. SAME-SALE UNLAWFUL.

If the sale of any vessel, vehicle, merchandise, or baggage forfeited tSe in anothe dis
under the customs laws in the district in which seizure thereof was where seizd proibit
made be prohibited by the laws of the State in which such district i t
is located, or if a sale may be made more advantageously in any
other district the Secretary of the Treasury may order such vessel, Forfeited vessels
vehicle, merchandise, or baggage to be transferred for sale in any eto eay
e eloIered
customs district in which the sale thereof may be permitted. Upon uryonrequest
the request of the Secretary of the Treasury, any court may, in
proceedings for the forfeiture of any vessel, vehicle, merchandise, or
baggage under the customs laws, provide in its decree of forfeiture
that the vessel, vehicle, merchandise, or baggage, so forfeited, shall
be delivered to the Secretary of the Treasury for disposition in
accordance with the provisions of this section. If the Secretary
of the Treasury is satisfied that the proceeds of any sale will not be
sufficient to pay the costs thereof, he may order a destruction by the D e s r ction, etc.
customs officers: Provided, That any merchandise forfeited under
ctureintonot
the customs laws, the sale or use of which is prohibited under any ohibited

law of the United States or of any State, may, in the discretion of
the Secretary of the Treasury, be destroyed, or remanufactured into
an article that is not prohibited, the resulting article to be disposed
of to the profit of the United States only.

articles, a

SEC. 612. SAME-SUMMARY SALE.
smmarysae.
Whenever it appears to the collector that any vessel, vehicle, mer- Authorized of perishchandise, or baggage seized
ner
the
to not or
valued
chandise,
or baggage seized uniner
the customs
customs laws
laws is
is liable
liable to
overarticles
$1,o00.

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ADm Tmi~
noN
S

CH. 497.

1930.

or to waste or to be greatly reduced in value by keeping, or
p
perish
that the expense of keeping the same is disproportionate to the
value thereof, and the value of such vessel, vehicle, merchandise,
or baggage as determined by the appraiser under section 606 of
this Act, does not exceed $1,000, and such vessel, vehicle, merchandise or baggage has not been delivered under bond, the collector
shall, within twenty-four hours after the receipt by him of the
appraiser's return proceed forthwith to advertise and sell the same
at auction under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of

P

sPedtion fordorerf the Treasury.

If such value of such vessel, vehicle, merchandise,

or baggage exceeds $1,000 the collector shall forthwith transmit the
appraiser s return and his report of the seizure to the United States
district attorney, who shall petition the court to order an immediate
sale of such vessel, vehicle, merchandise, or baggage, and if the ends
of justice require it the court shall order such immediate sale, the
proceeds thereof to be deposited with the court to await the final
determination of the condemnation proceedings. Whether such sale
be made by the collector or by order of the court, the proceeds thereof

value.

Proceeds
set

SESS. II.

to cims of shall be held subject to claims of parties in interest to the same
extent as the vessel, vehicle, merchandise, or baggage so sold would
pte .

have been subject to such claim.
Forftitedproperty. SEC. 613. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS OF FORFEITED PROPERTY.
Application allowed
for remission of for-

feiture,orretorationfo

property.

Order to issue if no
intent to defraud, etc.,
proved.

pp
SDo1itOonerOd
made inthreemonths.

ofproceeda

ns. s

ny person claiming any vessel, vehicle, merchandise, or baggage,

.
or any interest therein, which has been forfeited and sold under the
provisions of this Act, may at any time within three months after
the date of sale apply to the Secretary of the Treasury if the forfeiture and sale was under the customs laws, or to the Secretary of
Commerce if the forfeiture and sale was under the navigation laws
for a remission of the forfeiture and restoration of the proceeds of

such sale, or such part thereof as may be claimed by him. Upon

the production of satisfactory proof that the applicant did not know
of the seizure prior to the declaration or condemnation of forfeiture, and was in such circumstances as prevented him from knowing
of the same, and that such forfeiture was incurred without any
willful negligence or intention to defraud on the part of the applicant, the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary of Commerce
may order the proceeds of the sale, or any part thereof, restored to
the applicant, after deducting the cost of seizure and of sale, the
duties, if any, accruing on the merchandise or baggage, and any
sum due on a lien for freight, charges, or contribution in general
average that may have been filed. If no application for such remission or restoration is made within three months after such sale, or
if the application be denied by the Secretary of the Treasury or
the Secretary of Commerce, the proceeds of sale shall be disposed
of as follows:
(1) For the payment of all proper expenses of the proceed-

ings of forfeiture and sale, including expenses of seizure, maintaining the custody of the property, advertising and sale, and if
condemned by a decree of a district court and a bond for such
nl of
dutfies.

