Gehrig v. United States

Rao, Chief Judge:

The merchandise involved in this case consists of “Hydrodist” master and remote electronic distance measuring instruments, Model MRB2. They were imported from South Africa and entered at the port of New York on February 14, 1962. Duty was assessed at 35 per centum ad valorem under paragraph 360 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as modified by the trade agreement with Switzerland, 90 Treas. Dec. 174, T.D. 53832, as surveying instruments and parts thereof, in chief value of metal. Various claims are made in the protest but those presently relied on are that the articles are dutiable…