Consolidated Cork Corp. v. The United States

BALDWIN, Judge.

This appeal is from the decision and judgment of the Customs Court, First Division, 1 overruling the importer’s sev en Consolidated protests to the collector’s classification of certain granulated cork from Portugal under item 220.10, Tariff Schedules of the United States (TSUS) as cork, granulated or ground, weighing not over 6 pounds per cubic foot uncompressed. The importer contends that the merchandise weighs over 6 Ibs./cu.ft. uncompressed and thus is properly classified and dutied under item 220.15 TSUS as “other” granulated cork. 2

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