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Series
Board of Customs and Excise: Valuation Division: Registered Files
Catalogue reference: CUST 117
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CUST 117
This series contains policy and case files relating to the valuation of imported goods for customs duties and purchase tax. The files were created by the Valuation Branch, which was set up following the introduction of the Import Duties Act 1932,...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CUST 117
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Title (The name of the record)
- Board of Customs and Excise: Valuation Division: Registered Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1915-1963
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains policy and case files relating to the valuation of imported goods for customs duties and purchase tax. The files were created by the Valuation Branch, which was set up following the introduction of the Import Duties Act 1932, and include files previously dealt with by the Secretaries' Office.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- VG file series
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Board of Customs and Excise, Valuation Department, 1932-1932
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 105 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The work of the Valuation Branch involved ensuring that there was no loss of revenue incurred when associated firms traded at less than the price freely available on the open market.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5693/
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