United States v. Ewing

The merchandise is fringes composed of glass beads, artificial silk, and cotton. The value of the beads before they are strung and attached to the fabric is 75 per cent of the total value of the materials entering into the fringes, and the value of the artificial silk and cotton are, respectively, about 15 and 10 per cent thereof. The fabric to which the beads are attached is a narrow, flat band or braid, and the record, discloses that this band, unless the beads or some substitute therefor were attached thereto,, would ordinarily not be designated as a fringe.

The merchandise was assessed for…