United States Customs Court, 1967

S. Hiller Co. v. United States

S. Hiller Co. v. United States
United States Customs Court · Decided May 11, 1967 · Landis
58 Cust. Ct. 890; 1967 Cust. Ct. LEXIS 1863
S. Hiller Co. v. United States

Opinion of the Court

Landis, J.

In accordance with stipulation of counsel that the merchandise covered by the foregoing protest consists of telephone locks of plate or disc tumbler construction; that locks of plate or disc tumbler construction were held not to fall within the tariff designation locks of pin tumbler or cylinder construction in Shriro Trading Corp. v. United States (56 Cust. Ct. 422, C.D. 2669); that the instant locks are, in fact, of plate or disc tumbler construction, and are, in fact, not padlocks, cabinet, or drawer locks and are in chief value of base metal, the claim of the plaintiff was sustained.

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