Libas, Ltd. v. United States

Opinion

Goldberg, Judge:

This matter is matter is before the Court following trial de novo. The case presents two issues. First, it involves whether the United States Customs Service (“Customs”) had the statutory authority to subject fabric imported from India to independent tests in order to determine whether it was loomed by hand or by machine after the Indian government had certified it as hand-loomed fabric. Second, it requires the Court to address the proper classification of the fabric. Upon review of the evidence presented at trial, the Court determines that Customs possesses the…