Legal Opinion

Descoware Corp. v. United States

United States Customs Court

Decided April 28, 1969No. C.D. 3805Published

1Opinion of the Court

Eosenstein, Judge:

At issue herein is the classification of merchandise entered as “Enamel Panels”, and assessed with duty at the rafe of 20 per centran ad valorem as “Works of art, * * * not specially provided for,” under paragraph 1547(a), Tariff Act of 1930-

*482Plaintiff claims the articles are entitled to entry free of duty under paragraph 1807(a) of said Act, as amended by Public Law 86-262 (T.D. 549-51), as “Original paintings in * * * vitreous enamel, * * * or works of the free fine arts * *

The competing tariff provisions are as follows:

Paragraph 1547 (a) :

Works of art, including (1)…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Forest Lawn Memorial-Park v. United StatesUnited States Customs Court · 1952
  2. Samuel Shapiro & Co. v. United StatesUnited States Customs Court · 1952
  3. Lea's v. United StatesUnited States Customs Court · 1958
  4. Forest Lawn Co. v. United StatesUnited States Customs Court · 1958
  5. Hudson-Rissman v. United StatesUnited States Customs Court · 1961

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