West Coast Cycle Supply Co. v. United States

Kosenstein, Judge:

The merchandise involved in the consolidated protests herein consists of bicycle padlocks stipulated to be of base metal, not of cylinder or pin tumbler construction, classified under TSUS item 646.81 as padlocks over 1.5 but not over 2.5 inches in width, and claimed to be classifiable under TSUS item 646.80 as padlocks not over 1.5 inches in width. Thus, the sole issue is the “width” of the padlocks.

The competing provisions of the Tariff Schedules of the United States are as follows:

Locks and padlocks (whether key, combination, or electrically operated), luggage frames,…