Catalogue description Board of Customs and Excise: Valuation Division: Registered Files

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Details of CUST 117
Reference: CUST 117
Title: Board of Customs and Excise: Valuation Division: Registered Files
Description:

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.

Date: 1915-1963
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: VG file series
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Board of Customs and Excise, Valuation Department, 1932-

Physical description: 105 file(s)
Access conditions: Subject to 30 year closure
Administrative / biographical background:

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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