Page 46 - Jamaica PO Guide 1934

42 OVERSEA MAILS; CUSTOMS DUTIES.

Parcels rcdirect.cd from one country to another will be chargeJ a fresh postage at the
rate payable t.o t.he country of destination.
Parcels should be stXurel!J and sub3tantially packed with due regard to length of journey,
conditions of transit, climatic conditions, &c.; e.g., Cflrdboard or ordinary brown paper
is not in general sufficient packing for parcels sent to places abroad. Light and bulky
articles should be packed in strong wooden cases. In some cases seals may be found
necessary; if wax is used it should be of the special quality which will withstand a hot
climate. Parcels to U.S.A. mHy not be sealed.
Parcels containing coin, anything made of gold or silver or other precious articles cannot
be forwarded to a country participating in the insurance scheme except the parcel is insured.
ParceLq containing articles of an aggregate value exceeding £50 will not be accepted for
transmission. This does not apply to insured parcels (for the limit of the value of whieh
see pages 52 to 61, col. 0).
Parcels received nt Jamaica from places over sea nre, in terms of the Post Office Law,
51 of 1908, opened at the Head Office, Kingston, for the purpose of assessing the duty
on the contents.
P>trccls are delivered in Kingston if addressed to a place within the house delivery
limit by letter carrier; if beyond such limit, at the Parcel Post Office; in the country
across the Post Office counter.
The amo\lllt of duty Mscssed on any such parcel must be paid before delivery, or before
the delivery of the parcel from the custody of the Post Office.
All complaints relating to Customs duty on parcels sh0uld be addressed to the Collcc·
tor of Customs, Kingston, as the Post Office has no control in the matter of duty.
Customs Duties (Import)
An ad valorem duty is levied on the majority of articles imported into the island by
he medium of the par.ccl post. The general rate of ar/. valorem duty is 20, 25,
nnd 30% and tho preferential rate is 15%. Shoes and articles of apparel from non-
preference countries are also subject to a specific duty-shoes, 1/- to 3/6 j:er pair;
apparel, 1/- to 12/- per doz. articles. The preference of 15% is given to goods which
arc the produce and manufacture of the following countries of the Briti!h Empire which
is held to mean and include-the United l{inp;dom, the British Dominions, territories
administered by or under t.he authority of a Dominion Government including territories
administered under n Mandate, India, Southern Rhodesia, all Colonies and Protec-
t cruLeo, lh" Mnndat."d territory of Tanganyika, the Cameroons under British Mandate;
~nd Togoland under British Mandate.
Goods imported f.rom the above named countries must ho accomfJanicd by a certificate
o origin and of Br·i!ish mam1lach1re, in order to secure the preferential rate of duty. If
desired, the certificate may be enclosed in the parcel, and a note to this effect made on
the Customs declaration. It must be distinctly underst.ood that goods mailed by parcel
post in any of the above named countries, which are not accompanied by the necessary
certificate of British manufacture, will be assessed at the genera.! 20, 25, 30% and not
the preferential rate (15%) of dut.y. The following is the form of certificate of British
manufacture required on parcels for Jamaica:-
"I, the undersigned, do hereby declare that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the contents of this parcel are-
(a) (if not a manufactured nrticle) the growth or produce of* .. .. .. . .... . . .. . . .
(b) (if a manufa.ctured article) to the extent of at least one-fourth of .the
present value of the goods bond-fide the manufacture of* . .. . ....... , . . and that
the final process of manufacture has been performed at . . .......... .. aforesaid.
.
Dated the .. ..... . .... ... ... . . day of. .. .' .. . ....... . .. 193 .
. . . . . . . . . Sender.
Witness . .. . .... ...... . . ... . ...... . . . . "
In addition to this tariff there is a specific or rated tariff which is levied on certain
articles, and also a list on which no duty is collected if the goods are from the countries
named above and on which 5% duty is levied if otherwise; and an unreserved free list.
For further information concerning rated, partially free, and whollv free articles reference
hould be made to a schedule of Customs Tariffs. .
• Insert name of part of British Empire.