Hasler-Tel Co. v. United States

61 Cust. Ct. 221, 1968 Cust. Ct. LEXIS 2192

• Court: United States Customs Court
• Decided: October 1, 1968
• Docket: C.D. 3578
• Status: Published

Opinion

Maletz, Judge:

This protest has been submitted for decision on a written stipulation, reading as follows:

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between counsel for the plaintiff and the Assistant Attorney General for the United States, subject to the approval of the Court, as follows:

1. That the merchandise marked “A” and initialed AC (Import Specialist’s Initials) by Import Specialist Abraham Cohen (Import Specialist’s Name) on the invoice covered by the subject protest and entry, and assessed with duty at $2.25 each plus 35% ad valorem under Item 711.94 consists of speedometers, which are not bicycle speedometers.

2. That said merchandise was entered after August 31, 1963 and before December 6,1965.

3. That said protest was filed under Sec. 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 within 60 days after liquidation of said entry, and was pending before this Court for decision on June 29, 1967, the effective date of Public Law 90-36, approved June 29, 1967, which amended and extended Public Law 89-241, approved October 7,1965.

4._ That before September 30, 1967, a request was filed with the Regional Commissioner of Customs at New York, the port of entry, for reliquidation and assessment of duty at the rate of 10% ad valorem under Item 711.98, by virtue of Sec. 36 (k) of said Public Law 89-241.

IT IS FURTHER. STIPULATED AND AGREED that the subject protest be submitted on this stipulation, said protest being limited to the merchandise marked “A” as aforesaid.

This stipulated statement of the facts is sufficient to remove the present merchandise from the classification determined by the collector and to establish the proper classification, as claimed by the plaintiffs, to be under item 711.98 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States, as speedometers, dutiable at 10 percent ad valorem.

To the extent indicated the protest is sustained and judgment will be rendered accordingly.