United States Customs Court, 1953

Ta-Pon Import & Export Corp. v. United States

Ta-Pon Import & Export Corp. v. United States
United States Customs Court · Decided February 18, 1953 · Oliver
30 Cust. Ct. 346; 1953 Cust. Ct. LEXIS 111
Ta-Pon Import & Export Corp. v. United States

Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Oliver, C. J.

At the trial it was stipulated that the items in question are the same in all material respects as the buckles which were passed *347upon in Weyenberg Shoe Mfg. Co. v. United States (38 C. C. P. A. 122, C. A. D. 448). On the agreed facts and following the cited ease, the articles in question were held dutiable as follows: (1) The buckles represented on the invoice items “avec barettes á ressorts, chrome” at 45 percent under paragraph 397 as articles, not specially provided for, composed wholly or in chief value of base metal, and not plated with platinum, gold, or silver, or colored with gold lacquer; and (2) the buckles represented by the invoice items “avec barettes á ressorts doré fort,” at 65 percent under said paragraph 397 as gold-plated articles, not specially provided for.

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