Shainin v. United States

Lawrence, Groom & Co., brokers at San Francisco, filed nine petitions for remission of duty under section 489 of the Tariff Act of 1922, on behalf of the appellants, I. Shainin & Co. The consumption entries covered by the petitions were numbered 14951, 15602, 16249, 16828, 17557, 371, 958, 1620, and 2227. On hearing before the Customs Court the prayers of these petitions were denied, and the importers have appealed.

The goods imported were various manufactures of brass, such as vases, gongs, foot warmers, etc., and were exported from Shanghai, China. I. Shainin & Co., the appellants, were…