naResidea"st

or

costs was not given, the costs as taxed by the court;

(2) For the satisfaction of liens for freight, charges, and contributions in general average, notice of which has been filed
with the collector according to law;
(3) For the payment of the duties accruing on such merchandise or baggage, if the same is subject to duty; and
(4) The residue shall be deposited with the Treasurer of the
United States as a customs or navigation fine.

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SESS. II.

CH. 497.

757

1930.

SEC. 614. RELEASE OF SEIZED PROPERTY.

PRO-

ADImNsATmAv
VISIONS.

Seized property.

If any person claiming an interest in any vessel, vehicle, mer- Releaseof, toparty
chandise, or baggage seized under the provisions of this Act offers claiminginteresttheref
to pay the value of such vessel, vehicle, merchandise, or baggage, valuuethereoYg
l
as determined under section 606 of this Act, and it appears that A e, p. 754.

such person has in fact a substantial interest therein, the collector
mav, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury if
under the customs laws, or the Secretary of Commerce if under
the navigation laws, accept such offer and release the vessel, vehicle,
merchandise, or baggage seized upon the payment of such value
thereof, which shall be distributed in the order provided in section

Distribution.
Ant

e

p.756.

613 of this Act.
SEC. 615. BURDEN OF PROOF IN FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS.
In all suits or actions brought for the forfeiture of any vessel,

proceed.

Forfeiture

ings.

Proof

of ownership

*of seized property revehicle, merchandise, or baggage seized under the provisions of any quired.
where
law relating to the collection of duties on imports or tonnage,
the property is claimed by any person, the burden of proof shall
er
lie upon such claimant; and in all suits or actions brought for the vnlue theo recov
recovery of the value of any vessel, vehicle, merchandise, or baggage, because of violation of any such law, the burden of proof
ri
shall be upon the defendant: Provided, That probable cause shall Procse a
e
judged
be
be first shown for the institution of such suit or action, to
court.
the
by
of

SEC. 616. COMPROMISE OF GOVERNMENT CLAIMS PROHIBITED-.

overmentcl.

EXCEPTION.

It shall not be lawful for any officer of the United States to
compromise or abate any claim of the United States arising under
the customs laws for any fine, penalty, or forfeiture, and any such
officer who compromises or abates any such claim or attempts to
make such compromise or abatement, or in any manner relieves
or attempts to relieve any person, vessel, vehicle, merchandise, or

fol.0

orniW by

baggage from any such fine, penalty, or forfeiture shall be guilty

Punishment for.

SEC. 617. COMPROMISE OF GOVERNMENT CLAIMS BY SECRETARY

Compromias.

of a felony and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of porso.
not more than $5,000 or by imprisonment for a term of not exceeding Authority of Sece
two years: Provided, That the Secretary of the Treasury shall have tarytomitgate et
power to remit or mitigate any such fine, penalty, or forfeiture, or to
compromise the same in the manner provided by law.
OF TREASURY.

Allowed

by

Secre.

Upon a report by a collector, district attorney, or any special ty in report of cus
attorney or customs agent, having charge of any claim arising toms offcers, etc

under the customs laws, showing the facts upon which such claim
is based, the probabilities of a recovery and the terms upon which
the same may be compromised, the Secretary of the Treasury is
hereby authorized to compromise such claim, if such action shall the Treasury
be recommended by the Solicitor of the Treasury.
SEC. 618. REMISSION OR MITIGATION OF PENALTIES.

Whenever any person interested in any vessel, vehicle, merchan-

Penalties.

