General Electric Co. v. United States

FoRD, Judge:

The above protests consolidated for the purpose of trial place in issue the classification of certain articles described on the invoices as earphones and other articles described thereon as earphone jacks. The former were classified as headphones pursuant to item 684.70 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States and assessed with duty at the rate of 15 per centum ad valorem while the latter were classified pursuant to item 685.90 providing for electrical apparatus for making or breaking electrical circuits and were assessed with duty at the rate of 17.5 per centum ad valorem.…