Siemens America, Inc. v. The United States

RICH, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from the decision and judgment of the United States Court of International Trade, 2 CIT -, Slip.Op. 81-91 (October 7,1981), on remand from the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (CCPA), in United States v. Siemens America, Inc., 84 Cust.Ct. 180, C.D. 4856, 496 F.Supp. 266 (1980), rev’d, 68 CCPA -, C.A.D. 1266, 653 F.2d 471 (1981), holding that an established and uniform practice to classify the merchandise at issue (surge voltage protectors [SVPs]) under TSUS item 687.60 did not exist within the meaning of 19 U.S.C. § 1315(d) and that,…