United States v. R. Hillier's Son Co.

The imported material involved in this protest is commonly known as soapbark siftings and was imported from Germany. It consists of a fine powder, in which are mixed very small shreds of bark-like substance. It is produced from processing the bark of a Chilean tree known as quillai or quillajo. The evidence shows that large pieces or slabs of the bark are taken from Chile to Germany, there processed, and the processed material then imported into this and other countries. In producing the material in question here the bark is fed into a cutting machine, where it is cut into small chips. After…