United States v. Nozaki Bros.

This appeal brings up for review a decision of the Board of General Appraisers sustaining a protest alleging clerical error. While the protest does not allege “manifest” clerical error, which is the only clerical error for which relief can be granted under the statute, we assume for the purposes of the consideration of the case the sufficiency of the protest.

The importation-was of basket materials of willow imported from Kobo, Japan, and invoiced and destined to St. Louis, Mo. It appears that the several items of the invoice are clearly and correctly set forth. There appears thereupon an item…