The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-10
ITALIAN IMPORT
RESTRICTIONS

The war trade board announce, for
the information of exporters in the
United States. that they have been
informed of the following regula-
tons governing the Importation of cot
ton into Italy;
"The Italian ministry Of commerce
in Rome no longer require from ltal-
ian epinners a permit to buy in order
TO demonstrate that tho purchase OF
said cotton had been completed prior
to i he delivery of the cotton on board
the vessel, provided that tho quantity
Of cotton purchased remains within
the limits already established for the
total yearly importation of cotton into
Italy.
From now on, therefore. italian
spinners are Authorized to buy cotton
float or lying in bales at war houses
In Italian ports.
american firms are. therefore,
notified that the arrival of unso1d
cotton in Italy will he permitted; but
it can he released from warehouses
only when IL has been ascertained that
it was sold 10 Italian spinners and
upon the exhibition by said spinners
of regular permit to buy, TO be
secured from the Utfic!O Cotoni Of the
italian ministry Of commerce in Rome.
Import permit would then be granted
70 Italian buyers.
fSrhe contracts of sale must he stip-
ulated directly with the Italian spin
ners in dollars. Therefore American
firms making shipments of cotton on
consignment cannot draw upon their
agents for the purpose OF getting the
pawn ent of the cotton prior to the
final settlement NJ the sale
In making this announcement the
war trade board wish TO call atten-
tion 70 the fact that they are not in
q. position to speak authoritattvely on
foreign import restrictions, out are
merely transmitting the above -infor
NATION for the convenience Of those
on the war trade boards mailing list.
Inquiries with regard to foreign I'm
port regulations should be addressed
ia the bureau of foreign and domestic
commerce, department OF commerce.
Washington. n &. rs tt1--t bureau en-
deavors to keep Informed on the i'm
port regulations Of foreign govern
nents
Shipments Through Holland.
The war trade board announce the
following regulations governing ship
rnents in transit through Holland.
These regulations are IN addition 70
those prescribed in war trade board
ruling 757 issued May -, 1919.
States in transit through Holland des-
tined for Belgium, Alsace-Lorraine
Switzerland, or the territory occupied
by the allied forces on the left bank
of the Rhine. must he consigned to
the interallted trade committee at
The Hague for account of named
sub-consignee in the country of ulti-
mate destination.
(2) Exporters should designate on
the bills of ladng the name OF the
forwarding agent who viii handle the
trans-shipment in Holland. and to
whom the iudorsed bills OF la3iug
should be delivered by the fnter-allied
trade committee st The Hague.
fS) If the inter allied trade com
rnittee is not in receipt Of any CON
signee thereof or from the bank or
person who makes delivery Of the
bills Of lading TO the 7. A. r c.. as
to whom the Endorsed bills OF lading
are 10 he delivered. the inter-allied
trade committee. without assuming
any responsibility whatever for the
merchandise. Will hand the bills Of lad
10 forwarding agent of its on selee-
ton In Rotterdam.
a. The right is reserved by the
Inter allied trade committee to require
the person To whom the Endorsed bills
OF fading are handed to furnish
satisfactory guaranty that the goods
Will reach their intended destination
80 The right is reserved ny the
war trade board to request the inter-
allied trade committee to withhold
Endorsement of bills Of 1ading, should
any unforeseen circumstance occur.
f6} No charge will he made by the
inter-ailled trade committee for It's
services in ind0rsinr hills Of }adfrC