Legal Opinion
J. E. Bernard & Co. v. United States
United States Customs Court
Decided May 23, 1978No. C.D. 4743; Court Nos. 70/55522, etcPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Maletz, Judge:
In these 24 consolidated cases the court is called upon to determine the proper classification of certain plastic cuprophan tubing which was exported from Germany, Belgium and France and entered at the port of Chicago between May 1969 and March 1972. Plaintiff is a customhouse broker which entered the merchandise for the account of Travenol Laboratories, Inc. The initial shipments of merchandise were classified by Customs under item 772.65 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States (TSUS), as modified by T.D. 68-9, as tubing of plastics, suitable for conducting liquids or…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Harris v. United StatesCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1915
- Border Brokerage Co. v. United StatesUnited States Customs Court · 1947
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