Knauth v. United States

The merchandise involved in this case consists of paper intended to be applied to glass windowpanes to give them the appearance of stained glass. It bears the trade name of wmdowphanie paper.

*12The article was assessed for duty by the'collector under the classification of "papers with coated surface or surfaces not specially provided for * * *, printed,” at 5 cents per pound and 20 per cent ad valorem, under paragraph 411 of the tariff act of 1909.

The importers filed their protest against the assessment, claiming the merchandise to be dutiable as "papers * * * with the surface decorated or…