The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-11-26
TARIFFS ON CHRISTMAS
GIFTS SENT ABROAD

Washington. Nov. 26.-Mauy weeks
In advance the preparations are made
Tor the international tours uf santa
Claus. Americans who are planning
TO send Christmas presents To persons
In foreign countries want to be sure
that those who receive the gifts viii
not he compelled to pay any charges.
Many letters come annually 10 Wash
ington, asking what To do t. avoid
any difficulties The communications
have already begun 10 arrive. and ar.
being answered by the bureau Of for
'etgn and domestic commerce. DEPART
ment OF commerce.
The writer's OF these letters which.
before the end OF the year. will have
come from every part of the country.
are particularly interested in tariff
rates which MUST be paid on gifts la
the lands &C. which they are ent
Many express regret tina there should
be- such a thing az q foreign tarin in
the season OF generous giving. Som,
indicate that they think the charges
are really omitted. They believe that
during the holidays the barriers are
torn down.
The truth. however. must be told in
replying To these inquiries. and the
bureau is compelled TO inform It's cor
respondents that whatever the custom
tax Is in any foreign lane on any class
OF presents. that tax is collected In
every season.
Many persons who write to Wash
ington, asking for tariff rates I'm par
ucu!ar countries, fail to specify the
kinds Of articles hat are 90 be sent
abroad as Christmas gifts u IL quite
necessary that such details should De
given ia order 10 learn the amouut
Of the AK The bureau cannot send
Out an entire tarin schedule in answer
90 each letter. and even DO 10 did. very
few persons would know what 10 do
with it after they received the oocu-
ment
The FIRST Of the 1918 letters arrived
on November n. and was addressed
Co the treasury department The
writer asked Tor the rate ON christ
mas gifts 10 Canada. ana the bu.
rcau Of foreign and domestic COM
mc:ce. to which the matter was for
wardcd was unable 10 reply until 30
was known whether 30 was some me-
chanical toy Tor "a child q diamond
stick pin Tor au absent friend Vr a
warm rurmcnt for SOM, deserving
person that Wus o. Dee sent ls "a pi
across the national boundary 4
large proportion of the letters usual
Is received have this same defc.t
They are sent To- various departments
iu Washington every christmas sct-
suu. Hut all come eventually 90 tho
bureau which has the desired lufor-
nation
Many persons Iu the past huv,
asked what method should De adopted
boz order that tho TARIFF charge might
Dee paid at th, point co. shipment In
this country uE the aI,cr ui ;n, Gift
AIl such queries have been answered.
uniformly with the statement that
there Is uu direct wll .u which the
import duty charged 10y another couu.
tt' can Doe paid here but O! the ppCl
q Is placed boz charge ~ am expire
company provision cam uc made ful
payment of du,s OBJ. the ,Nprcss agent.
abroad
Although thcr, BE- uu exemption.
from custom house ,b1rzoa for Christ
mas gifts. there tr, SOME conditions
under which certain Gifts soiug from
country tu country mas escape pas
mcut. some governments rule that
wedding present. brought in ny SUBJ
lc.ts shall not b, taxed. some also
exempt possessions that ar, part Of
am inheritance But the season 81
universal giving rs not on the tariff
calendar as one when the when the
pathways between the nations shall
ar cleared GO distractions