Heads and Threads, Div. Of Msl Industries, Inc. v. The United States

ALMOND, Judge.

Heads and Threads, Div. of MSL Industries, Inc. appeals from the judgment of the United States Customs Court, Second Division, 1 overruling its protest against the classification of the imported merchandise, described on the invoice as “Hexagon Socket Head Bolts Less Nuts,” as “other screws” having shanks or threads over 0.24 inch in diameter under item 646.63 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States, and assessed with duty at the rate of 19 per centum ad valorem.

It is undisputed that the merchandise involved consists of fastening devices composed of a steel alloy metal,…