998
ITALY
Exports (1911)
Lire
Exports (1911)
Lire
Hair (natural and i)re-
Poultry ....
12,816,990
pared) ....
13,450,810
1 Fresh vegetables and
Automobiles .
29,127,87'.
herbs ....
14,993,082
Prepared fruits, vege-
1 Objects of art .
12,421,517
tables, and herbs
27,027,110
Boilers and niacliineiy .
17,053,565
Straw hats
25,001,410
Woollen manufactures .
12,884,770
Works in marble and
Rough marble
12,783,834
alabaster
19,481,771
Scientific and electrical
Ores ....
21,401,721
instruments .
14,104,805
llice (cleaned)
22,190,465
Butter and margarine .
10,860,975
Worked coral .
29,977,250
Tartrate acid and dregs
Tomato conserve .
22,220,990
of wine
12,467,664
Special trade (excluding the precious metals) wit]\ the leading countries
Imports from
Imports from
Exports to
Ex])oits to
(1909)
(1910)
i (1909)
(19 JO)
1,000 lire
1,000 lire
1 1,000 lire
1,000 lire
France ....
329,106
333,957
198,717
218,296
United Kingdom .
490,643
476,269
167,929
210,356
Austria-Hungary .
309,303
289,746
155,087
164,581
Germany.
503,464
524,634
1 307,202
293,139
Russia ....
265,001
50,649
Switzerland .
80,498
88,916
' 216,753
216,396
United States .
390,193
362,96,S
272,364
263,816
Turkey in Europe, Crete,
Montenegro, Servia,
Rumania and Bulgaria
119,016
140,665
72,506
91,992
Belgium ....
73,345
84,809
.38,781
51,458
Argentine Republic
120,901
97,976
i 150,849
151,461
British Possessions in
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Asia (excluding Aden)
110,604
172,102
' 24,954
46,250
Egypt ....
22,116
35,139
40,409
44,783
Spain and Gibraltar
32,9()5
30,620
11,119
12,340
Brazil ....
24,335
42,456
16,701
31,335
China . . . '.
60,575
60,869
i 3,986
1,877
Japan ....
25,030
28.373
i 1,163
2,4S9
For t)ie determination of Custoiiis' values, &c., in Italy there is a permanent central commission, comprising official members, representatives of commercial corporations, <tc. The values recorded are those of the goods at the frontier, exclusive of import or export duties. For imports and exports the parties interested declare the vahie of the goods, their quantity, and the country of origin or destination. For import s there is recorded the gross weight in the case of goods subject to a duty of 20 francs per qiuntal (8.?. I^d. per cwt.) or less; the net legal weight (i.e. with deduction of an oflicial tai'e) in the case of goods subject to duty of 20 or 40 francs per quintal (8s. Ihd. to 16«, 3d. per cwt.); the actual net weight in the case of goods taxed at over 40 francs per quintal (16s. 3d. j'or cwt.) For exports the gross weight is usually given. Inaccurate declarations are punishable by fine if the inaccuracies are prejudicial to the Treasury.
The trade of Italy is regarded either as general or special. The general trade compre- hends all imports from abroad, %vhether intemled for consumjition within the kingdom or merely for transit, and all exports to foreign countries, whether national, nationalised or only issuing after transit. The special trade is restricted to imjiorts for consumj)tion and exports of national or nationalised merchandise. National mercliandise consists of the produce and manufactures of the kingdom, while foreign imports on which the duties have been paid at the frontier are said to be nationalised. Transit trade denotes merchandise merely passing through the kingdom whether directly or after having been temporarily warehoused.
The treaty of 1883 j'rovides for "the most favoured nation" treatment in matters of commerce and navigation between Italy and the United Kingdom, and Italy is a party to the International Sugar Convention.
