Legal Opinion

Torrington Co. v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided June 14, 1985No. Appeal No. 85-670Published

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIS, Circuit Judge.

The Government appeals from a decision of the United States Court of International Trade (CIT, Carman, ,/.), holding that certain industrial sewing-machine needles imported from Portugal by appellee (Torring-ton) are entitled to enter the United States duty free under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). 596 F.Supp. 1083 (1984). Agreeing that the imported articles meet the prerequisite for duty-free entry under the GSP statute (and corresponding Customs regulations), we affirm.

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Background

The GSP statute, 19 U.S.C. §§ 2461-2465 (1982), enacted as title V of the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Anheuser-Busch Brewing Assn. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  2. Texas Instruments, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1982
  3. Belcrest Linens v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
  4. Midwood Industries, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Customs Court · 1970
  5. Avins Industrial Products Co. v. United StatesCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1975

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