United States Customs Court, 1954

Copeland & Thompson, Inc. v. United States

Copeland & Thompson, Inc. v. United States
United States Customs Court · Decided March 11, 1954 · Ekwall
32 Cust. Ct. 425; 1954 Cust. Ct. LEXIS 1895
Copeland & Thompson, Inc. v. United States

Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Ekwall, J.

In accordance with stipulation of counsel that certain items described under “A” in-paragraph 1 of the stipulation of counsel, except such as may be valued at less than $2.50, consist of china figures similar in all material respects to those passed upon in Wm. S. Pitcairn Corp. v. United States (39 C. C. P. A. 15, C. A. D. 458), the merchandise was held dutiable as follows: (1) As to the items entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption prior to May 28, 1950, at 20 percent under paragraph 1547 (a); and (2) as to the items entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption subsequent to May 28, 1950, at 10 percent under said paragraph 1547 (a), as modified by the Annecy Protocol to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (T. D. 52373), supplemented by Presidential proclamation (T. D. 52476).

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