Von Bremen v. United States

The question here is whether certain merchandise in tins and conceded to be prepared or preserved, known as "pimientos, dulces morrones,” entered at the port of Galveston, is properly classifiable under paragraph 779 or paragraph 773 of the tariff act of 1922.

Paragraph 779 provides in part as follows:

Spices and spice seeds * * * whole pimientos, packed in brine or in oil, or prepared or preserved in any manner, 6 cents per pound.

Paragraph 773 provides for—

Vegetables, if cut, sliced, or otherwise reduced in size, or if parched or roasted, or if pickled, or packed in salt, brine, oil, or…