Glassberg v. United States

Cline, Judge:

This is an appeal for a reappraisement of honeydew melons imported from Chile. The consular invoices, which are the form for consigned goods, were certified on January 31, 1940, and entry was filed at the port of New York on February 13, 1940. The merchandise was entered at the invoice value of 50 cents per crate. *600On June 13, 1940, tbe importer filed an amended entry in which the melons were valued at $1.24 per crate. The appraiser filed his return on June 19, 1940. An inspection of the invoices discloses that no notations with respect to the value were made by the appraiser on…