Fyfe v. United States

Donlon, Judge:

These three cases were consolidated for trial at Boston, the port of entry. The official papers were received in evidence.

The merchandise, imported from Belgium in 1965, is described in the invoices, part of the official papers, as “flax waste” and entered as such under item 304.12, Tariff Schedules of the United States, dutiable at 0.1 cent per pound. It was classified in liquidation as flax, processed, not carded and not hackled, under item 304.14, Tariff Schedules of the United States, and charged with duty at 0.25 cent per pound. Plaintiff’s protest claims classification as…