The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-14
Primary Object Of /! attest Regu-
iations Is To Secure Accur-
aoyin Statistics
SHIPPERS DEctARATI0N
HAS BEEN StMPLlFlED
Revised Requirements win Go
Into Effect On First Day Of
Coming Year

4fHsz - %
Hawaii, as wen as Alaska and Porto
Rico, win be affected by the new regu
lations promulgated by the department
Of commerce at Washington, relative
to mainland export procedure an.
nohnced to become effective ON Janu.
AIRY /. These regulations have Grated
such intense interest among man,ffac-
turers and shippers of the mainland,
as well as impOrters of the territorial
and insniar possessions concerned, that
the bureau Of foreign and domestic
commerce has found II necessary 70 re,
print the new order with explanatory
text, aid copies Of this bull tin have
been received here by the office OF the
collector of customs tor distribution
TO all persons who are interested. All
mainland shipments for export to- for
cign countries, As well as Hawaii,
Alaska and Porto Rico, win be affected
by the new regulations.
Accuracy OF statement and c0molete.
ness Of description In export statistics
are the primary. Objects OF the new pro-
cedure. Heretofore tn. uata received
by the bufeau Of foreign and domestic
commerce frequently have been elatR;
ing in these respects, largely by srea-
son of the fact that interior shippers
consign to their agents at the seaboafd
for export goods nnaccompanied by
adequate descriptions for use In max.
ing export declarations. The new regu.
lations seek TO remedy this defect.
Complete Returns important Il
The impoTtahce Of detailed and ac-
cuTate returns as basis Tor the stats.
tical information publisheat by, the
bureau of foreign fand domestic Com,
EImeree is apparent When it is realized
that the export trade Of the country
now exceeds $4,000 100000 annually
and Is rapidly increasing. With Erac
tically all commodities participating in
that growth, interest in commercial
procedure is widespread and TO meet
the demand for authoritative instruc
tions regarding Tho new requirements
, in export trade, ,lle main features Of
treasury N decision II 3 80 ,70s CONTAINING
the regulations on that subject have
been summarized as follows:
/. A simplifedi form of shippers ex
port declaration has been prescribed
alike for exports Nv rail and by yes
sell, It's So dIaNAt up as to- pfeyeHi
the disclosure pr the valae of. goods
n persons outside, the customs service
! The .lnplisste 10 Ebb fhaudsd; over u
the shipper Is age3it n The snaboard 0
to the CANNON CARRIER as proof of com
ipliaIcot With tomsfraquirements wi
contain nc statement OF value, M
on 81 To shippers Declarations 4, ,,
! p. The on h. to shippers dcclafation
for eKport hB watEg NAV be taaen Re
fore any, person authorised To admin
lister eaths and not as haretoforc ex
clusively before pthes eoIleekof OF Gus
toms at the, port Of exr urtation. Thi
will facilitate the. Preparation Of nE
port declarations nv the orii ina1 sb p
per, Instead of bv his agent at tie sea
board who is lees cognizant, OF IT,,
I character and value Of ths mer hand :,
land tho country of lual destination
Manufactures themselves, are Urged t,
stmake ont tho export dof1lrati n
Itwhereyer practicable. to assist IN W. G.
work the bureau of foreign and d mes
I tic commerce, cberrfully SUPPLIES t,
those interested Schedule n conta min,
the official classification of all merehan
ldise entering export trade
| 3. The requirements on the blrt O
common carriers have been Sdmewha
simplifcd aud hereafter copies Of tn
/ way.biIls will be accepted from tn
/ railroad companies. IN len of ear, ma nj
fcsts. In vessel rnamfests . hbtatin'
that the values arefas stated on III
shippers 'deflarations WIN be acrert",
in lieu of detailed statement Of III
J value of each shipment
1 Requirements Be Enforced
T. On ard ,ftpr Jsrrafn y. -1"1F
the legal requirement. that goods shol
mt pass out OF TIC .i,risditt'5 h Of tn
I United States until shippers deelarp
tons are presented in due form will h.
strictly enforced. Excentiau win b
made onlv when the carrier gives ben
to produce within Fifteen DAYS exp,r
tdeclarhtinns toriginalso or duplicatos
for all shiDments iGth
Compliance with the new Regulation
win impose IN hardshps ON exporter
xhn have been Observing the legal We
! duirPments. On the contrary abe
converter Is served, aud thn tob"e q,
tion of shibpers seueralIy viii aid tn
rhrreaB of frreidn ard domestic erm
neree in phblisb'"S fi'll and aecnrat
Information regardlne THE rxpa,t I, all
srd thus furnish totthe ma,mfactnrcr
Of the country an aceutate brsnes
guide, & " - En- =,s 81
! American foreign trade yt,,so to III
now hiph level Of Eve t'sI'isa taSIblr
~ the twalve months endinq with o.
tob"r, 1918. aceordirg TO hv'ires mad
n"hl'e hy the hfrear If fbreIdh an,
domestic commerce IMPORTS efhre,
chandise amoBntrd 10 Al aa1 74s,nIg
eomrayed with sI9Ssn.4l4.5al in I'll
l prnr~ dirT neriod. while exDsrts = qdrc
pstnd ss.SIR, 68l 68S. huaiRst 40 IAO
{ s47s?1 in the twelve months ondin
with 0ctober. 1914 7iu ..r -.
October ,eNnorts also ey4ehlishod
new high record r'sinp to 1914 .63s, SIS
or S33 96l $50 above VI /, forever rec ~
made in Sentcmhcr last, anu cAmnar
ing with $la47lLl7l IL Octtbir.-l0 4
and $271, 1861 ,464 in October 1918 o.
tober imports were 4S,529,62O, sgains