tions on commercial products are limited, for the most part, to certain farm products for which officially supported prices in the United States are provided by law. Information on import quotas on controlled dairy products, and on permits for imports of oats, rye, barley, and wheat for planting purposes, may be obtained from the Import Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington 25, D.C. Information regarding import quotas on sugar is furnished by the Sugar Division, Commodity Stabilization Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture. Information on other commodities subject to import quotas is available from the Bureau of Customs, U. S. Department of the Treasury. For imports of arms, ammunition, and implements of war, an import license must be obtained from the Office of Munitions Control, U. S. Department of State, Washington 25, D. C. Other Controls The Treasury Department's Division of Foreign Assets Control, Washington 25, D.C., should be consulted for information on the foreign assets control regulations, which prohibit all unlicensed transactions directly or indirectly involving mainland Chinese or North Korean financing or trade. These regulations, among other things, specifically prohibit the unlicensed purchase in any foreign country of all goods of mainland Chinese origin and all goods of types which in the past were chiefly imported into the United States from mainland China. The Division of Foreign Assets Control should also be consulted with respect to transactions control regulations, which prohibit Americans from shipping strategic materials from any foreign country to a Soviet bloc country. The Government of the Republic of Korea, under an arrangement with the U. S. Treasury Department, has concluded a certificate of origin procedure covering certain commodities which, when appropriately certified to be of noncommunist Chinese or non-North Korean origin, can be imported into the United States under a general license specified in section 500.536 (c) of the foreign assets control regulations. These certificates must be issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Korea. Such certificates, when presented to the collector of customs at the United States port of entry, permit entry without a specific license. Commodities currently permitted import into the United States from the Republic of Korea under the certificate of origin arrangement are limited to gallnuts, raw human hair, and hog bristles. April 1959. Prepared by Joseph A. Camelio, Commercial Attaché, American Embassy, Seoul, Korea; prepared for publication in the Far Eastern Division, Office of Economic Affairs. other WTIS reports on the Republic of Korea in Part 1, Economic Reports ... Basic Data on the Economy of the Republic of Korea. in Part 2, Operations Reports .. Import Tariff System of the Republic of Korea. Preparing Shipments to the Republic of Korea. Reports in the World Trade Information Service may be ordered from Department of Commerce Field Offices or from the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D.C. Make remittance payable to the Superintendent of Documents A Trade List... Business Firms-REPUBLIC OF KOREA Gives the names and addresses of: ⚫ importers and dealers ⚫ exporters ⚫ industrial firms of sufficient size and importance to be considered potential importers, importing consumers, or exporters ⚫ firms or individuals with large land holdings engaged in importing their supplies and equipment or exporting their products Also includes a brief summary of background information on general business operating procedures and conditions of assistance to American traders in the conduct of their affairs with this area. $2 Available to firms domiciled in the United States from any Department of Commerce Field Office or from the Commercial Intelligence Division, Bureau of Foreign Commerce, U. S. Department of Commerce, Washington 25, D. C. ... Electric Current .types, phases, cycles, and voltages available in foreign cities... Published by the Bureau of Foreign Commerce. Sold by U. S. Department of Commerce Field Offices, and by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C. 25 cents THIS REPORT contains information useful primarily to United States companies planning to do business in the Federal Republic of Germany and West Berlin and to American businessmen and professionals considering employment and residence there. Information of interest to commercial travelers and tourists is also included. This report supersedes Living Conditions in the Fed. Rep. of Germany and Western Berlin, World Trade Information Service, part 2, No. 57-100, October 1957, and Travelers' Baggage Regulations of Federal Republic of Germany, World Trade Information Service, part 2, No. 56-16, February 1956. Entrance Requirements Federal Republic of Germany If an American citizen plans a sojourn in the Federal Republic for more than 3 months, he must obtain a visa from the nearest German consulate. The consulate will communicate with the appropriate office in the German city in which the applicant desires to live in order to make sure that a residence permit (Aufenthaltserlaubnis) will be granted. Under the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation between the United States and the Federal Republic, American citizens in Germany are accorded the same rights as German nationals with respect to engaging in all types of commercial, industrial, financial, and other activities for gain, whether in a dependent or an independent capacity. For more detailed information regarding residence permits and employment permits, consult World Trade Information Service report, Residence and Business Rights of Aliens in Fed. Rep. of Germany and West Berlin, part 1, No. 59-9, February 1959. West Berlin Documents required of a United States citizen by West Berlin on entrance are the same as those re quired by the Federal Republic, and the regulations governing residence, work, trade, and employment permits are similar. However, since Berlin is surrounded by the territory of the Soviet Zone of Germany, persons going to West Berlin by land transportation will require a special permit. Soviet Zone border authorities require a transit visa issued by Soviet Zone authorities. This transit visa is normally available at border crossing points entering the Soviet Zone en route to West Berlin upon payment of DM5 (West) one way or DM10 (West) for a round trip (1 Deutschemark equals US$0.24). Soviet Zone authorities sometimes require that the transit visa for the return trip be obtained at the Foreign Ministry of the German Democratic Republic in East Berlin. The U. S. Department of State does not recommend the use of Soviet Zone documentation by American nationals. If there are compelling reasons for surface travel, United States citizens should contact an American consular office in the Federal Republic or the United States Mission in Berlin in order to obtain the latest pertinent information before undertaking such travel. In general, it is recommended that persons desiring to go to West Berlin travel by air, in which case a transit visa is not required. Several airlines operate flights between West Berlin and the United States via various West German and other European cities. Customs Procedures Customs regulations applicable to the property of persons entering Germany to establish a residence there differ somewhat from the regulations which apply to the baggage of commercial travelers, tourists, and other transients. Declaration Requirements Persons entering the Federal Republic or West Berlin are required to declare their belongings and, upon request, to open packing cases or baggage and take out items for inspection by the customs officer. Declaration forms can be obtained from transportation and shipping companies, German consulates, or German customs offices. For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C., and by U. S. Department of Commerce |