asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if in respect of those goods which are subject to orders made under the Imposition of Duties Acts and in respect of which imports are only permissible either at all, or on a duty free or reduced duty basis, on production of evidence of purchase of similar home-produced articles, he will state for each of the years 1957, 1958 and 1959 (1) the amount of each class of such goods for the import of which licences were issued, (2) the amounts of home-produced goods of each class required to be evidenced against such importation, (3) the evidence of home-produced purchases required by his Department, and (4) the number of producers of each class of such home-produced goods.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Imposition of Duties Acts: Import Conditions.
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Any goods liable to duty as a result of Orders made under the Imposition of Duties Acts may be imported on payment of the duty without any obligation to purchase home-produced goods. Licences to import at a reduced rate of duty may be granted only in specially defined circumstances and only for short periods after an existing rate of duty has been increased.
The other information requested by the Deputy is not available in the precise form in which he asks for it. It may, however, meet the Deputy's requirements if I give details of certain arrangements for the issue of duty-free licences on a pro rata basis related to purchases from home sources which were in force on the 1st April, 1960. As this statement is in tabular form, I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to have it circulated with the official report.
The statement is as follows:
|
Tariff Reference |
Commodity |
Licensing Ratio |
Evidence required |
Number of home manufacturers |
|
|
Home purchase (units) |
Import Entitlement (units) |
||||
|
17/2 |
Certain types of sheet sets. |
4 |
1 |
Confirmation of order |
3 |
|
17/2 |
Certain types of cotton blankets |
1 |
2 |
,, |
1 |
|
17/2 |
Certain types of bed-spreads |
4 |
1 |
,, |
2 |
|
76/5 |
Brace Webbing |
5 |
1 |
,, |
1 |
|
98/5 |
Certain types of furnishing fabrics |
1 |
3 |
,, |
7 |
|
98/5 |
Damask ticken |
5 |
2 |
,, |
2 |
|
98/5 |
Certain types of chair canvas |
1 |
1 |
,, |
2 |
|
132/5 |
Jersey fabric |
20 |
1 |
,, |
3 |
|
248/5 |
Certain types of printed fabrics |
1 |
3 |
,, |
3 |
|
264 |
Whiting |
1 |
5 |
,, |
1 |
|
269/5 |
Certain printed towels |
1 |
3 |
,, |
2 |
|
272/12 |
Striped and check shirting |
1 |
2 |
,, |
1 |
|
272/12 |
Certain striped and check fabrics other than shirting |
1 |
10 |
,, |
1 |
|
273/6 |
Certain hosiery yarns |
10 |
1 |
Contract |
2 |
|
273/6 |
Certain weaving yarns |
1 |
4 |
,, |
1 |
|
277/1 |
Worsted spun weaving yarns |
20 |
1 |
Certified statement of purchases |
3 |
|
727/1 |
Woollen spun weaving yarns |
120 |
7 |
,, |
4 |
|
530 |
Metal shoe ornaments |
1 |
3 |
Confirmation of Order |
1 |
|
Any duty* |
Grey cloth for printing dress and furnishing fabrics. |
1 |
1 |
,, |
8 |
*NOTE.—The duty applicable would depend on the type of cloth.