Lee Herrmann Co. v. United States

Wilson, Judge:

The merchandise at bar, described as “haddock blocks” and “cod blocks,” was classified for duty at the rate of 2% cents per pound under the provisions of paragraph 717(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 for “Fish, fresh or frozen * * * filleted, skinned, boned, sliced, or divided into portions, not specially provided for.” It appears that the fish blocks in question were advisorily classified by the examiner as “fillets” (R. 75). Plaintiff claims the merchandise properly classifiable at the rate of 1 cent per pound under paragraph 720 (b) of the act, as modified by the General…