Act of Par.

1909

1913

Watches and clocks, and parts thereof-Rates of duty-Continued.

Tariff classification or description.

Rates of duty, specific and ad valorem.

93 China, porcelain, parian, bisque, earthen, st ne, and crockery 60 per cent ad valorem.
ware, including clock cases with or without movements,
*** decorated.

94

China, porcelain, parian, bisque, earthen, stone, and crockery
* including clock cases with or without move-
* plain * *

ware

ments,

192 Watch movements, including time detectors, whether imported
in cases or not:

If having not more than 7 jewels.

If having more than 7 jewels and not more than 11 jewels...
If having more than 11 jewels and not more than 15 jewels..
If having more than 15 jewels and not more than 17 jewels..

If having more than 17 jewels.........

Watchcases and parts of watches, chronometers, box or ship, and
parts thereof.

Lever clock movements having jewels in the escapement, and
clocks containing such movements.

All other clocks and parts thereof, not otherwise provided for in
this section, whether separately packed or otherwise, not com-
posed wholly or in chief value of china, porcelain, parian,
bisque, or earthenware.

All jewels for use in the manufacture of watches or clocks.
Enameled dials for watches or other instruments.....

Provided, That all watch and clock dials, whether attached to
movements or not, shall have indelibly painted or printed
thereon the country of origin, and that all watch movements.
lever clock movements with jewels in the escapement, and
cases of foreign manufacture shall have the name of the manu-
facturer and country of manufacture cut, engraved, or die-sunk
conspicuously and indelibly on the plate of the movement and
the inside of the case, respectively, and the movements shall
also have marked thereon by one of the methods indicated the
number of jewels and adjustments, said number to be ex-
pressed both in words and in Arabic numerals; and none of the
aforesaid articles shall be delivered to the importer unless
marked in exact conformity to this direction.

79 Earthenware and crockery ware composed of a nonvitrified ab-
sorbent body, including white granite and semiporcelain
earthenware, and cream-colored ware, and stoneware, includ-
ing clock cases with or without movements:

Plain....

Decorated.

80 China and porcelain wares composed of a vitrified nonabsorbent
body which when broken shows a vitrified or vitreous, or semi-
vitrified or semivitreous fracture, and all bisque and parian
wares, including clock cases with or without movements:
Plain...

161

Decorated..

Watch movements, whether imported in cases or not, watch-
cases and parts of watches, chronometers, box or ship, and
parts thereof, lever clock movements having jewels in the
escapement, and clocks containing such movements, all other
clocks and parts thereof, not otherwise provided for in this |
section, whether separately packed or otherwise, not composed
wholly or in chief value of china, porcelain, parian, bisque, or
earthenware.

All jewels for use in the manufacture of watches, clocks, or meters.
Time detectors..

Enameled dials and dial plates for watches or other instruments..
Provided, That all watch and clock dials, whether attached
to movements or not, shall have indelibly painted or printed
thereon the name of the country of origin, and that all watch
movements, and plates, lever clock movements with jewels in
the escapement, whether imported assembled or knocked down
for reassembling, and cases of foreign manufacture, shall have
the name of the manufacturer and country of manufacture
cut, engraved, or die-sunk conspicuously and indelibly on the
plate of the movement and the inside of the case, respectively,
and the movements and plates shall also have marked thereon
by one of the methods indicated the number of jewels and
adjustments, said numbers to be expressed either in words or in
Arabic numerals; and if the movement is not adjusted, the
word "unadjusted" shall be marked thereon by one of the
methods indicated: and none of the aforesaid articles shall be
delivered to the importer unless marked in exact conformity
to this direction.

55 per cent ad valorem.

70 cents each.
$1.35 each.
$1.85 each.

$1.25 each plus 25 per

cent.

$3 each plus 25 per

cent.

40 per cent ad valorem.

$1 each plus 40 per cent.

40 per cent ad valorem.

10 per cent ad valorem 3 cents per dial plus 40 per cent.

35 per cent ad valorem. 40 per cent ad valorem.

50 per cent ad valorem 55 per cent ad valorem. 30 per cent ad valorem.

10 per cent ad valorem. 15 per cent ad valorem. 30 per cent ad valorem.

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WASHINGTON

TARIFF INFORMATION SURVEYS

ON THE ARTICLES IN

PARAGRAPHS 162 and 163 OF THE
TARIFF ACT OF 1913

UNITED STATES TARIFF COMMISSION.

Office: Eighth and B Streets NW., Washington, D. C.

COMMISSIONERS.

THOMAS WALKER PAGE, Chairman.

THOMAS O. MARVIN, Vice Chairman.

DAVID J. LEWIS.

WILLIAM S. CULBERTSON.

EDWARD P. COSTIGAN.

WILLIAM BURGESS.

JOHN F. BETHUNE, Secretary

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PREFACE.

This is one of a series of Tariff Information Surveys prepared by the United States Tariff Commission and transmitted to the Committee on Ways and Means. The series covers all of the articles and commodities provided for in the tariff act of October 3, 1913, and others not specifically provided for. It is arranged in the numerical order of paragraphs of that act.

In some cases two or more paragraphs have been combined in one pamphlet. In doing this, industrial relationship of the articles has been followed when possible. In those instances where a paragraph has been treated under a preceding paragraph of the tariff act, reference is made to this fact at the point where the paragraph appears in numerical order. Where one grade of an article is dutiable and another grade of the same article is on the free list, the article is discussed under the dutiable paragraph, which appears first in numerical order in the tariff act. In certain instances articles of close industrial relationship and which occur in separate paragraphs of the tariff act have been combined under one paragraph for convenience of discussion. Reference is made to this fact at the point where the commodities would naturally occur in numerical order. The first pamphlet in the series is an "Introduction and Index," which contains:

1. An introductory chapter discussing the scope of the series and the general method of treatment.

2. An alphabetical index of the articles provided for in the tariff act of 1913, showing the paragraph of the act in which the article is provided for and, if discussed under a different paragraph, the number of such paragraph.

3. A list of the pamphlets in the series, showing the paragraphs and articles included in each pamphlet.

Thus by use of this "Introduction and Index," the exact location of the discussion relating to a given article or commodity can be ascertained.

In the preparation of this report the Tariff Commission had the services of Paul M. Tyler and S. L. Willis, of the Metals Division of the Commission's staff, and of others.