Chong Kee Jan Co. v. United States

Donlon, Judge:

For many years and under various tariff enactments, the issue has been litigated as to the tariff classification and duty rates appropriate for imported vegetables that have been processed, in varying degrees, with salt. That is the issue again litigated here.

These are conceded to be vegetables. They are from Hong Kong and are more particularly described as Chinese vegetables. What is controverted, is the collector’s classification of these vegetables as vegetables that were prepared or preserved in some way other than by pickling or by packing in salt, brine, or oil, and which…