Page 47 - Jamaica PO Guide 1936

4-l OVI~ ItS EA :VH.ILS: CUSTOMS Dt;1'TES.
Parcels redirected from oue country t.o another will bo chargcu a fresh postage at tb,e·
rate payable to the country of destination.
Pt\l'CPI~ ~hou ld be so;;urely nnd subRinntinlltJ packed witb due regard to length of journey,
conditions of transit, climatic conditions, &c.; e.Q., cardboard or ordioary brown paper
is not in general sufficient packing for parcels sent to places abroad. Light a nd bulky
articles should I)C packed in strong wooden cases. Tn some cases senls may b~ fo11nd
nece,;sary; if wax is used it. should be of I he spccirll quality which will withstand a hot.
climnt(: Parcels to l!.S.A. may not be sr.!dcd.
Parcel.:; containing roin. anythiug made of gold or ~ilver or other preeious nrticles caunot
be forwn.rded to n, country purticipatin" in t he insurance ~chcmc except the parcr·lis i11s1ued.
Parcels contniuioq; Mticles of !111 aggregate vtdue exceeding £50 will not be accepted for
tra nsmission. This does not apply to iusured parcels (fur the limit of the valu<> of which.
see p:lges .54 to 63, col. 6).
Parcels received at Jamaica from piRces over sea are, in terms of the Post Office Law,
51 of 1908, opened 1\t the Head Office, Kingston, for t.hc purpose of assessing the duty
on the con tents.
Parcels nre delivered iu Kingston if 1\dd ressed to a place within the house delivery
limii by letter c:trrier; if beyond such limit, at t he Parcel P ost Office; in the country
across the Post Office counter.
The amount of du ty a!lscssed on any such parcel must be paid before delivery, or before·
the delivery of the parcel fo·orn t.he custody of the Post Office.
All comphints relating to Customs duty on parcels -h •ul t be addressed to Lhe Collec·
tor of Customs, Kingston, as the Post Office has no control in the matter of duty.
Customs Duties (Import)
An ad valorem duty is le\ried on the majority of articles imported into the island by
the medium of the par,cel post. The general rate of ud valorem duty is 20, 25,
and 30% and the preferential rate is 15% . Shoes nnd articles of apparel from non-
preference countries arc also subject to a specific duty-shoes, 1/- to 3/6 per pair;
apparel, 1/- to 12/- per doz. articles. The preference of 15% is given to goods which.
are the produce and manufacture of the following countries of the British Empire which
is held to mean and include- the United Kingdom, tbe British Dominions, territories
administered by or under the authority of a Dominion Government including territories
administered under a. Mandate, India, Southern Rhodesia, all Colonies and Protec-
t orates, the Mandated territory of Ta.ngauyika, the Camcroons under British Mandate,.
and Togoland under British Mandate.
Goods imported from the above named countries must he accompanied by a certificate
of origin and of British manufacture. 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 declarntion. It must be distinctly understood that goods mailed by parcel
post in aoy of the above named countries, which are not accompanied by the necessary
certificate of British manufacture, will be assessed at the general 20, 25, 30% and not
the preferential rate (15%) of duty. The following is the form of certificate of British,
manufa{)ture 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-
(n) (if not a manufactured a rticle) the growth or produce of* ................. .
(b) (if a manufactured article) to the extent of a t least one-fourth of the
present value of the goods bon<l·fi.de the manufacture of* . . ....... . . . . . and that
the final process of manufa1:tnre has been performed at .. ... .. .. . . ... aforesaid.
Dated the .. .. ................ day of. ..... . .... ....... 193
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. Sender.
v'i'itness ........... .. .... . .. .... ... ... "
In addition to this tariff t;here is a specific or rntcd tariff which is levied on certain
articles, and also a list on which no duty is collected if the goods arc from the .counlt·ies
named above and on which 5% duty is levied if othenvise; and ao unreserved free list.
For further information concerning rated, partially free, and whollv free articles reference
should be made to a schedule of Customs Tariffs. In Appendix D a Table is provided
showing dut.y levied on the majonty of articles usually imported through the rnediurnc
of the Parcel Post. ·
• I nsert n•me of part c.f British Empire.