Densten Felt Hair, Co. v. United States

The merchandise herein consists of hair packed in bales, imported by appellant into the port of Philadelphia from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. When imported, the bales bore the marking “Product of U. S. S. R,” The Collector of Customs required the bales to be marked “Soviet Russia,” before he permitted them to be released from customs custody and assessed the merchandise with 10 per centum additional duty under section 304 (b), Tariff Act of 1930, on the grounds that the importation when imported had not been legally marked to indicate the country of origin in accordance with T.…