Aoki Taiseido Book Co. v. United States

Kincheloe, Judge:

This is a suit brought by the plaintiff against the United States for the recovery of duty alleged to have been wrongfully levied by the collector of customs at the port of San Francisco on certain imported merchandise.

In protest 897270-G the merchandise in question appears by the appraiser’s red-ink notation on the invoice to consist of 1,299 copies *222of so-called supplements of the magazine or periodical called “Shufu No Tomo,” and 791 copies of so-called supplements of the magazine or periodical called “Fujin Club,” which were returned and assessed for duty at 8 cents per…