United States Customs Court, 1954

Tri State Distributing Co. v. United States

Tri State Distributing Co. v. United States
United States Customs Court · Decided November 9, 1954 · Ford
33 Cust. Ct. 416; 1954 Cust. Ct. LEXIS 894
Tri State Distributing Co. v. United States

Opinion of the Court

*417Opinion by

Ford, J.

At tbe trial, the vice president of the petitioner testified that, in making entry of the merchandise involved, he used the invoice price of the factory in Switzerland and that he supplied the customs officials with the invoices and all other information which he had at that time with reference to the value of the-watches. Following Syndicate Trading Co. v. United States (13 Ct. Cust. Appls. 409, T. D. 41339) and Crebstein v. United States (15 Ct. Cust. Appls. 285, T. D. 42470), it was held that there was no intention to defraud the revenue of the United States or to conceal or misrepresent the facts of the case or to deceive the appraiser as to the value of the merchandise. The petition was therefore granted.

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