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Tientsin rules of trade, 1858
Rules of trade of 8 November 1858; Rule 5 relaxed the restrictions on opium and fixed an import duty.
- Dates
- 8 Nov 1858
Connections 3
part of
- Treaty of Tientsin Primary record 1
adopted by
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British government
8 Nov 1858
Primary record
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The rules are an agreement made under Article XXVI of the treaty.
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Qing imperial government
8 Nov 1858
Primary record
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The rules are an agreement made under Article XXVI of the treaty.
Timeline 3 dates
- 8 Nov 1858 Tientsin rules of trade, 1858
- 8 Nov 1858 British government adopted Tientsin rules of trade, 1858
- 8 Nov 1858 Qing imperial government adopted Tientsin rules of trade, 1858
Proof 1 source
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Agreement containing rules of trade, made in pursuance of Article XXVI of the Treaty of 26th June 1858, The World and Japan Database, University of Tokyo, 8 Nov 1858.
Primary record
AGREEMENT CONTAINING RULES OF TRADE, MADE IN PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE XXVI OF THE TREATY OF 26TH JUNE 1858
Opium will henceforth pay thirty taels per pieul Import Duty. The importer will sell it only at the port. It will be carried into the interior by Chinese only, and only as Chinese property
The restrictions affecting trade in Opium, Cash, Grain, Pulse, Sulphur, Brimstone, Saltpetre and Spelter, are relaxed, under the following conditions
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