United States v. Winter

The merchandise now before the court consists of locust pods chopped into coarse pieces, the pith and seeds being indiscriminately mixed together.

The importers claim that the article is St. John's bread or bean, and therefore entitled to- free entry under the eo nomine provisions of paragraph 668 of the tariff act of 1909. The appraiser reported the merchandise as St. John's bread, but furthermore reported that the chopping process had destroyed the beans as seeds; he therefore made return that the importation was not entitled to free entry under paragraph 668, but was dutiable as prepared…