Broadway Hale Stores, Inc. v. United States

Landis, Judge:

This protest covers a consignment of mirrors and wood mirror frames, separately invoiced and packed, shipped from Spain and entered at Los Angeles in August 1965. The official papers, in evidence, tell much of the story.

The mirrors and frames were shipped pursuant to plaintiff’s purchase order No. 1263 to Rugil, a manufacturer in Sevilla, Spain, for household decorative items consisting of mirrors and mirror frames measuring 30 x 16 inches and 27% x 16 inches. Consumption entry filed at Los Angeles was based on two invoices. A Rugil invoice covered 250 wooden gilt frames 27% x…