Lekas & Drivas, Inc. v. United States

Johnson, Judge:

This case involves three shipments of merchandise described on the invoices as “Feta Cheese,” entered for warehouse at the port of New York in February and April 1949. It was assessed with duty at 35 per centum ad valorem under paragraph 710 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as cheese, not specially provided for. While various claims are made in the protest, the one relied upon is that the merchandise is properly dutiable at 5 cents per pound, but not less than 25 per centum ad valorem, under said paragraph 710, as modified by the trade agreement with Argentina, T. D. 50504, as…