Farnsworth v. United States

Johnson, Judge:

The merchandise involved in these cases, consolidated at the trial, consists of wood charcoal briquettes, imported from Mexico between ¡September 9, 1957, and January 13, 1958, inclusive. It was assessed with duty at 15 per centum ad valorem under paragraph 216 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as modified by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, T.D. 51802, as articles composed wholly or in part of carbon, not specially provided for. It is claimed that the merchandise is entitled to free entry under paragraph 1802 as wood charcoal.

When this case was called for trial, it was…