The New York herald., 1872-02-05
IMPORTANT TO. SHIPPERS.

New Customs Regulations In the United
states Of Colombia -Iscreased Rates Of
Duty-How Merchants Arc Trapped
What Must Be Done to Avoid ImpOsi.
tiOn.
Recent changes In the customs regulations OF
Colombia are OF SUCH important and complicated
nature TO call for strict attention on the part OF
merchants doing business with those States. The
changes have been made, but what end they SUBJ
serve. unless to impose on shippers who may be
ignorant thereof Is difficult 10 divine. Al
though the new regulations came into force very
recently several thousand dollars have already been
lost by New York merchants under the rules
adopted. In accordance with these rules II Q mer-
chant ships TO Colombia one case containing five
dollars worth Of goods Subject TO duty tunder
the old law OF sav twenty per cent and ive
hundred dollars worth OF goods subject to duty Of
say i've per cent he must pay the highest rate on
the whole, while at the same time system OF fines
has been imposed for almost every conceivable
breach OF the regulations. The following are the
new regulations:-
"If package contains merchandise subject to
diferent dutles the whole package must pay the
highest rate corresponding with the merchandise
III the weight as ascertained at the Custom House
exceeds that expressed In the invoice duties must
be paid by the tormer and II the excess Is i've per
cent or more nne OF ten per cent IL imposed"
"Duties are paid by the weight OF the INVOICE II It
~ mOIc tuau tudL 6bCeIt8lneu at Tile custom house..
"lf the consular invoice does not express the
gross weight and the contents OF each package the
duties are liQuidated at f0rty.1ve cents per kllo-
| gramme ano ten per cent nne."
"If the consular invoice Is wanting in any of the
necessary data as Will be fully specified In this CIR
cular, the goods will De charged with ten per cent
over and above their duties"
''The contents OF each package must he expressed
In the Consular Invoice a. JOlOWs-Name quantity
and texture OF each manufactured article. COnse-
quentlyit Is not Sufficient to say cotton wine,
paper &C., because printed cotlons pay duty torty
D0R0tanas, bramanteS &C.. pay only twenty cents.
hed wines not IN cases pay only five cents per
kil0gramme, while other Kinds pay twenty cents.
UnslZed printing paper s free OF duty while other
Kinds pay nve cents per KlOgramme.n
"lf the conSlgnee does not receive Consular in.
voice, Dut one mas been received at the custom
House, then the goods described therein Will pay
i've per cent over the regular duty but II neither
Custom House nor cOnsIgnee has received the in
voice, tnen tne goods VIII pay forty-fve cents per
kilosramme anu fine OF ten per cent"
"In making shipments to this country 1t Is neces
Sary to observe the following rules:-
Merchandise paying different rates Of duty must
not be packed together.
Triplcate invoices must be made containing the
following necessary data
FTSt-The name OF the vessel.
SecOnd-The name OF the port of shipment
Third-The name OF the port OF destination.
FOttrth-The name OF the shipper
Ftfth-Tne name OF the consgnee.
StLtt-The mark and number OF each package.
SeUenth-Descriptlon OF same, II bales boxes or
barrels.
Eionin-A perfect enumeration Of the contents Of
each package
Ninh-The exact gross weight in French kilo-
grammes of each package.
Tentt-The total amount Of invoice.
The invoice containing the above data must be
certified In tripllcate by the Colombian Consul at
the place Of Shipment one Of these copies must
be sent by the shipper to the cOns1gnee OF the
goods In the same vessel In which the goods are
embarked"