F. B. Vandegrift & Co. v. United States

Donlon, Judge:

Molochite is the trade name of a calcined clay, product of Great Britain. It comes in various grade or sieve sizes. It was classified by the collector as an earthy substance, not decorated, not specially provided for, and was charged as such with duty under modified paragraph 214 at 15 per centum ad valorem. (T.D. 51802.)

There are two claims in the protest, viz, for classification under modified paragraph 207, either as wrought or manufactured clay, not *246specially provided for, witb. duty at $1 per ton (T.D. 52739; T.D. 52820); or as china clay, with duty at $1.06 per ton (T.D.…