Baldt Anchor, Chain & Forge Division of the Boston Metals Co. v. United States

Maletz. Judge:

This case involves two protests against the tariff classification of certain machinery used in the process of making heavy anchor steel chains for vessels. The machinery was imported from Sweden through the port of Philadelphia in two separate shipments. The first shipment, which was entered in April 1958, contained a *269heavy-duty transport system which conveyed the partially manufactured chains from one manufacturing station to the next. The second shipment, which was entered in May 1958, consisted of five machines to be used in the production of the chains. This latter shipment…