Taxes In American Samoa
p. 40 · Read in the full issue
Apia, May 4.
AN increase in import duties in American Samoa is announced, as from April 1, 1940. The following are the new duty rates: — Cigars and cheroots, per 100, $0.50.
Cigarettes, per 100, $0.20.
Beer, per quart, $0.07.
Wine, per quart, $0.30.
Spirits, per quart, $l.
Flour (wheat), per 100 lbs., $0.50.
Meats, tinned or preserved, $0.02 per lb.
Sugar, per pound, $O.Ol.
Rice, polished, per pound, $O.Ol.
Fish, tinned or preserved, per lb. $0 02.
In addition to any duties collected in accordance with the regulations, there shall be collected a license fee of one per cent, ad valorem on all imports.
The poll-tax for 1940 is reduced from 9 dollars to 6 dollars 75 cents.