Legal Opinion
United States v. Standard Surplus Sales
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided December 17, 1981No. Appeal No. 81-13PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Market, Chief Judge.
Appeal by the Government from a judgment of the United States Court of International Trade, 1 C.I.T. 119, 511 F. Supp. *35804 (1981), sustaining a protest by Standard Surplus Sales, Inc. (Standard) against classification of various styles of imported bags as “luggage” under item 706.24, Tariff Schedules of the United States (TSUS). The Court of International Trade held the goods properly classifiable under item 735.20, TSUS, as “sports equipment.” We reverse.1
Background
STATUTES
The pertinent items and headnotes from TSUS, 19 USC 1202, are:
Schedule 7. — Specified Products;…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Schott Optical Glass, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1979
- Marvel v. MerrittSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Smillie v. United StatesCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1924
- Hawaiian Motor Co. v. United StatesCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1980
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Rollerblade, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1997
- Bar Zel Expediters, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of International Trade · 1982
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