Wright & Graham Co. v. United States
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Appeal from Board of United States General Appraisers, G. A. 7567 (T. D. 34467).
1Opinion of the CourtBarber, Judge
Paragraph 627 of the tariff act of October 3, 1913, and which is one of the free list paragraphs of the act, contains the following:
Tea, not specially provided for in this section, and tea plants: Provided, That the cans, boxes, or other containers of tea packed in packages of less than five pounds each shall be dutiable at the rate chargeable thereon if imported empty; * * *.
Subject to these provisions, tea in packages of less than 5 pounds, that is, packages containing 1-J to 4 ounces of tea each, were imported. The immediate containers, holders, or coverings of the tea were either sheet…
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