Dorf International, Ltd. v. United States

Donlon, Judge:

The question before us is whether cucumbers, imported from Cuba at the port of New York, were “entered for consumption” on or before Eeburary 28, 1951, as plaintiff’s protest claims. If so, the merchandise would be entitled to the seasonal preferential rate of 1 cent per pound under paragraph 774 of the Tariff Act of 1930. as modified by the exclusive trade agreement with Cuba, T. D. 51819, effective January 1, 1948. If not entered for consumption until a date in March 1951, this seasonal preferential rate would not apply, since it is applicable to this merchandise only when…