East Asiatic Co. v. United States

Cline, Judge:

This is a suit against the United States, arising at the port of Los Angeles, in which the plaintiff claims that the collector of customs erred in assessing additional duty at the rate of 10 per centum ad valorem under section 304 (b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 on the ground that the merchandise was not legally marked at the time of importation.

It appears from the record that the goods herein involved consisted of copra meal shipped from Mexico and that, when the shipment was landed, the bags containing the meal did not bear any marks indicating the country of origin of their…