Protest 59116-K of J. T. Steeb & Co.

Cole, Judge:

A shipment of merchandise from Gothenberg, Sweden, described on the invoice as “Rough marker blanks,” was entered at the port of Tacoma, Wash., the importation consisting of “140 blocks of rough granite,” of varying dimensions. '

It is concededly classifiable under paragraph 234 (a), Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U. S. C. 1940 ed. § 1001, par. 234 (a)), as modified by the trade agreement with Finland, 70 Treas. Dec. 369, T. D. 48554, the point at issue being the more specific provision in said paragraph; whether it is the one carrying the higher rate of duty, 30 percent ad valorem,…