EAC Engineering Division of the East Asiatic Co. v. United States

Re, Chief Judge:

This action is before the Court pursuant to the Court’s order of remand dated November 26,1985, EAC Engineering Div. of the East Asiatic Co. v. United States, 9 CIT 593, 624 F. Supp. 569 (1985).

The question presented in this case pertains to the proper classification, for customs duty purposes, of certain merchandise imported from the Federal Republic of Germany, and described on the customs invoices as "spark detection systems.” The merchandise was classified by the Customs Service as "optical instruments” under item 712.05 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States (TSUS).…