Saterlie v. United States

Johnson, Judge:

The merchandise involved in this case consists of bone china plates, exported from Canada on June 7, 1953, and entered at the port of Rainier, Minn., on June 8,1953. It was assessed with duty at 35 per centum ad valorem under paragraph 212 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as modified by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, T. D. 51802, as decorated china tableware, containing 25 per centum or more of calcined bone. Exemption from duty is claimed on the ground that this merchandise was part of an original order given by the importer while abroad in August 1946 and covered by…