Alpine Importers of Calif. v. United States

Wilson, Judge:

In this action, the plaintiff contests the classification of certain imported merchandise under paragraph 1518(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as modified by the Japanese Protocol of Terms of Accession to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, T.D. 53865, supplemented by T.D. 53877, at the rate of 35 per centum ad valorem as artificial flowers, grasses, leaves, or stems, composed of materials other than yarns, threads, filaments, tinsel wire, lame, etc. It is contended that the merchandise is properly classifiable under paragraph 397 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as modified by…