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POST OFFJC:U: GUIDE.
J)l'\lf••r<:n!i!'ll r:ltc is 1; ",.. Tll.o ptefereoee _of 5 %is gi-'':n. to good~ which a;e the produce
Jaod mnnufuntuu• of th" (Qllowrog countrres of the BntlSh Emprre: Untted Kingdom,
JriMh l•'r•··· StAll, l"'.mucl:.o, Ne.<w1oundland, New ZealAnd. Cypru:', Fiji, B_ahamas, Barbados,
Hrau~h l1•H' 11 , 1 , Triuid;.~.d, Lllewa.rd Islands, Grenada, St. Lucul, St. Vtnt-ent, and Turks,
(; •f•·o.~t>ud 1:!'1) mnu IRiauds.
c.u.,cl~ imported from the above-named countrit>s must be accompanied by a certificate
or origtn and of British manufacture. in order to secure the preferential rale of duty. U
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k<ir ·d. the ttlrlificate may be enclosed in the parcel, and a note to this effect made on
ti,. Cn.otonh de•·larstion. I1. must be dis~inctly understood that goods mailed by pnrcel
po"' in un) of tile above-named oouncries, which are not sccompnnied by the nect>Ss&ry
rurtifiNte .,r British ma.nufact.ur.:, wiU be ~essell M the general (20 %) and not t.he
Jtr••rut'llntW.l rate (15%) of du~y.
In addition to this tariff there it~ a tlf>ecific or rated tariff wh.ich ie levied on oerli&in
a.rricl"~• and also a list on which no duty is collected illhe goods are from the countries
nat11ed above, and on which !i %duty is levied if otherwise, 1t0d an unresurved free list.
For Curlher information concerning rawd, parthlly free, and wholly free articles reference
.-boutd bl! made to a schedule of Customs Tnriffs.
Du ty Payable on J?epa i r~ . Etc.
Articles of any description may he se11t aw11.y frow the isla.ud und re·adrnittcd on
l'aym~t of the duty on rue ~ost, if any, of repairs, dyeing or cleuniog. or other
Jllterattoo or adjustmunt on the following contlitioDS being cor.npljed with:
1. The e.~porter sh>\11 fu.ruish the l'hicf officer of CusloDJR with notice, and with s s~lln­
oient. description in writing of the nrt.iciE's it is iotendP.d to send nway, nnd if the chief
officer of Customs l:iball think it expedient, the article sbnll th••1t he io>~pllCI«d by and
sb!fped under the s11per•ision of the proper oAker of Customs.
~. On the return of the article so expol'terl, oroa the return of an ilrticle uot so expor~d
but in respect or which it shall be esl:~blished to the sat isfa.ction of the chief offioor that it
is nn article which bad been C'-'JlOrted from thi.s island, such article may be delivered upon
the pliSSing of the necessary entries, anti payment of duty, on the cost of repair, etc.,
ii any, which must be Yerified by the production of an ~ccount or in some other way to
the satisfaction of the chief officer provided in Pvery r:a."C tlu . ..t the id1mtity of the. flrLicle
is established to the satisfaction of t h•• chief officer.
3. The parcel post being in the majority oC ea.ses tbe medium through wb.ich articles
are returned t.o the isl:md, Collectors at outports m\l;~t Iurnisb to the Collector of Custome
at Kingston a list of articles sent aw:~.y to be returnt>d as well M thll description of o.ny
a.rtides whi<•h have undergone examination before beiug ~l'nt aw:~y in nrder thM such
dll~~eription may be recorded in n register kept at Lbe Post. Office with a view to the iden-
tifi~nt.ion and admission duty free, or on payment of the duty f)D the cost of repttirs, 11t.o.,
ii tuty, on t.heir return to thi,; isltlod.
Refund of Duty.
Oooda. wnres und merchaodi~e npou which any duty under l.nw I of 11J25, shAll have
been Pl'id, ou its bt>iQg proved t.o the satisfaction of tl\c proper llfllr.,r nt Customs Lhat
a ruiat~k.e has been rua.de and that such goods are not the gOoda ordered hy the iruport.er
a nd tlut.t such goods have been returned to the exported, if duly exported within three
months of their first irnport.atiou, shall receive a drawback of the full dtllil'S paid on
importation. Application for refund of duty should be mu.de on the fol'nt provided for
the purpose, which may he had {rom lb.e Poslmaster or Collector.
Special Regulations :-1. Uni ted l<ingdom.
A.-Cash on. Delivery Svstem. A Cll.Sb. on Delivery System of parcels i$ in existea~
between this Colony and t he Unitecl Kingdom.
Parcels up to the value of £40 each may be sent either way and the value together with
the fce.s atten.d!lnt ou the exporl.!~t.ion collected from the o.ddreSi!ee, and remitted to the
eender.
A Ca.qh on Delivery parcel may only be retained at the office of dt>Stination for 15 days
from the date of arrival, after which if u.uclai01ed it is forth1vith returned to origin.
Any further inform!ltion including fees charged oon be obtained from the P~rccl Post
rOffice, Kingston, to which office the service is litni ted.