Astra Trading Corp. v. United States

Mollison, Judge:

These protests relate to merchandise which is described on the invoices as “expansion watch bands” or “expansion wrist watch bands.” They were assessed with duty at the rate of 65 per centum ad valorem under the provisions of paragraph 1527 (c) (2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as modified by the Presidential proclamation carrying out the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, T. D. 51802, supplemented by the Presidential proclamation reported in T. D. 51898. The language of the provision of the Tariff Act of 1930, under which duty was assessed, reads as follows:

Par. 1527. * * *

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