Parodi Erminio & Co. v. United States

Cline, Judge:

This is a suit against the United States in which the plaintiff seeks to recover additional duty assessed at the rate of 10 per centum ad valorem under the provisions of section 304 (b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 on the ground that the merchandise was not legally marked when imported.

The record shows that the merchandise upon which the additional duty was assessed consists of olive, oil which was shipped from- Marseilles, France, in February, 1937, and entry was, made at the port of San Francisco on April 8, 1937.. The appraiser - reports that the *289drums containing the • olive oil…