Castelazo v. United States

Watson, Judge:

The merchandise involved in these cases which were consolidated for trial consists of imported travertine slabs, classified as stone suitable for use as monumental or building stone and assessed with duty at the rate of 21 per centum ad valorem under paragraph 234(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as modified by the Sixth Protocol of Supplementary Concessions to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, 91 Treas. Dec. 150, T.D. 54108. In their imported condition the slabs in question were rectangular in shape, in uniform thicknesses of 2 inches or less.

Plaintiffs contend that…