Ignaz Strauss & Co., Inc. v. United States

31 Cust. Ct. 229, 1953 Cust. Ct. LEXIS 967

• Court: United States Customs Court
• Decided: July 23, 1953
• Docket: No. 57440; protests 147798-K, etc. (New York)
• Status: Published

Opinion

Opinion by

Ekwall, J.

It was stipulated that the articles in question consist of silent butlers, smoothing irons, and various other trays, the composition of which is the same in all material respects as the merchandise involved in Ignaz Strauss & Co., Inc. v. United States (9 Cust. Ct. 342, C. D. 710), The Fan Co. v. United States (25 Cust. Ct. 42, C. D. 1261), and Ignaz Strauss & Co., Inc. v. United States (28 Cust. Ct. 280, C. D. 1423). In accordance with stipulation of counsel and on the authority of the decisions cited, the merchandise was held dutiable as follows: (1) The items marked with the letter “A” at 40 percent under paragraph 339 as household utensils, composed wholly or in chief value of brass, not plated with platinum, gold, or silver; (2) the items marked with the letter “B” at 30 percent under the provision in paragraph 339, as modified by the trade agreement with Iran (T. D. 51067), for household utensils, composed wholly or in chief value of brass, not plated with platinum, gold, or silver; (3) the items marked with the letter “C” at 35 percent under the provision in paragraph 339, as modified by the trade agreement with the United Kingdom (T. D. 49753), for household utensils, composed wholly or in chief value of copper, not plated with platinum, gold, or silver; (4) the items marked with the letter “D” at 35 percent under the provision in paragraph 339, as modified by T. D. 49753, supra, for household utensils, plated with silver on copper; (5) the items marked with the letter “E” at 25 percent under the provision in paragraph 339, as modified by T. D. 49753, supra, for household utensils, composed wholly or in chief value of pewter, not plated with platinum, gold, or silver; (6) the items marked with the letter “E” at 35 percent under paragraph 209 as manufactures of soapstone; (7) the items marked with the letter “G” at 35 percent under the provisions in paragraph 397, as modified by T. D. 49753, supra, for articles, plated with silver on copper; and (8) the items marked with the letter “H” at 45 percent under paragraph 397 as articles, composed wholly or in chief value of copper or brass, not plated with platinum, gold, or silver, or colored with gold lacquer.