Diamond Match Co. v. United States

Rich, Judge,

delivered tbe opinion of tbe court:

The basic question in this case is whether an additional duty should have been assessed by the collector under section 304(c) of the *53Tariff Act because the imported merchandise was not itself marked with the country of origin. Appellant, an American manufacturer, protested the failure to assess such additional duty.

This appeal is from the judgment of the United States Customs Court, C.D. 2154 and C.D. 2223, denying appellee’s motions to dismiss the protest and overruling the protest.

The merchandise was imported from Japan and consists of bundles…