Legal Opinion
American Express Co. v. The United States
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided May 28, 1970No. Customs Appeal 5335PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BALDWIN, Judge.
This is an appeal by the importer from the decision and judgment of the Second Division of the United States Customs Court 1 overruling the importer’s protest against the classification of the imported merchandise by the Collector of Customs for the port of Chicago, Illinois. The merchandise consists of black wrought iron chandeliers which were classified as illuminating articles, other, under item 653.40 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States (TSUS) and assessed a duty at 19 per centum ad valorem.
The importer contends the merchandise is properly classifiable under item…
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