RESTRICTED GENERAL AGREEMENT ON T^ifl^1 TARIFFS AND TRADE Limited Distribution Committee III - Expansion of Trade DOCUMENTATION FOR COMMODITY STUDIES , ON SECOND LIST OF PRODUCTS Summary Schedule Sporting Goods Attached for the information of the Committee is the summary schedule on sporting goods. C0M.IH/29/Add.5/K6V.l Page 2/3 SPORTING GOODS United States Canada EEC gull Reduced {MEN) BP MFN Gen. ex 97.06 1. Balls: Examples ; Appliances, apparatus, accessories and A. Baseballs; 30$ 15% Item 511 requisites for gymnastics or athletics, B. Golf and lawn-tennis; • 30% 12^% Walking sticks and walking canes, of all kinds; or for sports and outdoor games other C. Table-tennis; 30% 20% golf clubs and finished parts thereof; skis; than articles falling within heading D. Other (including football);30% 10 or 20% rackets and racket frames and baseball bats; No. 97.04- (playing cards and table- 2. Bats, clubs, golf tees, rackets balls of all kinds for use in sports, games or tennis requisites): 19% Tariffs and other equipment: athletics, 11.0.J.* * • 15% 20% 35% Note: See notes relating to aluminium. A* Croquet mallets, hockey to 18% to 30% guards and sticks, polo- Item 511a , mallets, soccer guards,' table- Qjpicket bats, balls, gloves and leg guards ... Free 30% 35% tennis bats and tennis Item 511c nets; 30% 10% Skis ; , 20% 20% 35% B. Lacrosse sticks; 30% Item 511d : 0. Tennis rackets; 30% 1?2% Ski fittings 15% 20% 35% D. Other; 30% 15% Item 5119 Ski poles ,.. ....• 20% 20% 35% Note: Rate marked thus "*" is the effective rate after deducting the direct shipment discount. -- Quantitative Not restricted Not restricted Restrictions Revenue and Internal Fis- Excise tax: 10% Sales tax: 11% cal Charges State Trading Not applicable Not applicable and Monopoly Assessment of ad val, duties 1. Ad val. duties on the following products are to be assessed under the old method (section 402(a) of the Tariff Act) : balls, lawn-tennis; balls, table-tennis; bands of rubber (for underwater fishing guns); fins, swim (rubber); floats, cork, for fish nets; floats, trawl, aluminium; frames, tennis rackets, word chief value, not in Others part of bamboo, osier or willow cr rattan, valued over ^3 each; guns, fishing, underwater; leaders, fishing, knotless, tapered, made of synthetic monofilament; line, fishing, nylon; shinguards, soccer; spoons, fishing; sticks, field hockey; sticks, ice hockey, wholly or in chief value of wood; swivels, fishing; tees, golf, brass. 2. Ad val. duties on othev sports requisites are to be assessed under Section 402 of the Tariff Act. C0M.IIl/29/Add.5/Rev.l Page 4 SPORTING GOODS ... « .- .... Germany France Italy EEC, Minimum • . • •• Other EEC Gen. Temp. ECSC or Tariff Appliances, apparatus, accessories and requisites 97 .06 Euratom 97.06 for gymnastics or athletics, or for sports and 1. Golf clubs and shafts 1. Hockey sticks and the like: 20% 18% outdoor games: therefor: 6% 2. Equipment for lawn-tennis, tennis 1. Skis, ski sticks and snow shoes: 27% 18% 2. Balls and shuttlecocks, .: and similar games (other than (Skis and ski sticks: GATT 25%*) for sports :. halls and nets')': 2. Ice skates and roller skates: 22.5% 16.2$ A. Shuttlecocks Free Free A. Tennis, badminton, squash and 3. Sports balls (for football, tennis, polo B. Other 11% similar rackets:! 22% 19.8% u% (including water polo), basket-ball and the 3. Other appliances, apparatus, B. Other (cestas. e£c.) and like): 27% 18% accessories and requisites racket presses: j 25% 22.5% ) (Hand-swen sports ball covers: G^TT 25%*) for sports, etc.: 9% 9% '3.' Golf,' pelota,' "baseo'lill, cricket Tariffs 4. Fencing equipment (masks, foils, rapiers, and other balls: 25% 22.5% etc.): 27% 18% 5. Tennis rackets and tennis racket frames; racket presses: 27% 18% (Tennis rackets: GATT 25^*) 6. Golf clubs, hockey sticks and the like: 27% 18% 7. Other: 27% 18% Mote : 1. Temporary duties would cease to be effective on 31 December 1960 at the latest, subject to certain exceptions. 2. * ... These rates have been further reduced by 10%. Quantitative Not restricted Not restr .cted Restrictions Not restricted Turnover equalization tax Turnover tax: 25% Basic turnover tax of 3.3% plus equalization surcharge ranging Revenue and 1; Golf clubs and shafts therefor: (effective cumulative rate: 33%) from 0 to 3% may be applicable. • Internal Fis­ 2. Balls and shuttlecocks, for sports; cal Charges 3. Other appliances, apparatus, accessories and requisites for sports: 6j£ State Trading and Mont poly Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Others C0M.IIl/2?/Add.5/Rev.l Page'5 SPORTING GOODS i • . Belgium Netherlands Luxemburg United Kingdom Fall Pref. EFTA 97.06 i. Wooden golf club head blocks (roughly shaped): . 