Block v. United States

WxlsoN, Judge:

Plaintiff in this case limited its protest to an item described on the commercial invoices as a “Silk Ball,” designated as No. 14093-B.

The imported merchandise was classified under paragraph 1518(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as modified by the Protocol of Terms of Accession by Japan to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, T.D. 53865, and T.D. 53877, as artificial fruit in chief value of yarns, threads, and filaments and was assessed with duty at the rate of 50 per centum ad valorem. The imported articles are claimed properly duitable under paragraph 1312 of the Tariff…