Freedman & Slater, Inc. v. United States

Rao, Judge:

An importation of sulphite paper, in sheets 22 by 34 inches, was classified by the collector of customs at the port of New York as bond paper, and assessed with duty at the rate of 3 cents per pound and 15 per centum ad valorem pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 1407 (a) of the Tariff Act of 1930. A protest was duly filed against said classification and assessment, in which it was alleged that the merchandise in question is standard uncoated printing paper, dutiable at the rate of % cent per pound and 5 per centum ad valorem, as provided for in paragraph 1401 of said act, as…