Cornet Stores v. United States

Mollison, Judge:

The above-enumerated protests were consolidated for trial and disposition and have been limited to the items described on the invoices as “House Slippers,” bearing the article numbers 13782 and 13783. Such merchandise was assessed with duty at the rate of 20 per centum ad valorem under the provision in paragraph 1530(e), Tariff Act of 1930, as modified by the Presidential proclamations relating to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, T.D. 51802 and T.D. 51898, for “footwear * * * the uppers of which are composed wholly or in chief value of wool, * * * with soles…