Protests 110236-K of Hooker Electrochemical Co.

Mollison, Judge:

This case comes before us on a motion made by counsel For the defendant to dismiss the plaintiff’s protests on either of two grounds: (1) That the question presented is moot, or (2) that the merchandise involved was not “imported into the United States” within the meaning of those words as used in the Icelandic Trade Agreement (T. D. 50956) under which plaintiff claims.

The merchandise in question consisted of herring oil which came to the United States by tank cars from Canada and was entered without deposit of duty for manufacture in a bonded warehouse, class six, pursuant to…