Port Usage and Trade Restrictions

[Flying Damascas]

In compliance with government procedures regarding the economic well being of The Syrian Arab Federal Republic and its inhabitants, it has been determined that certain limitations be implemented with respect to the presence of foreign merchant vessels and their subsequent patronage of Syrian ports.

The following is a set of provisions governing the presence of foreign merchant vessels and their patronage of Syrian Ports:

1) With the exceptions of France, Italy, The Ukrainian SSR, Ethiopia, Egypt, The Russian SFSR, and China All foreign merchant vessels shall be required to notify local authorities of their intentions to use Syrian facilities to unload their contents. This must be done four months in advance of the scheduled time of arrival.

2) With the exceptions of France, Italy, The Ukrainian SSR, Ethiopia, Egypt, The Russian SFSR, and China the presence of foreign merchant vessels shall be confined to the ports of Borj Islam and Banias.

3) With the exceptions of France, Italy, The Ukrainian SSR, Ethiopia, Egypt, The Russian SFSR, and China companies or nations engaged in the use of these ports shall be required to deposit in the national bank a sum of 50,000 in hard currency for security and another 50,000 for ease of access.

4) With the exceptions of France, Italy, The Ukrainian SSR, Ethiopia, Egypt, The Russian SFSR, and China foreign merchant vessels and their companies shall only be permitted to engage in trade three times a year at the two ports in question.

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[Connor]

The Swedish Department of the Economy, with note to the written restrictions in place for 'merchant vessels' within Syrian ports, begins the reclassification of ships destined for these locations as 'trade vessels' in order to avoid tariffs in place.

 

[Jamie]

Following from the latest announcement from the Syrian Regime, the Department for International Trade has assigned a number of persons to review the trade routes that the United Kingdom currently has in place to ensure none coincide with Syria to avoid the tariffs.
Fortunately no trade between the UK and another party took place that this would effect but it was noted for any future trade discussions.