J. M. P. R. Trading Corp. v. United States

Ford, Judge:

The suit listed above challenges the action of the collector of customs in classifying certain imported merchandise as “Mfrs. of other textile fiber” and the assessment of duty thereon at the rate of 35 percent ad valorem, plus 25 cents per pound, under paragraph 1312 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as modified by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, 82 Treas. Dee. 305, T. D. 51802, and the Torquay Protocol to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, 86 Treas. Dec. 121, T. D. 52739.

Plaintiffs claim said merchandise to be properly dutiable at “10% under Par. 1558 and T. D.…