Joleo Impex Co. v. United States

Wilson, Judge:

The merchandise under protest, invoiced as raw ostrich feathers, was assessed with duty at 20 per centum ad valorem under paragraph 1518 of the Tariff Act of 1930 as crude feathers. The importer claims that the goods in question are properly dutiable under paragraph 1518 of the act, as modified by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, T.D. 51802, supplemented by T.D. 51909, at 10 per centum ad valorem, as “ostrich” feathers.

Three witnesses were called at the trial of the case, two by the plaintiff and one by the Government.

Fischel Rathaus, owner of the plaintiff company,…