Warehouses in foreign countries for storage of merchandise in transit or in bond

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Identifikator:: 863514456

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-45340

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Warehouses in foreign countries for storage of merchandise in transit or in bond

Place of publication:: Washington

Publisher:: Government Printing Office

Year of publication:: 1905

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (206 Seiten)

Collection:: Economics Books

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118 WAREHOUSES IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. GLASGOW. (From United States Consul Taylor, Glasgow, Scotland.) There are 56 customs and excise warehouses in Glasgow for the storage of dutiable merchandise. As the buildings are nearly all very old and vary considerably in size, it is not possible to get even approximate information regarding dimensions and original cost. All the warehouses are under the control of the Government. Before any building can be used as a warehouse it must be approved by the commissioners of customs, who are located in London. The consent of these commissioners must also be obtained before a ware house is erected or extended. Any party may apply for the approval of a building to be used as a warehouse, and an orcler of approval will be issued to such party, provided the said commissioners are satisfied that the building is properly constructed for use as a warehouse, that the size is sufficient for the trade of the place, and that it is desired and considered suita ble by persons requiring warehouse accommodation, and provided also that the applicant files a bond, with one or more sufficient sure ties, for $15,000 at least for a general warehouse or vault, or for $5,000 for a bottling or repacking warehouse when separate from a general warehouse. The object of this bond is to secure to the Gov ernment payment of duties. There is no maximum limit as to dimensions, but, except under spe cial circumstances, no warehouse is approved in which there are less than 5,000 superficial feet of available storage room. The warehouses in Glasgow are owned and conducted by mer chants and public storekeepers. Formerly the Government owned some of the warehouses here, but now it does not own a single one. The Government does not directly control the relations between the owners of the warehouses and their patrons by fixing charges for storage or the like. Their control, exercised through the customs and excise officials, is directed to the securing of the duties payable on the merchandise. The services rendered by the owners of the warehouses consist in receiving and caring for the goods, attending on the customs and excise officers during any examination, sampling, or other operation in connection with the goods and delivering the goods up when their removal from bond is desired. They are answerable to the owners of any goods that may be deposited in their warehouses for their safe custody and for their proper delivery. They are also responsible to the Government for the duties on the goods. The owners of warehouses are not restricted in the charges to patrons, but while each owner draws up his own scale, competition renders the charges fairly uniform. Scales of charges for storage at (1) a tobacco warehouse and (2) a general warehouse are inclosed " and may be taken as representative of the charges prevailing at all the warehouses. All goods subject to duty are stored, but chiefly wines, spirits, tea, tobacco, sugar, and dried fruits. The length of time the goods a On file in the Bureau of Statistics, Department of Commerce and Labor.

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