Legal Definition and Related Resources of Primage
Meaning of Primage
A small payment , made by the owner or consignee of goods to the master of the vessel in which they are shipped for his care and trouble.
Primage Alternative Definition
In mercantile law. A duty payable to the master and mariners of a ship or vessel, to the master for the use of his cables and ropes to discharge the goods of the merchant; to the mariners for lading and unlading in any port or haven. Abb. Shipp. 270. This payment appears to be of very ancient date, and to be variously regulated in different voyages and trades. It is sometimes called the “master’s hat money.” 3 Chit. Com. Law, 431.
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Primage
Primage in Global Commerce Policy
In this regard, primage is: a term denoting the temporary imposition of an import surcharge or a similar measure having the effect of increasing the normal customs duties.[1]
Primagein the wold Encyclopedia
For an introductory overview on international trade policy, see this entry.
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- Dictionary of Trade Policy, “Primage” entry (OAS)
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