Salentine & Co. v. United States

Rich, Judge.

This appeal is from tbe judgment of the United States Customs Court, First Division, 64 Cust. Ct. 213, C.D. 3982 (1970), overruling a protest against the classification of “carry-over mechanisms” under TSUS 720.16 as “Other clock movements” valued at over $5 but not over $10 each. We affirm.

THE MERCHANDISE

The carry-over mechanisms are spring-powered devices for incorporation 'into electrical time switches to keep them on schedule for up to ten hours in the event of a temporary power failure. Time switches are mechanisms used to make or break electrical circuits automatically at…