United States v. International Forwarding Co.
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Appeal from Board of United States General Appriasers, Abstract 42701. [Oral argument Mar. 28,1919, by Mr. Hanson and Mr. Tompkins.)
1Opinion of the CourtDe Vries, Judge
This appeal concerns the dutiable classification of certain polari-scopes and polariscope tubes imported at the port of Chicago. They were rated for duty by the collector at that port as optical instruments and mountings for the same under the provisions of paragraph 93 of the tariff act of 1913, reading as follows:
93. Opera and field glasses, optical instruments and frames and mountings for the same; all the foregoing not specially provided for in this section, 35 per centum ad valorem.
The importer protested, claiming the articles properly dutiable as manufactures in chief value of metal…
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