The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-10-26
DESCRIBE
What You Offer to Export the
Federal Government
Tells You.


WASHINGTON, d. G., oct. 2s-
Exporters, manufacturers preparing
material for expectation, and trans.
portation companies carrying mer.
chandise of this character viii be in.
terested in circular just issued by
the Bureau of Statistics. Department
Of Commerce and Labor. 1t aclls
the attention Of persons forwarding
merchandise from the interior for
expectation at the seasbord or bor-
der ports to the Importance of ac-
companying the same with proper
and detailed description. The Of
fetal export manifest" supplied TO
the collector OF customs by the ex-
port agent or other person at the
port at which the merchandise
leaves the country is necessarily the
sole reliance OF the collector of Gus
toms for the description which he
forwards to the Bureau of Statistics,
and upon which that bureau must
base the information which it gives 20
the public regarding the character
of merchandise exported. Thous-
ands OF copies OF this circular are
being distributed to exporters, a
large proportion of them being for
warded by the transportation oom-
panies and export agents. 1t is the
desire Of the Bureau of Statistics
that all presons engaged in or con-
templating entering the export trade
should carefully study and comply
with the law and regulations gov
erning the description of exports.
The Importance OF thorough I'M
derstanding of this subject is Illus
trated by the following extracts from
the laws and regulations quoted by
the circular letter in question:
Before clearance shall be
granted for any vessel bound to
foreign place Tor contiguous terri
tory of the United States) the col
lector of customs shall require the
owners, shippers, or consignors OF
the cargo to deliver to him manifests
of the cargo or the parts thereof
shipped by them, respectively, which
manifests shall specify the kinds
and quantities of articles shipped by
them, respectively, the value OF the
total quantity of each kind
and the foreign country in which
such cargo is truly intended to be
landed. The manifests shall be YER
flied by the oath OF the person b.
whom they are respectively made
ana subscribed" (Revised statutes,
387, and Act of April 20, 1902; Gus
toms Regulations 1908, Art 1860
"The merchandise must be de-
scribed in specific and not in general
terms. Such designations as fruit
provisions groceries. meats,
canned goods, hardware ma
chinery, etc, or any other general
terms must not be used.
The quantities in all cases where
practicable must be speci-
fed" tcustoms Regulations 1908,
Art. 1860
Agents of steamships, transport
tation companies, and others at
points OF shipment on the seaboard
to whom is consigned merchandise
on through bills of lading, or other
wise from interior ports for export.
should require the owner or ship
per at the interior or initial point
of shipment to accompany the mer-
chandise with list thereof or trans
nit by mail such list to the con-
signee of argent who is to clear the
merchandise at the seaboard port for
his information in preparing a
proper manifest for the clearance OF
goods. This list will show the
kinds. quantities. values and coun-
try Of ultimate destination of the
articles" CCustoms Regulations
1908. Art. 1000
Persons desiring copy or copies
of the circular above described may
obtain the same free Of charge by
application to the Bureau OF sta
tistlcs, Department OF Commerce
and Labor
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