United States v. Yick Shew Tong Co.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the United States Customs Court, First Division, sustaining the protest of appellee against the classification and duty assessment as “Drugs advanced” of certain merchandise imported from China and entered at the port of San Francisco, Calif.

Classification and duty assessment were made under paragraph 34 of the Tariff Act of 1930. Importer protested, claiming the merchandise to be entitled to entry duty free under either paragraph 1669 or paragraph 1722 of the act. Other claims were- made in the protest but they were not relied upon at the hearing below,…