Rachelle Laboratories, Inc. v. United States

Richardson, Judge:

The merchandise of these consolidated actions consists of a chemical described as Chloramphenicol Intermediate D-threo-l-p-nitrophenyl-2-amino-propnediol-(1.3), which is commonly referred to as “levo base”, and said to be the 12th intermediate in the manufacture of chloramphenicol. The levo base at bar was exported from West Germany between July and September of 1968, entered at the port of Los Angeles, California, and advanced in value under appraisement based on American selling price as defined in 19 U.S.C.A., section 1401a(e) (section 402(e), Tariff Act of 1930, as…