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cent, including the 75 per cent surtax. 20/ Greece reserves the right to convert the specific rate to an ad valorem rate not to exceed 20 per

cent, including the 75 per cent surtax. 21 Greece reserves the right to convert the specific rate to an ad valorem rate not to exceed 30 per

22/ The luxury tax is reduced from 100 per cent ad valorem to 25 per cent of the c.i.f. value.

Concessions Obtained from Haiti

In the negotiations with the Republic of Haiti, the United States obtained concessions on 51 tariff items. The trade covered by these items, besed on 1947 data, was $3,769,000, or 15 per cent of total United States exports to Haiti. Reductions in the rates of duty were obtained on 9 per cent of the trade covered, bindings of present rates on 83 per cent, most of which are already moderate rates, and duty-free bindings on 8 per cent.

Concessions granted by Haiti to third countries indirectly benefit United States trade to the extent of 1,800,000, or 7 per cent of total United States exports to Haiti in 1947. Thus, total advantages to the United States resulting from the Haitian negotiations may be estimated at 22 per cent of our export trade to haiti or approximately 5,302,000, based on 1947 data.

Under the provisions of the 1935 Trade Agreement between Haiti and the United States, imports into Haiti from the United States of products covered by the Agreement have been subject to a 5 per cent emergency Surtax rather than the 20 per cent Emergency Surtax applicable to most other countries. At the request of Haiti and for the purpose of simplifying the collection of duties, the United States agreed to permit the uniform collection of a 20 per cent Emergency Surtax. However, the rates of duty on those items formerly subject to the 5 per cent surtax have been adjusted downward in order that the customs charges should not exceed those being collected at the present time.

Items subject to ad valorem or compound duties at present exempt from the 3 per cent tax on imports will continue in this status unless an equivalent tax of 3 per cent is established on the cost of production of similar articles of local manufacture.

Agricultural Products

In view of the agricultural character of the Haitian economy and the moderate level of duties, the concessions obtained on agricultural products took the form of bindings against increased duties. Such assurances were granted on beef and pork, pickled in brine, smoked, or salted; lard; cereals of oats; fresh apples, grapes, and pears; raisins, prunes, and apricots; certified seed potatoes; canned peaches, pears, apricots, berries, cherries, apples, and fruit salad; cheese; butter; evaporated, condensed, or powdered milk; malted milk; tinned or potted meats including preparations of such meats with or without vegetables or other simple ingredients; and syrups for the preparation of beverages.

Machinery; Electrical Equipment; Office Appliances

As a result of concessions granted by Haiti to the United States, a number of machinery items were transferred from the dutiable to the free list. These are oil-extracting machines for nuts and oleaginous seeds; wood-working machines including sawmills, planing and edging machines; cigar, cigarette, chocolate, hat and shoe machinery and metal-working machines; well-drilling machinery; and brick and soap-making machinery. The continuation of dutyfree treatment was assured on agricultural machinery and implements and printing presses, paper-cutting machines and other apparatus, devices and

accessories for printing. A binding of the present rates of duty was granted on textile machinery; power and hand cranes; turntables; elevators; power pumps; machines for boring and excavating; stone crushers; concrete mixers, and similar machinery; electrical machines; apparatus and appliances for and industrial use; radios; sewing machines and parts;/calculating and other

computing machines including parts, accessories, and ribbons. Automotive Products

The Haitian tariff item for passenger automobiles was divided into three sub-items covering various price brackets. The rate on automobiles valued at less than $1,800 CIF Haiti was bound at 15 per cent ad valorem with a downward readjustment of this rate to provide for the imposition of the 20 per cent Emergency Surtax. Practically all of the dutiable imports by Haiti of automobiles are valued at less, than $1,800 CIF Haiti. The rate on automobiles valued at from $1,800 to $2,500 CIF Haiti will be 17.6 per cent ad valorem while automobiles valued at over $2,500 will be charged 21.9 per cent. The duty on trucks was bound, and the rate on passenger buses was reduced by 33-1/3 per cent. A binding was obtained on automotive parts and accessories, including batteries.

Ketals and Manufactures

A reduction of the duty from 15 per cent to 10 per cent ad valorem was obtained on plain tin plate, and the rate was lowered from Gourdes 0.50 to Gourdes 0.25 per kilo on stoves and ovens for use with gas, oil, or other liquid fuel. Spades, picks, axes, and other agricultural tools were bound the duty-free list. Dutiable items bound at current rates are conduits;

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pipes and accessories; cast-iron stoves and ranges; hand pumps; and tools and accessories (other than apparatus) for arts and grafts,

Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Preparations

Proprietary medicines, mixed or compound, containing not over 14 per cent of alcohol, have been dutiable at Gourdes 1.33-1/3 per kilo or 33-1/3 per cent ad valorem, and others at Gourdes 4.00 or 75 per cent, In future, proprietary medicines regardless of alcoholic content will be dutiable as pharmaceutical products and medicinal preparations at a rate of Gourdes 0.58 per kilo or 11.5 per cent. Aseptic and antiseptic surgical dressings, bandages, gauze, and absorbent cotton, medicated, sterilized or not, will be dutiable at Gourdes 0.25 per kilo rather than at Gourdes 0.75 per kilo as formerly. Miscellaneous Products

The rate of duty on sailcloth was reduced from Gourdes 1,00 per kilo or 20 per cent ad valorem to Gourdes 0.50 per kilo or 10 per cent ad valorem, Bindings of the rates of duty were conceded on rubber tires and tubes, and on plain glass and plate or cylinder glass, polished, beveled, or engraved. A new tariff sub-item was created by Haiti at the request of the United States to cover photographic films reimported after being processed outside of the country. Imports of such films will be permitted duty free,

Other Benefits Obtained

United States exporters will benefit from a number of concessions granted by Haiti in the Annecy negotiations to countries other than the United States. A binding of the current rate has been granted on cotton yarn and thread, fabrics of artificial silk, wearing apparel of artificial silk, insecticides,

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