Tex Mex Brick & Import Co. v. United States

Landis, Judge:

This protest involves three shipments of merchandise described in the entry invoices as “Brick 626 Pink Velour”, imported from Mexico. The shipments were entered at Laredo, Texas, on December 29,1965; January 5, 1966; and January 12,1966. Protest is addressed to the three entries. The official papers are in evidence.

Five sample bricks from each shipment were subjected to customs laboratory tests at New Orleans. On May 17, 1966, with the reports of the laboratory tests in hand, customs liquidated the three entries and classified the brick as mineral substances or articles of…