Bush & Co. v. United States

The present importations are oranges from Japan, entered at the ports of Seattle and Portland. They are contained in small wooden boxes, each about If inches wide, 10-J inches long, and 5-| inches high. The boxes prior to exportation are firmly tied together in pairs or couples by means of Japanese grass rope. They remain *402in this condition until after their delivery to the importers and, in most instances, until they are delivered to the .trade in this country.

It is conceded that the merchandise is dutiable under paragraph 220 of the tariff act of 1913, which reads as follows:

220. Lemons,…