Auffmordt v. United States

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Presiding Judge, delivered tbe opinion of the court: SST merchandise in question consists of silk crapes in the piece, Varying in width from 19 to 42 inches. The wide goods were assessed *57for duty as veilings while the narrower goods were assessedfor duty as trimmings, both at 60 per cent ad valorem under paragraph 358 of the tariff act of 1913. Both classes of goods are claimed by the importers to be dutiable at 45 per cent ad valorem under the general provision for woven fabrics of silk in paragraph 318 of the same act. The narrower widths of crape in question are chiefly used in making…