United States Customs Court, 1962

Ford Motor Co. v. United States

Ford Motor Co. v. United States
United States Customs Court · Decided May 15, 1962 · Oliver
48 Cust. Ct. 647
Ford Motor Co. v. United States

Opinion of the Court

Oliver, Chief Judge:

This appeal for reappraisement relates to certain automobiles, identified herein as 250 Anglia DeLuxe automobiles and 50 Prefect DeLuxe automobiles, exported from Ireland and entered at the port of Jacksonville, Fla.

Stipulated facts, upon which the case has been submitted, establish that the proper basis for appraisement of the automobiles in question is cost of production, as defined in section 402a(f) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and that such statutory value therefor is as follows:

Anglia DeLuxe automobile Prefect DeLuxe automobile
Material and labor $281. 86 $292. 81
Usual general expenses 28.19 29.28
Profit 24.80 37.72
Total $334. 85 $359. 81

Judgment will be rendered accordingly.

The conclusion herein follows United States v. Ford Motor Company, 46 Cust. Ct. 735, A.R.D. 124, the record in which case was incorporated by consent.

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