Appiction forre
missionofmadebefore

dise, or baggage seized under the provisions of this Act, or who has sale ofpropert.

incurred, or is alleged to have incurred, any fine or penalty thereunder, files with the Secretary of the Treasury if under the customs
laws, and with the Secretary of Commerce if under the navigation
laws, before the sale of such vessel, vehicle, merchandise, or baggage a petition for the remission or mitigation of such fine, pen-

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SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

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secre- of Commerce, if he finds that such fine, penalty, or forfeiture was

to

be

r

nro s compensampensaInformers
tionprotected.

incurred without willful negligence or without any intention on
the part of the petitioner to defraud the revenue or to violate the
law, or finds the existence of such mitigating circumstances as to
justify the remission or mitigation of such fine, penalty, or forfeiture,
may remit or mitigate the same upon such terms and conditions
as he deems reasonable and just, or order discontinuance of any
prosecution relating thereto. In order to enable him to ascertain the
facts, the Secretary of the Treasury may issue a commission to
any customs agent, collector, judge of the United States Customs
Court, or United States commissioner, to take testimony upon such
petition: Provided, That nothing in this section shall be construed
to deprive any person of an award of compensation made before
the filing of such petition.
SEC. 619. AWARD OF COMPENSATION TO INFORMERS.

Informers.
lowed

1930.

PRO alty, or forfeiture, the Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary

Authority oi
tery togrant.

totiony

SESS. II. CH. 497.

nyaperson

not

an official for epoting

on cuto,
fd

Any person not an officer of the United States who detects and
seizes any vessel, vehicle, merchandise, or baggage subject to seizure
and forfeiture under the customs laws, and who reports the same to

an officer of the customs, or who furnishes to a district attorney, to
the Secretary of the Treasury, or to any customs officer original
information concerning any fraud upon the customs revenue, or a
violation of the customs laws perpetrated or contemplated, which
payable from customs
revenue.

detection and seizure or information leads to a recovery of any
duties withheld, or of any fine, penalty, or forfeiture incurred, may
be awarded and paid by the Secretary of the Treasury a compensation

of 25 per centum of the net amount recovered, but not to exceed
$50,000 in any case, which shall be paid out of any appropriations
ail bond recoveries available for the collection of the revenue from customs. For the
included.
purposes of this section, an amount recovered under a bail bond shall
be deemed a recovery of a fine incurred.
United states off- SEC. 620 SAME-UNITED STATES OFFICERS.
moneceivin

part o

nishment for.

Any officer of the United States who directly or indirectly receives,
accepts, or contracts for any portion of the money which may accrue

to any person making such detection and seizure, or furnishing such
information, shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof,
shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000, or by imprisonment for not more than two years, or both, and shall be thereafter
per
son paying'
ineligible to any office of honor, trust, or emolument. Any such
person who pays to any such officer, or to any person for the use of
such officer, any portion of such money, or anything of value for
or because of such money, shall have a right of action against such
officer, or his legal representatives, or against such person, or his
ustoms penalties, legal representatives, and shall be entitled to recover the money so
paid or the thing of value so given.
Time limit for suits.

APencefrom nited
tates not included

SEC. 621. LIMITATION OF ACTIONS.
No suit or action to recover any pecuniary penalty or forfeiture of

property accruing under the customs laws shall be instituted unless
such suit or action is commenced within five years after the time
when such penalty or forfeiture accrued: Provided,That the time of
the absence from the United States of the person subject to such

penalty or forfeiture, or of any concealment or absence of the
property, shall not be reckoned within this period of limitation.

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

SESS. II.

CH. 497.

1930.

SEC. 622. FOREIGN LANDING CERTIFICATES.

759
n0.

ADhIlUvAMB
VISONS.

g c

The Secretary of the Treasury may by regulations require the tiFS landin
production of landing certificates in respect of merchandise exported Prodction of,
from the United States, or in respect of residue cargo, in cases in orresidue cargo.

may

which he deems it necessary for the protection of the revenue.

Security.

SEC. 623. SECURITY.

(a) BoNDs.-In any case m which bond or other security is not quioneo

my

specifically required by law, the Secretary of the Treasury may by

tection of revenue, etc.

customs laws and regulations.

