Sortex Co. of North America, Inc. v. United States

WatsoN, Judge:

The merchandise in the case at bar consists of five Sortex electronic color separating or sorting machines, type Gr 414, hereinafter referred to as “Sortex machines”, which were classified under paragraph 353 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as modified by the Presidential proclamation to give effect to certain trade concessions, T.D. 55615 and T.D. 55649, at the rate of 12% per centum ad va-lorem, as articles having as an essential feature an electrical element or device. Specifically, plaintiff contends that the Sortex color sorting machine is chiefly used in preparing an…