United States Customs Court, 1958

Burroughs Corp. v. United States

Burroughs Corp. v. United States
United States Customs Court · Decided February 6, 1958 · Lawrence
40 Cust. Ct. 442
Burroughs Corp. v. United States

Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Lawrence, J.

In accordance with stipulation of counsel that the items of merchandise marked “A” consist of key-driven calculating machines and parts thereof the same in all material respects as those the subject of Plus Computing Machines, Inc. v. United States (44 C. C. P. A. 160, C. A. D. 655), the claim at 12% percent under the provision in paragraph 372, as modified by the Torquay Protocol to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (T. D. 52739), supplemented by Presidential proclamation (T. D. 52763), for calculating machines specially constructed for multiplying and dividing and parts thereof was sustained as to said items. The items marked “B,” stipulated to be the same in all material respects as the merchandise the subject of O. A. D. 655, supra, except for having, in addition, an electric motor as an essential feature, were held dutiable at 12% percent under the provision in paragraph 353, as modified by T. D. 52739, supplemented by T. D. 52763, supra, for calculating machines specially constructed for multiplying and dividing, having an electric motor as an essential feature and parts thereof, or at 11% percent under said paragraph, as modified by the Sixth *443Protocol to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (T. D. 54108), if entered for consumption after June 30, 1956.

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