Erie Technological Products, Inc. v. United States

LaNdis, Judge:

The broad question for decision in this case is whether “platinum black”, imported from England in August and September 1965, is an unwrought platinum metal free of duty under TSUS (Tariff Schedules of the United States) item 605.02, as plaintiff claims, or a semimanufactured platinum metal, dutiable at 40 per centum ad valorem under TSUS item 605.08, as classified by customs in Cleveland.

Platinum black is defined as:

* * * soft dull black powder of finely divided metallic platinum obtained by reduction and precipitation from solution of its salts that is capable of occluding…