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APPENDIX II Items included in Schedule 11, Belgium-Luxemburg-Netherlands Metropolitan Territories Commodity. Present Rate. Proposed Rate. Cheese (hard and medium types) .. 15%.. .. .. 15% Lactose .. .. . . . . *3OO francs or 18-16 florins 250 francs or 15-13 florins. per 100 kilos Apples .. .. .. ..12% plus monopoly fee .. f6% during Feb./ May and no monopoly fee. Pears .. .. .. 12% plus monopoly fee .. f6% during Feb./ May and no monopoly fee. Casein .. .. .. .. Free .. .. .. Free. Sausage casings . . .. . . Free . . . . . . Free. Fertilizers of animal origin . . .. Free . . .. .. Free. Fish liver oils, capsulated .. .. 12%.. .. .. 12% Fish liver oils, liquid .. .. Free . . .. .. Free. Tallow .. .. . . . . Free . . . . .. Free. Rennet, liquid, powder or tablet .. 10%.. .. .. 10% Neatsfoot oil . . . . .. Free . . .. . . Free. Hemp, Phormium tenax .. . . Free . . . . .. Free. Yarns of Phormium tenax . . . . 4% . . . . . . 4% Kauri gum . . . . .. Free . . . . .. Free. Linen flax and tow. . .. .. Free .. .. .. Free. Seeds, grass and clover . . .. Free .. . . .. Free. (Note. —Grass-seeds only are subject to certain monopoly fees, not exceeding 247-80 francs or 15 florins per 100 kilos.)* Wool, greasy and scoured .. .. Free .. .. .. Free. Animal hair .. .. .. Free . . .. . . Free. Raw hides and skins (including fur skins) .. .. .. .. Free . . .. .. Free. * 177 Belgian francs or 10-68 Netherlands florins = /I stg. (October, 1947). f During remainder of year rate proposed is 6 per cent, plus monopoly fees, not to exceed a total charge of 20 per centum ad valorem. Netherlands Indies Present Proposed Commodity. Rate . Rate. Butter .. .. .. .. .. .. 30% 30% Cheese, dessert in small packages .. .. .. 30% 30% Cheese, other .. .. .. .. .. 18% 18% Milk; powdered or condensed, sweetened or unsweetened .. .. . . .. .. 18% 18% Chocolate .. .. .. .. .. 30% 30% Casein in bulk .. .. .. .. .. Free Free. Fish liver oils, capsulated .. .. ..18% 18% Hides .. .. .. .. .. -.9% Free. Rabbit and opossum skins ... .. .. 18% 9% Insulators .. .. .. .. .. 9% 9% Toothbrushes and other toilet brushes (except shaving brushes) . . . . . . . . 18% 18% Soap, other than toilet, washing powders, soap substitutes .. .. .. .. .. 18% 18% Items included in Schedule 111, United States of Brazil Commodity. Present Rate. Proposed Rate. Milk and cream powder .. . . .. .. 2-60 1-82 Condensed milk, sweetened .. .. .. 3-10 2-10 Condensed milk, unsweetened . . . . . . 3-64 1-82 Lactose.. .. . . . . .. . . 1-54 1-54 Apples .. .. . . . . .. . . Free Free. Pears . . . . . . . . .. .. Free Free. Casein powder .. .. .. .. .. 3-78 1-89 Fish liver oil, capsulated .. .. .. .. 146 •00 112-00 Fish liver oil, liquid . . . . .. . . 5-88 5-88 Rennet, liquid .. .. .. .. .. 0-42 0-21 Rennet, powder or tablet . . . . .. . . 1-40 0-70 Kauri gum .. .. .. .. .. 8-96 2-24 Live animals for breeding purposes (if imported by registered stock breeders) . . . . Free Free. Seeds, grass and clover .. .. .. .. 3-78 Free.