Moscahlades Bros. v. United States

The appellants entered nine importations of olives under the Tariff Act of 1922. They were returned for duty by the collector in each instance at 20 cents per gallon, under paragraph 744 of said tariff act, as “ripe olives not dried” on six entries, and as “olives in solution” on three entries. The importers protested, in each case claiming the goods to be dutiable under paragraph 749 of said act. The hearings upon the various protests were consolidated by the-Board of General Appraisers, and, after a hearing, the protests were-overruled, the board holding that the imported goods were…