Freedman & Slater, Inc. v. United States

Ekwall, Judge:

This is a protest against the collector’s assessment of an additional duty of 10 per centum ad valorem under section 304 (c), Tariff Act of 1930, as amended by the Customs Administrative Act of 1938, on tanned sheepskins, imported from Argentina, on the ground that they were not legally marked.

The pertinent provisions of the tariff act, as amended, are as follows:

SEC. 304. MARKING OF IMPORTED ARTICLES AND CONTAINERS.(a) Marking of Articles. — Except as hereinafter provided, every article of foreign origin (or its container, as provided in subsection (b) hereof) imported into the…