Richards Medical Co. v. United States

WATSON, Judge:

Plaintiff Richards Medical Company (“Richards”) contests the decisions of the United States Customs Service (Customs) to classify certain medical instruments under item 709.27, Tariff Schedule of the United States (“TSUS”), rather than item 960.15, TSUS. The parties submitted an agreed Stipulation of Facts in lieu of trial (Stipulation). The Court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1581(a) (1982).

BACKGROUND

Richards imported the hip prostheses along with separately packaged instruments, which “were specially designed for use to prepare the hip joint implantation and to implant…