Commonwealth goods shipped from a foreign port

(1) Goods, the produce or manufacture of any part of the Commonwealth, consigned to Belize which have been transhipped enroute at a foreign port, or have been shipped from a foreign port after overland transit from the Commonwealth country of origin, shall not be entitled to preference unless the goods have passed through such foreign countries in bond and are accompanied by a through bill of lading or railway consignment note from the country of production to Belize in support of the port. (2) Where a through bill of lading or railway consignment note is not available, the ocean bill of lading from the foreign 10 Customs and Excise Duties port of shipment must bear a certificate signed by the steamship company before a British consular officer that the goods have passed through such foreign country in bond giving the Commonwealth country of production and the number of the bonded car, in which case the certificate of origin shall also be attested by a British consular officer, provided that, if he is satisfied that all other necessary conditions have been fulfilled, the Comptroller of Customs may, in his discretion, admit goods on payment of the preferential rate of duty without the necessity of certification as aforesaid.