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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &C.
A U T H O R I T Y .
Order in Council No.
431 of 5th Jane, 1907,
Gazette Hio. 889, p. 6198.
Order in Counci No.
237 published in Gazette
No. 445, p. 2513.
Law No. 22 of
tec. 17 and 18.
1899,
I M P O R T D U T Y .
T A B L E O F
EXEMPTIONS—conlinued.
Pig iron, admitted free of Customs Import Duty.
Demijohns sealed on exportation may be re-admitted duty free after identification.
IMPORT DUTY.
F IMPORT DUTY.
When any Import Duty shall have been paid in respect of any wine, spirits, malt liquors,
tobacco, cigars, or articles of food supplied for the use of any mess on board any of His
Majesty's ships of war, a drawback of the amount of the duty so" paid may be allowed, or if
such goods are shipped from the Customs store before payment of duty, the amount of such
duty may be remitted on the production of a certificate from the proper officer of Customs
that such goods have been actually shipped on board one of His Majesty's ships, a receipt
from the Paymaster of such ship for the goods and a written undertaking from the Paymaster
or other proper officer of such ship that if such goods or any part thereof shall be at any time
re-landed, the duty shall be paid thereon.
In lien of drawback of import duty paid in respect of any wine, spirits, malt liquors Law No. 23 of 1899,
tobacco, cigars or articles of food imported and subsequently actually consumed or used by «ec. 19.
His Majesty's Laud Forces, fixed money allowances are paid out of the Island Treasnry to
the Officers and Soldiers of His Majesty's Land Forces quartered within the Island.
(a) Caroubs
TITHE DUES LEVIABLE ON EXPORTATION.
In respect of:—
cp.
Nicosia District ]
Larnaca „ > ...
...
...
... Per cantar 9
Limassol „ )
Famagusta „ j
Kyrenia „ )
Aniseed ...
...
...
...
...
... per 100 okes S3
Cotton ...
...
...
...
...
...
n
55
Linseed ...
...
...
...
...
...
„
18
Mavrokokko
...
...
...
...
...
„
7
Raisins ...
...
...
...
...
...
„
io
Silk cocoons
...
...
...
...
... per oke 6$
W o u n d Silk
...
...
...
...
...
„ 18
Manufactured silk, if manufactured by other than handlooms
... „ 18
Law No. 22 of 1SS»,
Schedule 11.
Law No.
Schedule 8.
23 of 1899
PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTS AND
EXPORTS.
The following are the Prohibitions and Restrictions on Imports and ExportB :—
I IB
Order in Council No.
276 of the 8th April,
1897.
I M P O R T S .
GOATS.—Importation prohibited, save under permit of High Commissioner, Law 10 of 1888.
L O C U S T
EGGS.—Importation prohibited, sec. 8 aud 9, Law 11 of 1881.
S I L K - W O R M
EGGS.—Importation prohibited except under certain conditions, Law 17 of
1897.
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I M M I G R A N T S
(Destitute, criminal and vicious).—Landing prohibited, unless security given for
support or for deportation. Gazette 602, p. 3697, year 1898.—See C.S. Circular No.
4123/06 of 14th February, 1907.
LEPERS.—Landing prohibited; but Chief Medical Officer may grant special permission for
natives of the Island to laud.
TOBACCO.—Importation prohibited, except under permit from High Commissioner, if in packages
weighing less than 20 okes each and bv ships of less than 60 tons burden, sec. 26, L a w
24 of 1879. (Jo)
"
Law No. 1 of 1882.
I Gazette No. 705, p. 4576.
(rt) This rate also applies to around caroubs. if without intermixture of any other substance, and in the \
case of caroubs in a manufactured state mixed with other substance, or any substance in which caroubs ( Law No. 22 of 1899,
constitute a component part, the charge is made in proportion to the quantity of caroubs contained in the i sec. 2S (2).
whole quantity of exported substance. (See alto Locust tax.)
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(b) Tobacco may. however, be imported by parcel post in small quantities on payment of an additional duty of 4£ep. per oke, or
fraction of an oke. Gazette 699 of 25th Hay. 1901. page 449S. If otherwise imported than through the Parcel Post under special permis–
sion from the Hi<rb Commissioner in packages of less than 20 okes. there is payable in addition to the Customs duty a further import
duty of 1*. per oke, or fraction of an oke, Gazette "18 of N t h January, 1902, page 4694.