File No. 5727/83.
The Acting Secretary of State to the British Ambassador.
Washington, July 24, 1907.
Your note of the 18th. Certificates of the British chambers of commerce will not supersede other documents relative to value required by customs administrative act of the United States. Specific provisions of that act are not in anywise affected by the chambers of commerce certificates. The declaration required by section 3 must, therefore, be produced as heretofore. The chamber of commerce certificate should show the market value of the merchandise as that term is defined by section 19 of the customs administrative act. The value to be stated in the guarantee certificate should include packing and other charges incidental to shipment.