jcountriee——Unreasonable " require. ment of detail weights of each class': lof material in machine' motors.
Jon certain types of boxing useq aa" crates.
Venesuela—Fines imposed for crouping, and the boxes containing' the same kinds of goods and the like Jdeclaration, merely because and box weighed more than, another. (Also; Sues imposed for packing in Jone box materials taking different classifications, although the Consular invoice showed the gross ang aot weights of the different material and it being found impracticable ts pack the materials separately bejeause of the small sizes and weight. Also: possibility of confiscation of [coeds by Venezuelan Customs auth-Jorities for missing a minor detail in a complicated set of regulations).
Columbia.—A fine of $17 because of slight delay in forwarding do-
Argentine.—Imposition of a fine of $450 on a shipment valued at $187. Also: a fine of §7 on a package Hworth $26 because of delay in for~ [warding documents.
Dominican Republi, ete.—Inabitity to send "to order shipments".
Australia.—Customs duty of 60 per cent. on can-making machinery, electric tools and other types territory. machinery not produced in the
Canada—Excessive duty on print-Jed stationery for rolls for autogra hie systems, when such rolls are not: conflicting with any that their local printing industries can produce.
Australia.—The same.
Union of South Africa—The same, Other British Posscesions.—The same. (The same is true in Mexico, Brazil and Uruguay).
Portugal—The non-printing of full details of duty surtaxes, thos making it difficult to estimats' land~ ing costs.
'The above are but a few of the complaints that the members of the Manufacturers' Exporters' Associa tion have cited, Many manufacturfers being new to the "export game," allege that fines imposed for petty terrors in Customs declarations for Customs purposes are entirely unreasonable. Automobile exporters complain that import duties, surtaxes and other taxes in many' countries at the time of importation of 2 revision, turers lodge a complaint Columbia, Chile and' other South American countries at the treatment fof mixtures of cotton and all silk in duty assessment, In other countries there is claimed to be an unreasonable classification of essentials fas luxuries, upon which naturally higher, and it is alleged often prohhibitive, duties are charged.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.