Hudson Art Importing Co. v. United States

Opinion by

In accordance with stipulation of counsel that the merchandise consists of 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 v. United States (39 C. C. P. A. 15, C. A. D. 458), the items entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption prior to May 28, 1950, were held dutiable at 20 percent under paragraph 1547 (a) of the tariff act, and the items entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on and after May 28, 1950, were held dutiable at 10 percent under said paragraph, as modified by the Annecy Protocol to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (T. D. 52373), supplemented by Presidential proclamation (T. D. 52476), for “Works of art * * * statuary, sculptures, or copies, replicas, or reproductions thereof, valued at not less than $2.50.”