United States Customs Court, 1952

Atalanta Products Corp. v. United States

Atalanta Products Corp. v. United States
United States Customs Court · Decided April 16, 1952 · Johnson
28 Cust. Ct. 453; 1952 Cust. Ct. LEXIS 407
Atalanta Products Corp. v. United States

Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Johnson, J.

At the trial it was stipulated that the issue and merchandise herein are the same in all material respects as those involved in Axel Stokby et al. v. United States (4 Cust. Ct. 343, C. D. 358), except that in the liquidation of the entries covered by the instant protests, an allowance was made for gelatinous substance equal to 10 percent* of the content of the tins, whereas' there should have been a larger percentage allowed for the gelatinous substance. In accordance with stipulation of counsel and following the decision cited the merchandise was held dutiable at 8}i cents per pound under paragraph 703, Tariff' Act of 1930, upon the basis 'of the net weight of the contents of the cans, less such percentage allowance for the gelatinous substance contained in the respective tins, as set forth in the decision.

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