The Commissioner of Customs sent us on Friday the following regulations, which, come into operation on the Ist of January.
The Chinese Government having assented in the Revised German Treaty to the experimental establishment of Bonded Warehouses at Shanghai, the following Provisional Regulations have been drawn up. They are divided into four sections, according as they affect—1', Vessels; 2°, 3°) the Custom House; and 4", the Bonded Cargo; £°.—Rules for the guidance of German 1.—After arrival and Consular Report, the Import Manifests of German vessels are to be lodged with the Customs.
When the Consul's Report has teen received, the Manifest handed in, and Per-mults to land applied for and issued, the vessel will be allowed to discharge.
3.—When import cargo has been discharged, export cargo shipped, and dues atid duties paid, the Customs Clearance will be issued. The Customs will enter on the Clearance the amount of Import Duties paid on Foreign goods and the number of which duty has not been paid, packages -of Foreign goods bonded uj Export Daties, Coast Trade Duties, Tonnage Dues the Customs will issue a Sample Permit to remain as before. open packages in bond for the purpose of 2. Rules for the guidance of Importers. taking samples.
5.—A_ distinction is lo between 16.—When the Importer desires to dis-vessel's import Foreign cargo and her Natire pose of bonded goods in Shanghai, or to cargo. While Foreign goods may be bonded re-export them to a Yangtze Port, the Cus-or not, at the Importer's option, Native toms will, upon application, issue a Duty goods "will be treated as before—i.e., Meuwo., and upon production of the Re-released upon payment of duty,—and will ceipt will grant a Release Permit, and, if not be allowed to be placed in bond. required, a Yangtze Export Permit.
6.—Foreign goods may, at the Importer's to re-export bonded goods to a Treaty port, 17.—Upon application from the Importer option, be either treated as before—ie., pay duty and be released—or may be other than a Yangtze Port, or to a Foreign bonded, The Importer must, state on his port, the Customs will issue a Release Per-Import Application—in addition to the} iit and an Export Permit, description, number of packages, weight, 18.—The Customs will enter on the and value of the goods—on which goods he Clearance of each German vessel the wishes to pay duty and on which he wishes amount of Import Duty paid, and the m to defer payment, in order that the Customs may know whether to issue a Duty Memo. ber of Packages placed in bond on which payment of duty is deferred. or a Bonding Permit.
19.—The form of Bond to be entered Discharge Pernit will be held to be an Local Rule 1.—An application for General into by the perpaions of the Bonded Warehouse, the books to be kept there, application for importation on payment of the arrangements for either permanently duty.
[The Importer must in all cases obtain stationing Customs Officers at the Warehouse or for periodical inspection, as, well a Bonding Permit before landing his cargo as the rule for the daily routine of work at and placing it in bond. the Warehouse, will be decided by the Local I.—Goods for which a Bond-Shanghai Customsas circumstances require. ing Permit is issued must be taken direct 20.—In the Quarterly Returns of Re-to the Bounded Warehouse. venue the duty paid on goods released 8.—If the Importer wishes to take sam-from boud is te be entered in the Return ples of goods placed in bond, he must first for the current quarter; and inthe Annual obtain Sample Permit from the Customs Trade Returns such goods are to be enter-before opening the packages. The Bouded ed under their proper flag. Goods remain-Warehouse Keeper will, upon production ing in bond are to be treated, as regards of this Sample Pernit, allow the packages j these Returns, as not yet imported. to be opened and samples taken, and Rules to be observed by the Proprietors the original packages will then be closed of Bonded Warehouses. in whatever way the Importer and Warehouse Keeper may agree upon. pointed by the Shanghai Customs to store 21,.—The proprietors of Warehouses ap-9.—When the Importer wishes his foods, oF any portion of thet, to be re-goods in bond must enter into Bonds in which they bind themsel: leased "from bond, he must supply the ions of the Shai Customs with a description of the goods, no good 6 number of packages, weight, value, date of Warehouse without a Permit, and that, bonding, name of importing veseoi, desti-once in the Warehouse, goods shall not be of exporting vessel, etc., opened or released without the proper when applying for Duty Memo., Release Permit; and in the event of goods being so Pernit, or Shipping Permit. Goods for opened or released without Permit, the sale in' Shanghai, or for re-export to a said proprietors bind themselves to pay a Port, must. pay Imp rt Duty be-fine of so many times the duty leviable on released from bond. If intended the goods concerned. for re-exportation to other Treaty ports, Local Rule I.—Bonded Warehouses shall or to a Foreign port, they will not be be exclusively reserved for the storage of required to pay duty before quitting bond. bonded goods.
veal Rule I.—Gvods for which @ Permit Local Rule 2.—Warehouses now authorise to Ship in Bond fomedoly po) or a Per-nit to Withdraw from Bond for Shipment ed by the hope om Customs to store goods in bond are as follows, viz, is issued must, in case of failure of ship-Warehouse No. 14 at the China Merment, be taken direct to the Customs Jetty chants' Steam Navigation Company's Lower for examination; application to withdraw Hongkew Wharf, for the storage of bonded from bond for import must then be made cargo ex vessels moored at. that wharf, and for such shut-out cargo. where arrangements will be made for the 10.—Goods removed from the Bonded Warehouse without Permit will be con-goods, water-borne, from vessels not moored reception, Ianding,, and storage of bonded fiscated, and the proprietors of the Bonded at that wharf.
Warehouse will be responsible for the The bonding of other Warehouses will amount of the duty leviable. be made known to the public by a Notifica-1L.—Twelve months is proposed as the tion displayed at the Custom House. limit during which goods may remain in Local Rule 3.—Each door of every bond. If not applied for by the Importer Bonded Warehouse shall be marked in con-the expiration of that, period, the prospicuous letters with the word Bonded prietors of the Bonded Warehouse must and each such door will be provided by the pay the Import Duty and remove the goods Customs, but at the expense of the Ware-elsewhere. house proprietor, with a second lock, the 12.—The insurance of bonded goods, "key of which shall remain in the hands of Warehouse charges, and indemnity for fire the Customs Officers. or loss, are matters to be arranged between the proprietors of the Bonded Warehouse houses must keep books, the form of which 32. "ihe proprietors of Bonded. Ware and the Importers, and do not concern the will be determined by the Customs, in Customs. which must be recorded particulars of all Regulations to be given effect to by the goods which enter and leave the Warehouse, Customs.
1@.—Seeing that German vessels will as zal as fall apiece} ae opening of pad for the pur taking samples, arrive with cargo which is, and with cargo Cestonae Diets clathrate: which is not, to be bonded, the Customs must first receive the Consular Report and bey hocrense st tie Warehouse or comin; timon have access to, anil be at liberty to for the purpose of inspection, " shall at al Import Manifest before issuing Permits to discharge, ete. examine, both books and cargo without 14.—On application from the Importer hindrance on the part of the proprietors of to bond Foreign is, the Customs will issue the Bonding Permit with the Permit 24.—Goods for which the Importer has te Land, obtained a Bonded Permit will be checked
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.