RoR gSs

regulations require, or authorize collectors of customs to require,
such bonds or other security as he, or they, may deem necessary for
the protection of the revenue and to assure compliance with the
Except as otherwise specifically

.

provided by law, whenever a bond is required by law or regulations,
the Secretary of the Treasury may by regulations prescribe the conditions and form of such bond, provide for the approval of the sureties thereon (without regard to any general provision of law), fix
the amount or penalty thereof, whether for the payment of liquidated damages or of a penal sum, and authorize the cancellation of
any such bond, in the event of a breach of any condition thereof, upon
the payment of such lesser amount as he may deem sufficient. No
condition in any such bond shall be held invalid on the ground that
such condition is not specified in the law authorizing or requiring the
taking of such bond. Whenever a bond is required by the customs b'cotveor sy'
laws or regulations, the Secretary of the Treasury may authorize the importations.
execution of a single bond the conditions of which shall extend to
and cover similar cases or importations over a period of time, not to
exceed one year, or such longer period as the Secretary of the Treasury may fix to meet the circumstances of any particular case.

to

(b) DErsrrs IN LIEU or BoNDs.-The Secretary of the Treasury is cederaiiSeuoost.S

authorized to permit the deposit of money or obligations of the
United States, in such amount and upon such conditions as he may by
regulations prescribe, in lieu of any bond required by the provisions
of the customs laws, or by regulations promulgated thereunder.
SEC. 624. GENERAL REGULATIONS.

General regulations.

In addition to the specific powers conferred by this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Part VI-Miscellaneous Provisions

visolloneous.

P

SEC. 641. CUSTOMHOUSE BROKERS.
(a) REGULATIONS FOR LICENSING.-The Secretary of the Treasury

Customhouse

brok-

Rcen tions
"ber

p

may prescribe rules and regulations governing the licensing as cus-Gmib d
tomhouse brokers of citizens of the United States of good moral
character, and of corporations, associations, and partnerships, and
may require as a condition to the granting of any license, the showing of such facts as he may deem advisable as to the qualifications of
the applicant to render valuable service to importers and exporters.
No such license shall be granted to any corporation, association, or

tions
li

t

ted.

rp

partnership unless licenses as customhouse brokers have been issued
to at least two of the officers of such corporation or association, or
two of the members of such partnership, and such licenses are in force.
Any license granted to any such corporation, association, or partner- toh.verequ"n

ship shall be deemed revoked if for any continuous period of more ea
than sixty days after the issuance of such license there are not at
least two officers of such corporation or association or two members
of such partnership who are qualified to transact business as custom-

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house brokers. Except as provided in subdivision (e) of this section,
no person shall transact business as a customhouse broker without a
license granted in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision,
but nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the requiring of a license in the case of any person transacting at a customhouse business pertaining to his own importations.
(b) REVOCATION OB SusPENsIoN.-The collector or chief officer of
the customs may at any time, for good and sufficient reasons, serve
notice in writing upon any customhouse broker so licensed to show
cause why said license shall not be revoked or suspended, which
notice shall be in the form of a statement specifically setting forth
the ground of complaint.

Hearings

SESS. II.

The collector or chief officer of customs

shall within ten days thereafter notify the customhouse broker in
writing of a hearing to be held before him within five days upon said
charges. At such hearing the customhouse broker may be represented by counsel, and all proceedings including the proof of the

charges and the answer thereto, shall be presented, with the right of

cross-examination to both parties, and a stenographic record of the
same shall be made and a copy thereof shall be delivered to the
eTrangmitta of p customhouse broker. At the conclusion of such hearing the collector
cedings to the Searstary.
or chief officer of customs shall forthwith transmit all papers and
the stenographic report of the hearing, which shall constitute the
record in the case, to the Secretary of the Treasury for his action.
rnthrit of See
Thereupon the said Secretary of the Treasury shall have the right to
revoke or suspend the license of any customhouse broker, in which
case formal notice shall be given such customhouse broker within
ten days.
ti

fm

cRevt

by

ec
treAppel
ustoms

Notice to the Secr-

(c) APPEAL FRO
SECRETARY'S DECISIoN.-Any licensed customhouse broker aggrieved by the decision of the Secretary of the

Treasury may within thirty days thereafter, and not afterwards,
apply to the United States Customs Court for a review of such
decision.

