Gould Monument Works v. United States

Mollison, Judge:

The two protests involved in this case relate to nine shipments of granite slabs imported from Sweden on which *108the collector of customs assessed duty at the rate of 15, 14, or 13%. per centum ad valorem, depending upon the date of importation, under the provision in paragraph 234(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as modified by T.D. 52739 or T.D. 54108, for—

Granite suitable for use as monumental, paving, or building stone, not specially-provided for, bewn, dressed, pointed, pitched, lined, or polished, or otherwise-manufactured * * *.

The protest claim is for duty at the rate of 10…