Linmark International Corp. v. United States

60 Cust. Ct. 217, 1968 Cust. Ct. LEXIS 2546

• Court: United States Customs Court
• Decided: February 29, 1968
• Docket: C.D. 3327
• Status: Published

Opinion

Ford, Judge:

The suits listed in schedule “A,” attached hereto and made a part hereof, have been submitted on a written stipulation reading as follows:

IT IS STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between counsel for the plaintiff and the Assistant Attorney General for the United States:

That the items marked “A”, and checked JOB GHL (Comm. Spec’s Initials) by Commodity Specialist J. O’Brien Geo. H. Littlejohn (Comm. Spec’s Name) on the invoices covered by the protests enumerated on the schedule attached hereto and made a part hereof, and assessed with duty at 15 per centum ad valorem under the provisions of paragraph 353, Tariff Act of 1930, as modified by T.D. 51802, consist of earphones, which, in fact, are not suitable for controlling, distributing, modifying, producing or rectifying electrical energy. That said merchandise, in fact, consists of articles having as an essential feature an electrical element or device and are wholly or in chief value of metal. That said earphones are not dedicated to use with radios.

It is claimed that the merchandise is dutiable at 13% per centum ad valorem under the prolusions of paragraph 353 of said Act, as articles having as an essential feature an electrical element or device and not specially provided for, which rate has been further reduced to 12% per centum ad valorem for entries made or withdrawn for consumption on or after July 1,1962, by T.D. 55615.

That the'protests he deemed submitted on this stipulation; the protests being -limited to the items marked with the letter “A,” as aforesaid. '

Accepting the foregoing stipulation of facts, we find and hold the items of merchandise marked “A” and initialed on the invoices by the designated commodity specialists to be properly dutiable as articles having as an essential feature an electrical element or device, not specially provided for, at the rate of 13% per centum ad valorem or 12% per centum ad valorem, depending upon date of entry, under paragraph 353, Tariff Act of 1930, as notified by T.D. 52739, T.D. 55615, and T.D. 55816.

To the extent indicated, the specified claim in these suits is sustained; in all other respects and as to all other merchandise all the claims are overruled.

Judgment will be entered accordingly.