N. M. Albbet & Co. v. United States

Johnson, Judge:

The merchandise involved in these protests, consolidated at a pretrial conference, consists of crude feathers assessed with duty at 10 per centum ad valorem under paragraph 1518 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as modified by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, T. D. 51802, and the President’s proclamation of May 4, 1948, T. D. 51909. Neither the rate of duty nor the classification of the merchandise is in controversy. It is claimed, however, that duty was assessed on too great a weight of merchandise; that an allowance for dirt and impurities in excess of the amount usually *295f…