The Washington times., 1925-09-28
WILL MAKE
PRICES
HIGHER
Some New Rates Said to
Have Been Fixed As Basis
for Bargaining
By ROBERT S. THORNBURGH

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New German tariff duties, be-
coming effective October 1, gen.
orally speaking, will have some
what unfavorable effect on for
eign trade of the United States
with that nation, the Department
of Commerce disclosed today.
Germany, for years, has been
Americas third best foreign mar
ket, exceeded in purchasing ability
only by the United Kingdom and
Canada. For the year ending
June 80 Germany bought goods
valued at $464, 100000 from the
United States: German exports to
this country were STATEHOOD.
Sales Cut Feared
While the removal of a wide
range OF import restrictions and
some scattered reductions, will
counterbalance partially the higher
tariffs, American goods must sell
for higher prices in Germany than
under the old rates. Some reduc-
ton In American sales is feared by
officials.
Officials declared that the higher
quality Of American goods, however,
would continue to maintain their
popularity in the German market.
Removal of import restrictions are
expected to relieve trade with Ger
many OF some Of the uncertainties
and confusion that have existed
since the war.
nized as having been fixed for, bar
gaining purposes in order to force
concessions on prospective COM
mercial treaty negotiations by
which Germany hopes to get reci-
procal reductions In foreign tariff
duties with the objective OF facili-
tating the expansion of export
trade.
Under terms of the treaty be-
tween the United States and Ger
many all concessions granted by
the latter automatically will be ap-
plicable to similar goods imported
from this country. Since number
of important treaties are yet to be
is considered a big one.
In foodstuffs exports to Germany,
important tariff changes are made.
Officials said that there will be
a number of increases over existing
rates, coupled with the application
Of duties on commodities which
have entered free for ten years.
Effective Next Year
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August 1, 1926. The high rates
of pre-war tariff are put into effect
on that date, but it is anticipated
that in the course of treaty nego-
tiations now under way, new con-
Ventional reductions will be con-
ceded in all important items. Rates
under pre-war are provided until
next August.
THE German government has
promised virtually that the full
autonomous rates will not be allowed
to become effective without some
moderation" Henry L. Deimel, de-
partment tariff expert said.
AS an important license is at pres
ent required for only a few food
stuffs, the general effect of the law
Is to reimpose and In some cases
increase, the gold mark level of
protection accorded German agri-
culture and food industries before
August 1914.
The new law admits duty-free
cotton, resin, raw hides and skins,
sulphur, copper and lead. Leather
schedules are not materially changes
nor are those on rubber tires.
Increases are noted in the textile
group. Finished hardware, steam
locomotives, mining. stone boring,
textile, and milk separating
machinery, must pay more duty.
In the electric lines, increased duties
are general.
Duties on typewriters. calculators
and cash registers remain high
but removal Of import licenses
should prove a boon to exporters
Of these lines, according to officials.
In general the automobile indus.
try will meet many increases but
withdrawal of import license restric-
lions will mitigate somewhat the
higher duties. in the opinion of
experts.