United States Customs Court, 1952

Yolande Corp. v. United States

Yolande Corp. v. United States
United States Customs Court · Decided December 11, 1952 · Ekwall
29 Cust. Ct. 420; 1952 Cust. Ct. LEXIS 1660
Yolande Corp. v. United States

Opinion of the Court

*421Opinion by

Ekwall, J.

At the trial, the collector's amended memorandum in answer to the protest, together with all the official entry papers, was received in evidence. The memorandum stated that the merchandise was exported from Havre, Prance, on June 6, 1948, and that the Federal Reserve bank had certified two rates for the French franc, the “official” rate being $0.004671 and the “free” rate $0.003270. Through inadvertence, the liquidation was made on the basis of the official rate. On the basis of this report, Government counsel conceded that the entries should be reliquidated by converting the French franc at the aforesaid dual rates, computed in the manner outlined in Bureau of Customs Circular Letter No. 2675, dated October 19, 1949, under authority of Abstract 54732. On the record presented and following the cited decision it was held that the currency of the invoice should have been converted in the manner directed by the judgment of this court in said Abstract 54732.

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