Terzis of Syria, Inc. v. United States

Ekwall, Judge:

This case involves a number of items of merchandise imported from Beirut, Lebanon, consisting of rayon brocaded and embroidered cloth, brocaded slippers, assorted brass articles, silver bracelets, etc., which were assessed for duty at various rates of duty. The correctness of the classification is not disputed. Plaintiff claims, in the original protest, that the amount arrived at by the collector as a refund was incorrectly computed and, further, that the rate of exchange used in converting the currency involved, Lebanese piasters, into United States dollars, which it is alleged…