Fairfield Wool Co. v. United States

Wilson, Judge;

The merchandise in the case at bar, described on the invoice as “Sheep Skin Scrap,” was classified under the provisions of paragraph 1102 (b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as modified by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, T. D. 51802, as “Wools, not specially provided for: On the skin,” and assessed for duty thereunder at the rate of 24 cents per pound of clean content. Plaintiff claims the merchandise properly dutiable under paragraph 1555 of the said act, as modified by the aforesaid agreement, as “Waste, not specially provided for,” at the rate of per centum ad valorem.

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