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Number 19
OCTOBER 10, 1930 R e c e n t Changes i n Canada's Chemical Tariffs S. J. COOK
140 Broadway Ave., Ottawa A special two-weeks session of the Canadian Parliament, convened o n September 8, following the general elections on July 28, to deal with problems arising from the present economic depression a n d the resulting unemployment, h a s passed three measures of far-reaching importance. Canada Increases Tariff on Chemicals (1) The sum of $20,000,000 has been voted for the construc tion of public works as a means of providing immediate additional employment in various parts of the Dominion. (2) Amendments t o the Customs Act have been passed t h a t permit a departmental valuation for duty purposes of products imported into Canada under conditions that prejudicially or in juriously affect the interests of Canadian manufacturers or pro ducers. These amendments also provide that t h e "fair market value" of goods imported into Canada shall in n o case be lower than the selling price t o jobbers or wholesalers generally a t t h e time and place of shipment direct t o Canada. This legislation is directed towards preventing very large discounts from list prices which, it is alleged, was done i n order t o move surplus production into the Canadian market. (3) Tariff schedules have been revised upward t o provide for increased protection to key industries in Canada—notably the agricultural industry, including dairying and fruit and vegetable growing, the iron and steel industry, and various other branches of manufactures. D u t y increased on Sulfate of Soda Sulfate of soda, crude or salt cake, formerly o n t h e free list, is now dutiable at 0.5 cent per pound under the British preferen tial tariff, 0 . 5 cent under the intermediate or treaty tariff a n d 0.6 cent per pound under t h e general tariff. Imports into Can ada from t h e United States are dutiable under t h e general tariff. Ad Valorem iDuty on Glues Increased T h e ad valorem rates on glues of various kinds—liquid, pow dered, or sheet—and on mucilage, casein, and adhesive paste, re main unchanged at 17.5, 25, and 27.5 per cent, respectively, i n the three divisions noted above, but specific duties have been added at the rate of 2, 2.5, and 3 cents per pound. A new item provides t h a t the rates on vegetable glues shall be 17.5, 2 5 , and 27.5 per cent. Definitions of Terms for Gasoline Imports Revised Definitions of t h e items under which gasoline has been im ported into Canada have been revised. Under item 271, im ports of "oils, coal and kerosene, distilled, purified or refined petroleum, gasoline not otherwise provided for, and products of petroleum n o t otherwise provided for" were dutiable a t 1.5 cents per gallon, British preference, 2.25 cents per gallon, inter mediate, and 2.5 cents per gallon under the general tariff. I m ports under these items during the calendar year 1929 amounted to 6,375,906 imperial gallons, worth $700,458. Under t h e old free item of "gasoline under 0.725 specific gravity at 6 0 degrees temperature," the imports in 1929 were 135,558,699 imperial gallons valued at $15,096.277; and under the old item 272a reading, "gasoline, 0 725 specific gravity a n d heavier but n o t heavier than 0.770 specific gravity at 60 degrees temperature; oils, coal and kerosene, distilled known as 'engine
distillate when 0.725 specific gravity and heavier but snot heavier than 0.770 specific gravity at 60 degrees temperature, r " dutiable at 0.50, 0.75, and 1 cent per gallon, under the three divisions, re spectively, the imports in 1929 were 39,568,848 imperial gallons, valued at $4,704.201. Replacing these, there are two new gasoline items. Item 271 reads: "Distilled, refined and purified petroleum oils, coal and kerosene, gasoline, engine distillate, naphtha, and products of petroleum, not otherwise provided for, lighter than 0.8235 spe cific gravity a t 60 degrees temperature" (Fahrenheit), and the new rates are 2 cents, British preference, 2.25 cents, intermediate, and 2.5 cents per gallon under the general tariff. Item 272 reads: "Natural casing head, compression: or absorp tion gasoline, lighter than 0.6690 specific gravity at 60 decrees temperature, when imported by distillers of petroleum for blend ing with other gasolines distilled in Canada." This item i s on the free list. Import Duty o n Magnesite Increased. Duties on "magnesite, caustic, calcined or plastic magnesia" have been raised from free, 2 0 and 25 per cent to 20,. 25, a n d 25 per cent. "Deadburned or sintered magnesite," formerly free undea: the British preferential tariff b u t dutiable a t 10 and 17-5 per cent
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