The Declaration of Al-Rashidi Trading House

≈ 4 min

Al-Rashidi Trading House has filed a customs declaration and warehouse tally with the Egyptian Customs Authority for a consignment of mixed goods received at their Boulaq bonded warehouse during the first week of October 1947. The declaration lists six categories of goods and associated handling or storage charges, and the Authority reimburses the importer for verified porterage and inspection fees where a licensed inspector has attended. The Customs Authority's inspector has asked the Regional Audit Office to confirm that every line on the tally corresponds to a service actually rendered or a quantity actually received. You are to identify any line that cannot be supported by the corroborating records.

The scene

Al-Rashidi Trading House, a mid-size import house operating out of a bonded warehouse in the Boulaq district, Cairo, Egypt, 1947

Source documents

Boulaq Bonded Warehouse Inward Cargo Manifest, October 1947
Licensed Inspector Attendance Register, Egyptian Customs Authority, October 1947
Bonded Goods Ordinance, Egypt, 1939, Article 17 (Inspection Provisions)
Letter from Customs Authority District Office to Al-Rashidi Trading House, 30 September 1947

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