Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 7, 1903

Signed at Shanghai, October 8, 1903.

Shanghai Aug. 29th 1902.

Note.—To accompany slip prints of the treaty between the United States and China for the extension of the commercial relations between them.

Your Excellencies,

With reference to the New Tariff which has just been signed, this note puts on record that the following words have been erased from Rule: II of the Rules at the end of the Tariff;—“Samples in reasonable quantities & certified to be for show, & not for sale; Government stationary for Consulates in China, passengers’ baggage for bona fide private use; circulars, &c, distributed gratis of Mercantile houses; and private effects (not including wines, stores & tobacco) of individual foreigners imported by themselves for their own personal use & not for sale provided that the Custom Authorities are satisfied that the articles in question fulfil these conditions”; and also “personal baggage of less than twenty passengers and”

It is understood between the Foreign & Chinese Commissioners that, though the above words have been eliminated from the Rules, the matter therein referred to will be dealt with by the Inspector General of the Imperial Maritime Customs at his discretion in accordance with the instructions issued by him subsequent to the Final Protocol of the 7th September 1901.

We have the honour to be,

Your Excellencies’ obedient servants

(signed)

Hirsch

(signed)

D. Siffert

(signed)

Dr. Boyé

(signed)

Jas. L. Mackay

(signed)

E. Hioki

(signed)

J. Yamaoka
Advocaat

(signed)

F. B. v’ Jacob

(signed)

D. Siffert

(signed)

John Goodnow

duty free list.

Vide T. G. Circulars Nos. 979, 984, 1016, 1020, 1022, 1025, 1026. Instructions received.

12th Oct. 1901.	1. Foreign Rice, cereals and flour, gold and silver coined and uncoined.
12th Oct. 1901	2. Legations supplies from abroad.
7th Nov. 1901	3. Supplies for the use of Foreign forces Military and Naval.
19th Apl. 1902	4. Official stationary actually transmitted by foreign Government Departments for Foreign Consulates.
1 May, 1902	5. Supplies under Government stores Certificates.
31 May, 1902	6. Materials for Railways the import of which “free” is provided for by agreements antedating the Peace Protocol.
10th May, 1902	7. Samples; in reasonable quantities certified for show and not for sale.
3 June, 1902	8. Circulars, etc., distributed gratis by mercantile houses.
12th Oct. 1901 3 June, 1902	9. The bona fide baggage of travellers i. e. passengers luggage arriving either with the owner or by a vessel other than that by which the passenger travels.
3 June, 1902	10. Clothing, books, pictures and furniture already in use when brought in by residents and not for sale.
31 May, 1902	N. B. Ships Coal and provisions are entitled to drawbacks.

The figures in the Import Tariff schedule express amounts in haikwan taels.