F. W. Myers & Co. v. United States

Ekwall, Judge:

An importation consisting of miniature toy-animals of Japanese origin, which after arrival in this country were sold to a concern in Canada and shipped to that country, is involved in this case. The Canadian customs officials refused to permit entry of the merchandise due to the fact that under Canadian law and regulations this was prohibited merchandise. The goods were returned to the United States and entered at the port of Malone, N. Y., by a firm of customs brokers. Upon the basis of an affidavit of exportation and the invoice, which stated that the goods were of American…