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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Title:: Asia

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JAPAN: YOKOHAMA. 175 FUCHAU. (From United States Consul Gracey, Fuchau, China.) T have made inquiries regarding warehouses for storage of mer chandise in transit or in bond, and find that there are no such ware houses situated at the ports within this consular district. I am informed by the commissioner of customs at this port that there is such a warehouse in Shanghai, where the China Merchants’ Steam Navigation Company’s god owns are so used, but that these are the only buildings in China where goods can be stored in transit or in bond. Samuel L. Gracey, Consul. Fuchau, China, Avgust 4, 1004. JAPAN. YOKOHAMA. (From United States Consul-General Bellows, Yokohama, Japan.) The customs warehouse at Yokohama consists of five brick build ings, which together cover an area of 25,236 square feet. Their orig inal cost was $32,600. The warehouse was built in 1880-1883 by the Government, and is still owned and operated by the Government. Resident agents and branch firms of most foreign shippers and large Japanese importers usually take delivery of imported goods im mediately upon their arrival, and the Yokohama customs warehouse has not been used to its full capacity for some years. The warehouse stands by the customs landing place, adjoining the main customs office. The scale of charges for storage is as follows: Per month per cubic foot: Precious articles, one-half per cent ad valorem; silk and silk goods, 3 to 6 cents; drugs and explosives, 6 to 10 cents; other articles, one-half to 2 cents. All the receipts are credited to the national treasury, which defrays all expenditures, and the officers in charge are not permitted to state what these amount to. Cotton and woolen goods, sugar, bicycles, liquors, and provisions are the chief classes of goods stored. Almost all the American im porters and exporters own godowns, and therefore make little use of the customs warehouse. All nationalities are treated alike. Goods usually remain in bond about a month. They are not per mitted to remain in bond longer than eighteen months. If not re moved after due notice at the end of that period the goods are sold at auction by order of the customs authorities. Every modern facility for storing and removing the goods is pro vided. Lifting machines stand in front of the landing place near the inspection office, and this is connected with the warehouse by rail. The customs authorities detail officers to supervise the labor of the coolies, who are specially selected for work in the warehouse. There is one private bonded warehouse at Kanagawa, but informa-

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