Such application shall be made by filing in the office of the

clerk of said court a petition praying relief in the premises. Thereupon the court shall immediately give notice in writing of such
application to the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall forthwith
transmit to said court the record and evidence taken in the case,

Prooedur

together with a statement of his decision therein.

The filing of such

application shall operate as a stay of the revocation or suspension
of the license. The matter may be brought on to be heard before
the said court in the same manner as a motion, by either the Assistant

Decision
ll

Attorney General or the attorney for the customhouse broker, and

the decision of said United States Customs Court shall be upon the
merits as disclosed by the record and be final, and the proceedings
remanded to the Secretary of the Treasury for further action to be
taken in accordance with the terms of the decree.
ReRlatios
to be
(d) REGILATI ONS BY SEciETARry.-The Secretary of the Treasury
shall prescribe regulations necessary or convenient for carrying
this section into effect.
Formerlaw repeled.
(e) LICENsEs UNDER ACT OF JUNE 10 1910.-The Act entitled
Vol. 36, p.
4, re- "An Act to license customhouse brokers,' approved June 10, 1910,
hereby repealed, except that any license issued under such Act

peis

shall continue in force and effect, subject to suspension and revocation in the same manner and upon the same conditions as licenses
issued pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section.
iMethods of vala- SEC. 642. INVESTIGATION OF METHODS
OF VALUATION.
sv

for
o

bss of

determine values

United States.

in

The
President is requested (1) to cause a survey to be made, by

uch agency or agencies as he may designate or appoint, of bases for
the valuation of imported merchandise for the assessment of customs
duties, particularly with a view to determining the extent to which

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values in the United States may properly be used as a basis for the

S-IRTATIE

assessment of customs duties; and (2) to submit to the Congress, at
the earliest practicable date, a report thereon, with such recom-

Pro.

VISION8.

Report ad

recom-

mendations for legislation as he may deem advisable, including such gredatl to Conformulae as he may propose for adjusting the rates of duty imposed
by this Act to conform to any change in basis he may recommend.
8
There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be beSpu
h
d toP
necessary to carry out the provisions of this section, to be expended ident.
in the discretion of the President.
SEC. 643. APPLICATION OF CUSTOMS REORGANIZATION ACT.

Customs ReorganiIa

tion Act.

The rights, privileges, powers, and duties vested in or imposed Duties conferred
upon the Secretary of the Treasury by this Act shall be subject to toms Bureau of Cu
the provisions of subdivision (a) of section 3 of the Act entitled "An
ols44, p.1382
Act to create a Bureau of Customs and a Bureau of Prohibition in p. 20.

the Department of the Treasury," approved March 3, 1927.
SEC. 644. APPLICATION OF AIR COMMERCE ACT OF 1926.

The authority vested by section 7 of the Air Commerce Act of

AirCommerceAct.

Regulations ofntriair
e

1926 in the Secretary of the Treasury, and in the Secretary of Cor- eft . cu toms
merce, by regulation to provide for the application to civil air navi-

ul s c, Sup.

SEC. 645. TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE.

Travel and sbsist-

gation of the laws and regulations relating to the administration of P.649
customs, and of the laws and regulations relating to the entry and
clearance of vessels, respectively, shall extend to the application in
like manner of any of the provisions of this Act or of any regulations
promulgated hereunder.
(a)

TRANSFErS IN FOREIGN COUNTRES.--In the case of a transfer

IV

Allowed families of

customs officers abroad

to or from an official station in a foreign country, or from one onchangeoofstaton.

official station to another in a foreign country, customs officers and
employees may be allowed, within tle discretion and under written
orders of the Secretary of the Treasury, the actual and necessary
traveling and subsistence expenses of their families in respect of

such transfer. The expense of transporting the remains of customs Bringing home reofficers and employees who die while in or in transit to foreign maisfromabroad.

countries in the discharge of their official duties, to their former
homes in this country for interment, and the ordinary and necessary
expenses for such interment, at their posts of duty or at home, are
hereby authorized to be paid upon the written order of the Secretary
of the Treasury.

