United States v. Astra Trading Corp.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the United States Customs Court, First Division, entered pursuant to its decision (C. D. 1754), one judge dissenting, sustaining protests on behalf of the importer against the collector’s classification and duty assessment of merchandise, described on the invoices as “expansion watch bands” or “expansion wrist watchbands,” at 65 per centum ad valorem under paragraph 1527 (c) (2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as modified by the Presidential proclamation carrying out the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, T. D. 51802, supplemented by the Presidential…