Illustrated Opium Tax System
of
the Ching Dynasty
Opium
↓
Goods Tax
Domestically Produced ↙ ↘ Foreign Imported
* Main Tax (Central, Local): * Main Tax (Maritime Customs):
(Since Kuang Hsu 7th year, i.e., 1881)
40 silver taels per 100 catty 110 silver taels per 100 catty
* Add-on Taxes & Duties (Central, Local):
Varied, from time to time, from place to place
↓ ↘ ↙ ↓
Domestic Opium Tax Silver Consummation Tax Custom Tax Silver
ex. Sd10/6 ex. Kt10/1-2, Sd50/2, Jsb50/1
↓
Varied, from time to time, from place to place
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