Weill & Co. v. United States

■Portland cement imported at the port of New York was classified by the collector of. customs as white -nonstaining Portland cement and was-accordingly assessed for duty at 10 .per cent ad'- valorem *12under that part of paragraph 74 of the act of 1913, which reads as follows:

74. * * * white, non-staining Portland cement, Keene's cement, or other cement of which gypsum is the component material of chief value, and all other cements not specially provided for in this section, 10 per centum ad valorem.

The importer protested that the importation was not subject to duty, and that it was entitled to…