Austin v. United States

Merchandise in tins, invoiced as “pimientos morrones” and imported at the port of New York, were classified by the collector of customs as prepared vegetables and assessed for duty at 40 per cent ad valorem under the provisions of'paragraph 252 of the tariff act of 1909. The paragraph in question is as follows:

252. Vegetables, if cut, sliced, or otherwise reduced in size, or if parched or roasted, or if pickled, or packed in salt, brine, oil, or prepared in any way; any of the foregoing not specially provided for in this section, and bean stick or bean cake, miso, and similar products, forty…