United States Customs Court, 1967

Starlite Merchandise Co. v. United States

Starlite Merchandise Co. v. United States
United States Customs Court · Decided July 1, 1967 · Ford
59 Cust. Ct. 871
Starlite Merchandise Co. v. United States

Opinion of the Court

Ford, J.

In accordance with stipulation of counsel that the items of merchandise marked “A” covered by the foregoing protests consist of.earphones similar in all material respects to those the subject of Motorola, Inc., and International Expediters, Inc. v. United States (54 Cust. Ct. 303, Abstract 69019), and that the items of merchandise marked “B” consist of earphones which are not suitable for controlling, distributing, modifying, producing, or rectifying electrical energy and that said merchandise, in fact, consists of articles having as an essential feature an electrical element or device, wholly or in chief value of metal, the claim of the plaintiffs was sustained.

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