The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-07-01 00:00:00

NEIV COVMERCIAL CODE OF COLOMBIA.

The Natioral Journal furnishta Lhe muss of duties payable in
the putts of Colombia, with the rules of the etas:um-house, ice.
firma which we make an abstract.

Goods not subject to specific duty will pay duties on the prime
cost, or estimated value in Colombil, wilt 30 per cent. superadded.
The gods hereafter specitkil are subject to the duties respec.
afExlsl to them, it imported iu national vessels direct from
Europe or the Unitid StVCS.

Iron, in bars, pilot, spikot, and other unwrought shapes, two
dollars per quintal; mantifacturett iroi, sic dollers per ditty cop-
per,. in pigs, tour dollars per ditto; sheet copper, tour anti a lillf dol-
lars per ditto ; Champagne and Mitdeira wines, three dollars per
down ; Aladeies,
in barrel or other vessel, 18 riots per snobs ;
'red Wine, lire rink per domm ; ditto, in barrels or oilier vessels,
' tun risk per nrroba ; generous wines, 12 rick per dozen ; ditto,
i a barrels or ether vessel', ten vials per arraba ; dry wine., ten riais
per dozen ; ditto, in barrel or r vessel, eight rials per snobs ;
seam and its compounds three risk per arrol.a ; brandy or spirits,
tistilied from the grape,2o risk per doien ditto, ditto, in barrel or
611:ei vettsel, two dollars per arroba ; %Mega., eight risk per
; ditto in barrel, Mx rials per arroba; gin and floilands four vials
-per dos.; ditto, in barrels or other vessels, 2 dollars per atroba;
.17ettors in bottles, 3 dollars per dozen; eider, 6 riots per dozen;
.delto. in beard or otter vessel, 8 kids per are ; beer, in books,
lit rills per cloven ; ditto in barrel or other vessel, 8 risk per arroba ;
' kalk,boef.3 doFars per quintal; salt pork. Stloilars th.l do.; smoked
'lleef„ 12 rills per ditto; smoked pork, 20 'rk ;nit ditto ; hams,
40 risk per Mitt); all classes of salt tish 12 rills per barrel ; flour
id barrels of 8 armbis) 3 dollars per bane! ; flour (in barrels of
mrrobas), 3 dollais'per barrel; aea biscuit, 3 dollars per quintal ;
tallow (in the lump) 2 dollars per ditto; manufactured tallow,
' 3 dollars per ditto ; aniseed, 6 dollars per ditto; ; salt, 1 dollar per
-dote; gunpowder of all classes, 8 dollars per ditto; ranee, 4 vials
per bottle.
If the importation of the goods asmve detaile ! is trade it, national
euels direct from the Colonies, an additio.tal duty of 6 per cent.
• r‘payable on th.: respective articles.
gibe importation of the said ;toads be made in foreign vessels
proceeding front Europe to the United States, an additioral duty
'u4.74petcent. is payable, and if from the Culoalas, of 13 percent.
as 41e respective articles.
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After the let of September next, invoices for goods which are to
pity ad valorem duties,_ tutme be presented on arrival (excepting
saipwrecked guods), or they, Will be valued by apenaiarra. The
invoices must be accompanied with the owner's aMdavit of the
• value of the goods, or that of the consignor or agent, certified by
Inc rossul or agent of a nation on the most, friendly terms, or, in
their absence, by three merehanth
Th.. master must present immediately a signed manifest of all
• the 1 ackeges, on board, with an oath. ttwder penalty of from
200 to 1,000 dollars. In case of suspicion that the goods are under-
viaticl, the Adriumstreot of the Customs shall value them accord-
ing en the prices cprrert in the place whence they wefe sent ; and
. if they exceed by 20 per cept the value expressed in the invoice, 50
. per tem.. shah be added, and the duties ldel on the amount without
snaking them subject. however, to the regul•ir 20 per cent. At least
..see package nut of is to be examined. Goods nut expressed in
the invaice will be confiscated.

The owner may appeal from the decision of the appraiser, to
the opinion of two merchants in conjunction with two appraisers;
awl afterwards to the Governor of the pr; vines. Counterfeiting
• atteotatiops is subject to a heavy penalty. Goods must be secured
Isswe resident sureties, and the duties be paid in instalments of
tine and six mon.hs ; real in ease of non•psyment, the parties will
riliject to costa and one per cent. per month.