(HILE—PROPOSED NEW CUSTOMS TARIFF.
Translation of a Bill, as passed by the Chilean Chamber of Deputies,
containing a Proposed New Customs Tariff for Chile; to which
the Rates of Duty leviable under the Present Tariff have been
added, as far as possible, for purpose of Comparison.
Article 1.—Foreign products or merchandise, when" imported for consumption in the
country, shall be subject to the following Customs duties, excepting where classified
as free :—
CUSTOMS TARIFF.
| Rate of Duty.
Proposed Tariff Classification. {
| Present. | Proposed.
; : |
SECTION 1. Pesos cts. | Pesos cts.
ANIMAL MATERIALS. |
A.—Live Animals.
Per head. Per head.
1 Cattle, female ... ff As a Sie 5 Gia 12 00 12 00
2 Cattle, male ) i & oe | 16 00 | 16 00
3 Sheep 2 00 2 00
: { 2.90% }|
4 Horses ... us - a, ol oe 2 ~~ 11 2% oot Jl 10 00
5 Goats 0 25 1 00
6 Asses 0 50 5 00
7 Mules i oa 2 2 Sve Sin wr 2. 50 10 00
3. Pigs Ne re 3 oe 5 a i «| BY ad valorem. | 5 00
9 Beasts of burden and their trappings, for carrying either
riders or merchandise os Ses i ine ars Free. | Free.
10 Other live animals not mentioned ... oa ok ... | BY ad valorem. | Free.
11 Animals imported from abroad by sea or by passes which | |
are served by railways or which are near to railways |
shall pay an additional duty of 12 pesos per head in the
case of cattle, horses or mules, and 3 pesos in the case
of sheep or pigs. The President of the Republic shall
determine which frontier mountain passes come within
the foregoing category. |
B.—Alimentary Products.
12 Meats, fats, intestines, fish and shell fish in brine, in | Per kilog. (gross).
barrels ; dried fish and shell fish in whatever receptacle (See below.) | 0 20
Per Eilog. (yross).
Beef or pork, in brine or salted a. pe 5 0 09 | 2k
Herrings, preserved in brine, tn barrels i) 35% 0 19% a
Dried fish, of all kinds ... Son i i he 0 16 Fa
Per Lilog. (gross).
13 Fresh meats, fish and shell fish, whether frozen or not ... [309 ad valorem. 0 18
Preserves : « [Per kilog. (gross).
14 Of meat, soups, fish and shell fish, not specially ! 0 788 § 0 80
mentioned sik He il es oe 2] {
15 Of fish roes (caviar Le 29s i a 1 95 92 00
* Imported by land. + Imported by sea.
I The corresponding note in the existing Tariff provides that “cattle imported from abroad by sea are to pay an
additional duty of 10 pesos per head.”
§ “Of meat, or containing meat, of game, of soup, and others, not specified, prepared by cooking or any other process.”
| «Of fish or shell fish, in any form, not specially mentioned.”
NOTE.—It is to be understood that where italic type is used in the “Proposed
Tariff Classification” column the reference is to the classification established by the
Tariff at present in force.
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