The expenses authorized by this subdivision shall toPsevenue.

be paid from the appropriation for the collection of the revenue
from customs.
(b)

TRANSFER OF HOUSEHOLD AND PERSONAL EFFECTs--SO much

of the Act entitled "An Act to provide the necessary organization

of the Customs Service for an adequate administration and enforcement of the Tariff Act of 1922 and all other customs revenue laws ",
approved March 4, 1923, as amended, as limits the amount of household effects and other personal property of customs officers and
employees for which expenses may be allowed upon transfer from
one official station to another, is hereby repealed.

Rpeal of limitation
vol. 42 p. 1454,
ped.

V.~.
on
(c) TRANSPORTATION ON FOREIGN SHIPS.-Notwithstanding the foT
provisions of section 601 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1928, or of Anlloancfor travel,
any other law, any allowance, within the limitations prescribed by tomsomassonl.
law, for travel or shipping expenses incurred on a foreign ship by V 45, p. 97.

any officer or employee of the Bureau of Customs or the Customs
Service shall be credited if the Secretary of the Treasury certifies
to the Comptroller General that transportation on such foreign ship
was necessary to protect the revenue.

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VISIONS.

SEC. 646. TENURE AND RETIREMENT OF JUDGES OF THE UNITED
STATES COURT OF CUSTOMS AND PATENT APPEALS.

Services rendered.
Vol. 36, p. 1161.

The judges of the United States Court of Customs and Patent
Appeals shall hold office during good behavior. For the purposes
of section 260 of the Judicial Code, as amended, (relating to the
resignation and retirement of judges of courts of the United States)
any service heretofore rendered by any present or former judge of
such court, including service rendered prior to March 2, 1929, shall
be considered as having been rendered under an appointment to
hold office during good behavior.

PRO-

ADMlrITRATIVX

Court of Customs
and Patent Appeals.
Judges of, to hold office during good behavior.

SEC. 647. REVIEW OF DECISIONS OF COURT OF CUSTOMS AND
PATENT APPEALS.

Decisions.

premew ofurt bpald
So much of section 195 of the Judicial Code, as amended, as reads
Vol. 36, pp. 108, 1145. c in any case in which there is drawn in question the construction

of the Constitution of the United States, or any part thereof, or
of any treaty made pursuant thereto, or in any other case when the
Attorney General of the United States shall, before the decision of
the Court of Customs Appeals is rendered, file with the court a certificate to the effect that the case is of such importance as to render
expedient its review by the Supreme Court," is hereby repealed.

Vol. 38 p. 703.

Customs duties.

SEC. 648. UNCERTIFIED CHECKS, UNITED STATES

NOTES,

AND

NATIONAL BANK NOTES RECEIVABLE FOR CUSTOMS
DUTIES.
Uncertlfle(
etc., recelval dI hecks,

Collectors of customs may receive uncertified checks, United States
notes, and circulating notes of national banking associations in pay-

ment of duties on imports, during such time and under such rules
and regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe; but
Liability
not paid.

if

chek

Trwsuryatachse.

if a check so received is not paid the person by whom such check has
been tendered shall remain liable for the payment of the duties and
for all legal penalties and additions to the same extent as if such
check had not been tendered.
SEC. 649. CHANGE IN DESIGNATION OF CUSTOMS ATTACHES.

Customs attachss to
Hereafter customs attaches shall be known as " Treasury attaches ".
be known as.
Deputy Commls. SEC. 650. APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS.
sioner of Customs.
Appointment of additional, authoried.

Repeals.
Designation of spe
cic.
Tariff Act of 1922.
Vol. 42, pp. 858-90.
U. S. C., p. 531.

Supplies for certain
vessels.
Vol. 23, p. 57; Vol. 30,
p. 207.

Oaths by customs
officials.
Vol. 45, p. 401.

U. S. C., Supp. IV,

p. 201.

