AT&T International v. United States

Opinion

Aquilino, Judge:

This action is another test of the balance of responsibilities between importers and the U.S. Customs Service when their merchandise traverses the border of this country. Joining the flood of foreign imports in this instance were some 57 cartons of telephone parts and equipment claimed to have been made in America but also to be “defective” and thus returned from Egypt.

I

Issue having been joined, the plaintiff has interposed a motion for summary judgment pursuant to CIT Rule 56. Defendant’s papers in opposition have been erroneously labelled a motion to dismiss the…