Foreign trade zones (or free ports)

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Identifikator:: 1801857903

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-199077

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Foreign trade zones (or free ports)

Place of publication:: Washington

Publisher:: United States Government Printing Off.

Year of publication:: 1929

Scope:: IX, 322 S; Ill., graph. Darst

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Part 1. General analysis

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A2 FOREIGN TRADE ZONES Selected imports of the United States showing the percentage which comes from countries other than the country of origin—Continued Commodity Hair: BARTON capuivmapum mm smn smn Alpacea and cashmere goat... Wool: NOB. covssmepnammes Rags. ccmcecean. Waste oceans Oriental rugs and carpets. Raw SIE. ovacemeecccmonecemmmmcmssammamem—m—memem am eaana Mahogany 1088 commie sn Cork bark (unmanufactured)__....... Sd SRR Dore Waste. cco mnnnmsmmm mn Pe Diamonds: Rough uncut... ..._... IIL oe om SG SRR Glaziers. ..ocoovenee canna Pearls, not strung... ..o-o.-- Tin, ore.-cceeean- Tin, bars... Platinum: O1E8 00. con mmmmn mmm Grain nuggets... Ingots .ccoccu ae Amount in ons unless otherwise specified 1,438 18 2,306 9,438 1,937 383, 096 1,018 53,336 2,003 6 665 216, 374 ‘ 554, 274 $19, 405 pe 32,189 51,180 543,128 524 875 Value $1,417,101 19,970 | 2, 491, 400 5, 324, 375 2,148, 507 2,899, 175 (21, 755, 290 265, 452 87, 962 191 236 11, 894, 397 31, 361, 942 793, 291 5, 255, 025 187,396 38,773, 410 11, 968 7,728,189 2.0685, 626 Per cent 27 24 97 93 97 15 31 91 100 47 98 100 37 96 89 a9 ’ Square yards. 8 M feet. 4 Carats. § Ounces. MANUFACTURING In only a few of the European free ports has manufacturing been developed upon an extensive scale. In some it is restricted or pro- hibited, and in others the area of the free port is not sufficient to encourage industrial enterprises. Usually only light manufacturing, which can be carried on in the warehouses or free port buildings without resort to extensive plants, is attracted to these free zones. There are some exceptions, as will be seen from the following informa- tion concerning the development of manufacturing at the principal free ports. Copenhagen.—A large number of Danish and other firms have built offices, warehouses, and factories on leasehold ground belonging to the free port company in order to make use of the opportunities afforded them of storing, manufacturing, and exporting goods without having their activities hampered by customs regulations. The char- acter and extent of manufacturing is well shown by the following list of industries, with the number of workers employed in each. This information was collected March 8, 1913, by United States Consul General Edward D. Winslow of Copenhagen:

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