American Express Co. v. United States

The merchandise here is sheets or plates of metal (by one witness referred to as “slabs” or '.'ingots”), 6 inches long, 3 inches wide, and about one-eighth of an inch in thickness, the content being 90 per cent platinum and 10 per cent iridium, artificially combined. The edges are rough. The upper and lower surfaces are smooth, as though hammered or rolled. Such pieces are parts of a larger product from which they have been cut before importation to satisfy the requirements of the importer. Sometimes this metal’ is imported in similar shapes 2 or 3 feet or more long and 3 or 4 inches or more…