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Signature of Certificates on Invoices. 9. The certificate, on the invoice must be signed, in his personal capacity, by the supplier or the manufacturer, or any person having authority to sign on behalf of the supplier or manufacturer. The witness to the signature need not necessarily be a Magistrate, notary, or other public official, but may be any person competent to sign as a witness to signatures on ordinary business elocuments.

Appendix (A). Form of Invoice.

Appendix (B). Combined Certificate of Value and of Origin to be written, typed, or printed on Invoices of Goods for Exportation to British Colonies, Ac. I, ( l ) of ( 2 ) , of ( 3 ) , manufacturer/supplier of the goods enumerated in this invoice, amounting to hereby declare that I [( 4 ) have the authority to make and sign this certificate on behalf of the aforesaid manufacturer/supplier, and that I] have the means of knowing and do hereby certify as follows : VALUE. 1. That this invoice is in all respects correct, and contains a true and full statement of the price actually paid or to be paid for the said goods, and the actual quantity thereof. 2. That no arrangements or understanding affecting the purchase price of the said goods has been or will be made or entered into between the said exporter and purchaser, or by any one on behalf of either of them, either by way of discount, rebate, compensation, or in any manner whatever other than as fully shown on this invoice, or as follows (°) ORIGIN. [In the case of goods exported to colonies not granting preference to British goods the following portion of the certificate dealing with origin should be struck out,.] ' (Delete whichever of 3 (a) or 3 (ft) is not applicable. If 3 (a) is used, delete 4 and 5. If 3 (b) is used, insert required particulars in 4 and 5.) 3. (a.) That every article mentioned in the 3. (ft.) That every article mentioned in the said invoice has been wholly produced or manu- said invoice has been either wholly or partially factured in (°) produced or manufactured in ( 6 ) 4. As regards those articles one partially produced or manufactured in ( 6 ) , — (a.) That the final process or processes of manufacture have been performed in that part of the British dominions. (ft.) That the expenditure in material produced in (®) and/or labour performed in ( 6 ) , calculated subjects to qualifications hereunder, in each and every article is not less than one-fourth of the factory or works cost of such article in its finished state. (See note.f) ("|" Note. —In the case of goods which have at some stage entered into the commerce of or undergone a process of manufacture in a foreign country, only that labour and material which is expended on or added to the goods after their return to the United Kingdom shall be regarded as the produce or manufacture of the United Kingdom in calculating the proportion of United Kingdom labour and material in the factory or works cost of the finished article.) s..That in the calculation of such proportion of produce or labour of the ( a ) none of the following items has been included or considered : — " Manufacturer's profit or remuneration of any trader, agent, broker, or other person dealing in the articles in their finished condition ; royalties ; cost of outside packages or any,cost of packing the goods thereinto ; any cost of conveying, insuring, or shipping the goods subsequent to their manufacture." Dated at , this day of , 19 Witness : Signature : (!) Here insert " manager," " chief clerk," or as the case may be. ( 2 ) Here insert name of firm of company. ( 3 ) Here insert name of city or country. ( 4 ) These words should be omitted where the manufacturer or supplier himself signs the certificate. f 5 ) Here insert particulars of any special arrangement. ( 6 ) Insert " United Kingdom "or name of other part of British dominions.

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Selling-price to Purchaser. Country of Origin.* Marks and Numbers on Packages. Quantity and Description of Ooods. At Amount. * ' 'o be completed only when preferential rates of duty ire claimed.