Hoenecke v. United States

Eicwall, Judge:

A quantity of scoured wool, consisting of 420 bales, was imported at Minneapolis, Minn., and upon entry was classified and assessed for duty under paragraph 1102 (b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 at 37 cents per pound on the clean content thereof. There is no dispute as to the classification of the wool, the importer's contention being that duty was assessed upon the basis of too great a quantity as “clean content.” The Government computed the duty upon a clean content of 99.5 per centum, whereas the importer claims the proper percentages are 94% per centum to 96% per centum as…