Standard Chlorine Chemical Co., Inc. v. United States

OPINION

AQUILINO, Judge:

The parties have filed a stipulation, setting forth all the salient facts, which makes appropriate their cross-motions for summary judgment as to Customs Service classification of two isomers of trichlorobenzene (C6H3CI3) under the mixture catch-all provision for benzenoid chemicals rather than under the item covering trichlorobenzene eo nomine.

As imported from France, the merchandise was comprised of approximately 75 percent 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene and 25 percent 1,2,3-trichlorobenzene, with trace amounts of impurities possibly mixed in. 1 The parties agree, among other…