10% Free 8% Gen. EEC 2. Golf clubs, golf club shafts, rough S urned-wooden golf. ex 97.06 b club shafts, golf t&é&ï mostly 20% Free 16% Sporting goods 3. Skates: 20% Free 16% such as ice 4. Rackets, exceeding 9 ozs» in weight-: per racket 5s. Free 4s. Tariffs . skates, roller See Belgium See Belgium or 25% - 20% skates, tennis (whichever is the greater) and badminton 5. Unstrung racket frames: per frame 3s. Free 2s.3d. rackets, etc. or 25% - 20% 1 ad yal. 20% 16% (whichever is the greater) 6. Other: 25% Free 20% ex 97,04 ,' J Table-tennis requirements; 25% Free 20% 97.07 1. Fishing rods of ir^n or steel; fishing reels: 15% Free 12% 2. Fish-hooks of iron or steel: 20% . Free 3.6% 3. Others: 25% Free 20% ex 93,04 Miniature, cadet and sporting rifles and carbines; sporting guns; pistols and revolvers for firing blank eartriàgesorï7''2 5% Free £0% Quantitative None, except from Japan and the Eastern Area, ,In the case of Japan, cork manu­ Not restricted Restrictions Not restricted Not restricted factures, fish hooks of metal, fishing reels of wood or metal and oars are not restricted. Revenue and Transmission tax: :.3% Transmission tax:5% . Internal Fis­ (effective cumulative Turnover tax: 2% Purchase tax: 25% cal Charges rate: 5.26%). State Trading Not applicable and Monopoly Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Others • • • • Nil ' C0M.IIl/29/Add.5/Rev.l Page 6 SPORTING GOODS Switzerland Sweden Denmark Norway Appliances, apparatus, accessories and Items 97.06 97.06 ex 97.06 ' ' ' requisites for gymnastics or athletics, 1. Skis, ski sticks; ski fixing devices, metal Appliances, apparatus, accessories 1. Tennis and badminton rackets: or for sports and outdoor games: edgings and other ski fittings: and requisites for gymnastics or Kr.2.0/kg. : 1. Sports sledges: Frs.90/100 kgs. a. Of wood: 5$ athletics, or for sports or out­ 2. Skis, ski sticks and ski fixing 2. Skis and ski sticks: ITS.150/100 kgs.* b. Of leather or of metal: 8$ door games ... devices, metal edgings and 3. Seal skins and other anti-skid c. Of other material: 12$ A. Footballs and other leather and other ski fittings: 15$ materials: Frs.400/100 kgs. 2. Ice or roller skates, of metal: 8$ balls - per kg. bre 200 3. Ice skates fitted to boots: 25$ 4. Gymnastic appliances: 1rs.40/100 kgs. 3. Tennis rackets and frames therefort of B. Other products ad val. 5$ 4. Other ice and roller skates: • 5. Other: Frs.100/100 kgs. wood: 5$ Note: Under the EFTA Convention 15$ * ... GATT 4. Other rackets and frames therefor s duties applied among Member 5. Other rackets: 15$ Tariffs Note: Under the EFTA Convention duties a. Of wood: 5$ States would be reduced by 20$ 6. Footballs, handballs, tennis applied among Member States would be b. Of plastic materials: 12$ on 1 July 1960. Further balls, bandy balls, other balls reduced by 20% on 1 July 1960. Further 5. Footballs and handballs, of leather: 8$ reduction by 10$ would be made golf clubs and archery equip­ reduction by 10$ would be made on 6. Tennis balls: 12$ on 1 January 1962. (The basic ment: Kr.2.0/kg. 1 January 1962. (The basic duty is that 7. Badminton balls: 12$ duty is that applied on 7. Other sports goods: 15$ applied on 1 January 1960.) 8. Other balls: 1 March 1960.) Note: For tariff reduction under a. Of wood: 5$ the EFTA Convention soo b. Of leather or of metal: 8$ "Switzerland". c. Of other materials: 12$ 9. Other appliances, apparatus, accessories and requisites for sports, etc.: a. Of wood: 5$ b. Of leather or of metal: 8$ c. Of other materials: 12$ Note: For tariff reduction under the EFTA Convention see "Switzerland". Import licence Games and sport requisites: ex 97.03 - Balls Quantitative ex 97.06 - Balls, except tennis Not restricted / Not restricted Not restricted Restrictions balls and balls of leather. Note: For all other sports requisites no import licence is required. Revenue and Internal Fis­ Specific turnover tax equivalent to General purchase tax: 4$ Nil Turnover tax: 11.11$ cal Charges 5.4$ ad val. State Trading Nft applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable and Monopoly- Dollar Export Incentive Scheme: Others to be abolished by the end of 1961. C0M.IIl/29/Add.5/Rèv.l Page 7 SPORTING GOODS • - • ' • Austria Finland Greece Turkey c. ..' „ Conven- _ . Conven- Gen. Item 97.06 1. Equipment for parlour, table tional Basic Not shown ]in and funfair games for adults 97.06 ;• . > • tional draft tariff or ohildren: 100% Appliances, apparatus, accessories and requisites 1. Skis, ski sticks, ski fixing of 27 April 2. Appliances, apparatus, for gymnastics or athletics, or for sports and devices, steel edges and other 1960. accessories and requisites for outdoor games: iron mountings for skis; ice gymnastics, athletics, or for A.