CUSTOMS CHARGES.
Sir, —I read with interest "Yorkshire's", letter regarding customs duty on parcels. Many others I know have had just the same experience. Relatives overseas have sent out a few gifts, in many cases their own handicrafts" and of nd commercial value. The sender never realises why sho has to value the goods, otherwise many would be guilty of under valuation. The whole matter rests with the Comptroller of Customs and his officers, who are so busy looking after a few small parcels of no real value that they fail in their duty from a commercial point of view. I know of a case where a New Zealand-mads ready-to-work piece of embroidery was forwarded to a friend in Sydney to embroider, and when returned to the manufacturer he had to pay duty on his own goods, while thousands of pounds worth of Australian ready-to-work traced goods are coming into New Zeaiand. with only 3 per cent, duty and with 12j per cent, exchange in favour of the buyer in New Zealand. What chance has the manufacturer here who has to pay the 3 per cent duty on his raw material to compete with this overseas competition ? Interested.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21160, 18 April 1932, Page 12
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