Legal Opinion
Rubies Costume Company v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided April 29, 2019No. 2018-1305PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reyna, Circuit Judge.
Rubies Costume Company appeals the grant of summary judgment by the Court of International Trade in favor of the Government as to the tariff classification of certain imported merchandise. The imported merchandise consists of a nine-piece Santa Claus costume packaged and sold together as a set. The Santa Claus costume is customarily worn in connection with the celebration of the Christmas holiday. The parties argue as to the implications of the "festive" nature of the costume. The merchandise, however, is excluded from classification as "festive articles" by the notes to…
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