Tower v. United States

Lawbence, Judge:

Certain imported merchandise described in the record as pyrite concentrate was classified by the collector of customs as “pyrites,” which are entitled to entry free of duty pursuant to the terms of paragraph 1777 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U. S. C. § 1201, par. 1777). Treating the commodity as a lead-bearing'ore, the collector imposed duty upon the lead content of the importations at three-fourths of 1 cent per pound, as provided in paragraph 391 of said act (19 U. S. C. § 1001, par. 391), as modified by the trade agreement between the United States and the United Mexican…