Furniture Import Corp. v. United States

Nichols, Judge:

The merchandise involved in these cases, consolidated at the trial, consists of articles lof wood, imported from Italy and entered at the port of New York on various dates between September 25,1959, and April 4,1960, inclusive. They were assessed with duty at 16% per centum ad valorem under paragraph 412 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as modified by the Annecy Protocol of Terms of Accession to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, T.D. 52373, supplemented by T.D. 52476, as manufactures of wood, not specially provided for. They are claimed to be properly dutiable at 10% per…