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# Old Subsidy Drawback Rules

## Definition

The specific regulations established under the original subsidy act that governed the recovery of duties upon exportation, including provisions that allowed merchants to draw back half the duty on exports made within specified timeframes (twelve months for English merchants, nine months for aliens). These rules represented the foundational framework for drawback administration in British trade policy.

## Source Chapter

Book IV, Chapter 4

## Context

The chapter details how these rules were implemented and later modified, noting that certain goods like wines, currants, and wrought silks had different, more advantageous allowances. The discussion illustrates how drawback policies evolved over time and how different commodities received different treatment based on their economic importance and trade patterns.

## Economic Domain

Regulation

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