Shanghai, Jan, 2.
A large number of products, of which Japan is the principal exporter, have been given preferential treat-Jment in the revised tariff promulgated the "Provisional Government" in Peiping, according to a Chinese re-Port received here yesterday.
The products on which import duties thave been considerably reduced include cigarettes, sugar, rayon products and paper. On the other hand, exports whose duties have been reduced include cotton, bristles, salt und other articles largely shipped t0 Japan.
Customs barriers erected in Hopel combat smuggling during the past few years ure to be-abolished, it is Feported. It may be recalled that cigarettes, sugar, rayon products and paper have figured prominently. in. the large-teale smuggling inthe Drastle cuts in Tariffs Peiping, Jan. 23, In comparison with the tari of the Chinese Government, the new North China tariff shows that, of the Fates cut, none was less than 25 per cent, and some as much as 75. per feet. The standard tariff on plecegoods hax been cut from $0 to 60 er cent, of which the duties on woollens are reduced by 45 per cent, Jand artificial silks by nearly 78 per Jeent. 'The duties on metal wares are fent by half, and those on fish pro-duets and Ash, all of which are supplied by Japan, have been' cut by 40) 10 30 per cent, The tariff on all cereals is now 5 per cent ad valorem, compared with the former 15 per cent, while the duties on all kinds of sugar have been cug by approximately 15 per cent. The duties on gasoline, in some! eases, have been reduced from 21 gold units to 18. The tari on sawn wood and timber has been cut by, 50 [per cent ad valorem to 25 per cent, While that on cement has been reduced by more than 75 per cent. 'The tari' on rubber boots and shoes has been cut by one-third and. that on rubber tyres by two-thirds—Reuter.
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