Source: 1899-1904 and 1914-1929, Annual Report of Insular Collector of Customs; 1905, Monthly Summary of Commerce of Philippine Islands; 1906-1907, Quarterly Summary of 1 The Manila customhouse was opened under American occupation, Aug. 20, 1898; other Philippine ports were opened to foreign trade as the military occupation was extended. 6 Phillippine tariff act effective Nov. 15, 1901 (Act No. 230 of the Philippine Commission), and the reenactment thereof (congressional act of Mar. 8, 1902) were in effect through- 7 Act of Mar. 3, 1905, and amendment of Feb. 26, 1906, were in effect respecting Philippine imports. No Philippine import tariff preference accorded any country. Philippine 8 Beginning Aug. 6, 1909, all United States products except rice, were admitted duty free into the Philippines, and all Philippine export duties on direct shipments to the United Beginning Aug. 6, 1909, Philippine products also were admitted duty free into the United States, except (a) rice; (b) Philippine products containing in value more than 20 per From July 1, 1910 to Dec. 31, 1930, importations into the Philippines for account of the United States Government services are included, since they can not be segregated from 10 From July 1, 1910 to Dec. 31, 1930, importations into the Philippines for account of the United States Government services are included, since they can not be segregated from 11 From July 1, 1910 to Dec. 31, 1930, importations into the Philippines for account of the United States Government services are included, since they can not be segregated from 12 Under the United States tariff act of Oct. 3, 1913, the duty-free admission of United States products into the Philippines was continued and the earlier exception as to rice 13 Under the act of Congress approved Aug. 29, 1916, the Philippine Legislature was authorized to enact tariff legislation for the islands, subject to the approval or disapproval of 1 TABLE 5.-Values and proportions of Philippine and United States exports reciprocally admitted duty free because of their respective origins 1 from the beginning of duty-free trade relations to the end of 1929 ! This table shows the trade in articles which are dutiable on both sides when imported from other countries. Philippine imports from the United States possessions are included. 2 Imports for account of or for sale to the United States Government services in the Philippines are included in these figures beginning July 1, 1910. The amounts of these importations can not be ascertained from public statistics; it can only be estimated that during the 192-year period, July 1, 1910-Dec. 31, 1929, they were not less than $50,000,000 for the Army alone, and possibly were much greater in amount. The amount of strictly commercial importations admitted duty free into the Philippines from the United States because of their American origin is therefore less than here indicated by the amount of importations for the United States Government service. 3 American goods were still subject to the full Philippine import duties during the first 5 weeks of this period. TABLE 6.—Estimate of scheduled duties nominally waived by the United States on Philippine exports, and by the Philippines on United States exports, from the beginning of reciprocal duty-free trade to December 31, 1929 1 Based as to sugar on the United States preferential rate on Cuban sugar. 2 Schedule duties waived on imports for account of the United States services in the Philippines are included from July 1, 1910. The amount of these imports cannot be ascertained faom published statistics and consequently the duties waived thereon can only be estimoted. It is believed thot the amount of these duties would not have been less than $7,500,000, and possibly they were much more during the period here tabulated; it is evident that duties remitted on such importations should not be considered as dtuties waived on strictly commercial shipments to the Philippines. Effectively reciprocal duty-free trade relations began under the act of Aug. 5, 1909. Year ending June 30, 1911.. June 30, 1912. TABLE 6.—Estimate of scheduled duties nominally waived by the United States on Philippine exports, and by the Philippines on United States exports, from the beginning of reciprocal duty-free trade to December 31, 1929-Continued. June 30, 1910 4. [Values in thousands of dollars; i. e., 000 omitted] Not including tobacco and tobacco products 1 June 30, 1913. Dec. 31, 1913 (6 months). 2,346 4,887 13, 230 9, 670 14,557 2, 891 17, 448 1 The preference arising through reciprocal duty-free entry of tobacco and tobacco products is but partly effective in the price received either for Philippine tobacco products in the United States or for United States tobacco products in the Philippines; therefore, the duties which would have accrued on such importtations have been entirely omitted in the last four columns of this tabulation. Duties waived in the Philippines on relatively small importations of spirits, spirituous liquors, and matches from the United States, have also been omitted in the third from last and last columns of the tabulation. 2 Based as to sugar on the United States preferential rate on Cuban sugar. 3 Scheduled duties waived on imports for account of the United States services in the Philippines are included from July 1, 1910. The amount of these imports can not be ascertained from published statistics, and consequently the duties waived thereon can only be estimated. It is believed that the amount of these duties would not have been less than $7,500,000, and possibly they were much more during the period here tabulated; it is evident that duties remitted on such importations should not be considered as duties waived on strictly commercial shipments to the Philippines. 4 Effectively reciprocal duty-free trade relations began under the act of Aug. 5, 1909. 63839-31-6 TABLE 7.-Ad valorem equivalent of estimated duties nominally waived on Philippine and American products in the United States and the Philippines, respectively 1 The extraordinarily high prices of sugar in 1920, to which a specific rate of preference was applied, account for the low level of 15.9 per cent in this year. 2 Estimated by adding 0.5 per cent to annual average of 16.28 per cent during 5 years 1922-1926. |