The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to appoint, in accordance with the civil service laws, a deputy commissioner in the Bureau
of Customs, in addition to the deputy commissioners now authorized
by law.
SEC. 651. REPEALS.
(a) SPECIFIC REPEALS.-The following Acts and parts of Acts are
repealed, subject to the limitations provided in subdivision (c):
(1) The Tariff Act of 1922, except that the repeal of sections
304 and 482 (relating to marking of imported articles and to
certified invoices, respectively) shall take effect sixty days after
the enactment of this Act;
(2) Section 16 of the Act entitled "An Act to remove certain
burdens on the American merchant marine and encourage the
American foreign carrying trade and for other purposes,"
approved June 26, 1884, as amended (relating to supplies for
certain vessels);
(3) The Joint Resolution entitled "Joint Resolution Authorizing certain customs officials to administer oaths," approved
April 2, 1928; and

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(4) Section 2804 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (relating ADMInTRATVr Proto limitations on importation packages of cigars).
Cigar packages.
(b) GENERAL REPEAL.-All Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent 4R. , sec. 2804, p.
with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.
(c)

RIGHTS AND LIABILrIES

UNDER ACTS REPEALED OR MODIFIED.-

Allinconsistentlaws.
Acts
repealed
or

The repeal of existing laws or modifications or reenactments thereof

Pendmigproceedings,

No Acts of limitation now in force, whether applicable to civil

oPeent dimitati

e r' not afectembraced in this Act shall not affect any act done, or any right ee'Und
accruing or accrued; or any suit or proceeding had or commenced
in any civil or criminal case prior to such repeal, modifications, or
reenactments, but all liabilities under such laws shall continue and
may be enforced in the same manner as if such repeal, modifications,
or reenactments had not been made. All offenses committed and Prosecution of prior
s es
all penalties, under any statute embraced in, or changed, modified, or
repealed by this Act, may be prosecuted and punished in the same
manner and with the same effect as if this Act had not been passed.

causes and proceedings, or to the prosecution of offenses or for the
recovery of penalties or forfeitures embraced in, modified, changed,
or repealed by this Act shall be affected thereby so far as they affect
any suits, proceedings, or prosecutions, whether civil or criminal,
for causes arising or acts done or committed prior to the taking
effect of this Act, which may be commenced and prosecuted within
the same time and with the same effect as if this Act had not been
passed.
N
NOT
A
AcT Ec D.-Nothing in this Act shall be Laws not afected(d) CERrAIN
construed to amend or repeal any of the following provisions of
law:
(1) Subsections 1, 2, and 3 of paragraph J of Section IV of ,Dsnption d
the Act entitled "An Act to reduce tariff duties and to provide

ol. 38 pp. 19 1193.

revenue for the Government, and for other purposes," approved
October 3, 1913 (relating to restrictions on importations in foreign vessels or through contiguous countries), as modified by the
Act of March 4, 1915, chapter 171;
(2)

Subsection 2 of paragraph N of Section IV of such Act ^Aoh

for denatur

of October 3, 1913 (relating to the manufacture of alcohol for
denaturization only);

(3) Section 30 of the Act entitled "An Act to simplify the GeAsetn

laws in relation to the collection of the revenues," approved
June 10, 1890, as amended (providing for an Assistant Attorney

Attosrn

cases.

u.

S. C, p.p4

General in charge of customs matters);
Vse of forfeited ves
(4) The Act entitled "An Act relating to the use or disposal s and vehicles.
of vessels or vehicles forfeited to the United States for violation V 43 111

of the customs laws or the National Prohibition Act, and for
other purposes," approved March 3, 1925; nor
(5) The Antidumping Act, 1921.
SEC. 652. SEPARABILITY OF PROVISIONS.

Antidumping Act.

Vol

-

separability.

If any provision of this Act, or the application thereof to any per- pnvsaidity of any
provision, etc., not to
son or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of the Act, and afectremaindero Act.

the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances,
shall not be affected thereby.
SEC. 653. EFFECTIVE DATE OF ACT.

Efective date.

Except as otherwise provided, this Act shall take effect on the day Dm ton owing enac
following the date of its enactment.
SEC. 654. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the " Tariff Act of 1930."
Approved, June 17, 1930, at 12.59 p. m.

Tiu