Legal Opinion
Intercontinental Fibres, Inc. v. United States
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided December 9, 1976No. C.A.D. 1179; No. 76-7PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mareey, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from the judgment of the United States Customs-Court, 75 Cust. Ct. 135, C.D. 4617, 406 F. Supp. 1221 (1975), denying-Intercontinental's claim for classification of certain imported polyester yarn within item 309.31, Tariff Schedules of the United States(TSUS), as “Grouped filaments” rather than as “Yarns * * *' With twist” under item 310.01. We affirm.
The imported polyester yarns had their genesis as extruded polyester-filaments. Those filaments became yarn when cooled, spin finished,* and wound in a bundle on a spool. At that point in the process, the *32yar…
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