New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-13
NATIONAL CAPITAL TOPICS.
INST RUCTIONS TCCUsToMS COLLECTORS.
TREASURY ORDERS RELATIVE TO THE ENTRY AND
AppRAfeFNrNT OF MERCHvNDIsE.

INST RUCTIONS t. CUSTOMS COLLECIOkS
TREASURY ORDERS RELATIVE TO THE ENTRY AND
APrRAfsr,.NT OF MERCHvNDIsE.
WASHINGTON, A,ril 1.-THE Secretary of the
Treasury has issued following instructions to customs
officers in REGARD tohe entry and sppraisement of i'm
ported merchandise Section OF the act Of March 3,
1883. having abrosted the duties charges incident
10 shipment and transportation Of the goods, etc. the
sole element OF ditiable value is the actual market
value or wholesale price OF the merchandise in the prin
cpal markets ofthe country whence exported and at the
date Of exportson Existing decisions hold that this
value Is TO be tiken I'm the condition in which the mer
fhsndise il ordinarily bought and sold in the foreign
market and ia which the is actually imported But
some inpOrtes claim that items which, under the rulings
of this Depa men are assigned 10 the category OF
ket value are charles incident the transportation
the merchant Sc, and so arc not duable These Items
sDpear in the invoices bur in many cases arc deducted
In the entry and restoration OF addition by the ap-
praser docs not under decision BIAS, entail the add
tioual duty of 20 per cent imposed by Section $500,
when such addition restoration exceeds by 10
N the entry This system seems 10 have led TO cotnp-
cations between importers and the CUstom House ohces
ana in instances ia delivery OF the mercn~huse
without payment OF the tull amount ef duty
Merchandise duly iuvoiced cannot be entered at less
tlan It's invoice value Where invoices snow items "llcn
durable charges but which tine appraiser ON other is
OF siar goods may have reported as belonging
20 the dntia0le value OF the nerchahdSe, you viii re-
uuirs the entries 20 include such items and deposit OF
duties Will be exacted such fun invoice value subject
Of course to revision by the appraiser OF such value
who VII be at liberty to To- exclude IRON i hs
class specified which, In his opinion, may
he dUabe Advances Gu invoices to make dutiasie
value should be IN terms such addition aud he form
OF the appraisers may well be add to make duta-
bic value whether the addition be TO tAe value OF the
merchandise per account of disputed iteas 0f the
character specified and II account or the latter, the
addition may be made to appear IN the appraisers
return thus add make dutable value, as per in
voice The reported by the appraiser as the
dutabe value The merchandise, whether II does or
do include items claimed by the importer to be
n n-du' liable Will be regarded the value OF the mer-
Oh ndiso subject change by appeal II desired, by
return items "a, their Judgement pertain 10 mar
ket value under existing decisions. III the
value thus fixed exceed by 10 per cent
or more the value stated in the entry,
20 additional duty will be added under Section
2 300 Revised Statutes The importer has also his rem
ely against the inclusion of doubtful items Of the charac-
ter specified by protest, appeal and suit
The adoption OF these suggestions WILL II Is believed.
ohvlate q great tue difficulties existing.
These Instructions will effect May 1854, and
will lake special pdas 10 cause their due publicity
before time, hat importers know the require
Of and their rights in the premises Decision
b,74s Is modified accordingly"