Intercontinental Air Freight, Inc. v. United States

Ford, Judge:

Certain imported articles invoiced as indicators or multi-indicators were classified under the basket provision of schedule 6, part 5 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States, item 688.40, and assessed with duty at the rate of 11.5 per centum ad valorem. The • protests listed above covering said merchandise were consolidated for the purpose of trial.

Plaintiff contends said merchandise is properly subject to classification under item 685.70, TSUS, as either indicator panels or visual signalling apparatus or as parts of either, all of which provide for a rate of 8.5 per centum…