Western Dairy Products, Inc. v. United States

LANDIS, Judge:

This action by plaintiff in this court follows denial of plaintiff’s protest filed with the district director of customs complaining the latter’s refusal to allow the withdrawal from warehouse of certain merchandise imported from New Zealand into the port of San Francisco described as “ ‘SAVORTEX’ CALCIUM REDUCED DRIED SKIM MILK” (hereinafter CRDSM).

The refusal of customs to release the merchandise for consumption on plaintiff’s presentation of a “Warehouse Withdrawal for Consumption” form was due to plaintiff’s failure to obtain a duly authorized license from the Secretary of…