Contents
Letter of submittal
Geographical features affecting commerce
Ports open to foreign trade
Chinese products exported to America
Market opportunities for American goods
China as an investment field
Ocean shipping routes and services
Status of foreign residents and business houses
- Passports and interior travel
- Extraterritoriality
- Incorporation of companies
Areas under foreign political control
- Leased territories
- Railway areas
- Foreign concessions
- International settlements
- General conditions in foreign-controlled areas
Taxes and customs duties
- Import and export tariff
- Native customs and likin charges
- Prohibited articles
- Rates of duties
- Modified application of duties
- General procedure in collection of duties
- Transshipment of goods
- Provisions governing export of Chinese products
- Situation at Hongkong and in leased territories
Currency
Banking and foreign exchange
- American banking facilities
- Foreign exchange
- Methods of quoting exchange rates
- Effect of exahnge on course of trade and investment
Weights and measures
Internal communication
- Postal facilities
- Telegraphs and cables
- Express service
Business connections for Chinese trade
- Trading houses
- Established American connections
- Exporting and importing methods
Methods of conduting business in China
- Position of the comprador
- Dealing direct with Chinese firms
- AMerican agencies for American goods
- Agencies and direct representation
- Organization of branch offices
Suggestion for American exporters
- Credits and credit terms
- Packing
- Price quotations
- Language
- Commercial organizations
- Introduction of new goods
- Encouragement of industries to create markets
- Advertising
- Patents and trademarks
- Government assistance to American trade
Sources of information
- Publications of Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
- Publications of the Chinese Government
- Periodical publications on Chinese trade and industry
- Books of reference and general information
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