1926

CUSTOMS TARIFF OF JAPAN
2. Of flax, China grass, ramie, hemp, jute, or Manila
hemp, pure or mixed with one another
3. Other ... ... ... ...
Twines, cordages, braids, and plaited ropes, old, excluding
those for trimming
Rate of Duty.
6.00
20%
Group IX:—Tissues and Manufactures thereof.
Notes.
1. The term “tissues” in this Group includes felts and
knitted tissues.
2. The term “silk” in this Group includes artificial silk.
3. In case a tissue in this Group is constituted of more
than one kind of fibre, any kind of fibre which does not
exceed 5% by weight of the tissue shall not be considered
as mixed in reference to the tariff classification, silk and
artificial silk excepted.
4. The number of threads constituting the tissues shall
be counted by elementary threads in the part where the
greatest number of threads are used.
5. Figured tissues are those with a design or repeat con¬
stituted by interlacing both warps and woofs more than
20 in number. In case of counting number of thread
aforesaid, twisted yarn consisting of two or more single
yarns, or yarns put together to act as one shall be counted
as one.
Tissues of cotton:
1. Velvets, plushes, and other pile tissues, with piles cut
or uncut:
A. Gray
B. Other
2. Tissues woven with chenille threads
3. Flannels and other raised tissues
4. Crapes
5. Gauze tissues ...
6. Tissues interwoven with laces
7. Plain tissues, not otherwise provided for:
A. Gray:
I. Weighing not more than 5 kilogrammes per
100 square metres, and having in a square
of 6 millimetres side in warp and woof:
а. 19 threads or less
б. 27 „ „
c. 35 „ „
d. 43 „ „
e. More than 43 threads
II. Weighing not more than 10 kilogrammes pej
100 square metres, and having in a square
of 5 millimetres side, in warp and woof:
a. 19 threads or less
b. 27 „ „
c. 35 „ „
d. 43 „
e. More than 43 threads ,
III. Weighing not more than 20 kilogrammes per
100 square metres, and having in a square
of 5 millimetres side, in warp and woof
a. 19 threads or less
b. 27 „ „
100 kins
ad val.
100 kins
ad val.
100 kins
ad.val.
34.00
40.00
20%
16.00
20%
36.00
20%
23.00
31.00
43.00
57.00
77.00
11.00
14.00
18.00
22.00
28.00
10.00
11.00
14.00
18.00
22.00