Trans Atlantic Co. v. United States

Lawrence, Judge:

The merchandise under consideration here consists of hinges, imported with screws, in carboard boxes.

The collector of customs, treating the merchandise as entireties, classified it as articles in chief value of base metal and assessed duty thereon at the rate of 22per centum ad valorem, in accordance with *2the terms of paragraph 397 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U. S. C. § 1001, par. 397), as modified by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (82 Treas. Dec. 305, T. D. 51802).

Plaintiff claims by its protest that the screws should be separately classified pursuant to the eo…