Pacific Mutual Sales, Inc. v. United States

U.S. Customs Court

Pacific Mutual Sales, Inc. v. United States

30 Cust. Ct. 479, 1953 Cust. Ct. LEXIS 423

CourtUnited States Customs Court

DecidedJune 10, 1953

DocketNo. 57393; protest 161617-K (San Francisco)

StatusPublished

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Pacific Mutual Sales, Inc. v. United States, 30 Cust. Ct. 479, 1953 Cust. Ct. LEXIS 423 (cusc 1953).

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Johnson, Judge:

The merchandise in this case consists of five cases of ajitsuke-kobumaki, rolled kelp, seasoned. Duty was assessed thereon at the rate of 20 per centum ad valorem under paragraph 1558 of the Tariff Act of 1930 as nonenu-merated manufactured articles. The plaintiff claims that the merchandise is free of duty under paragraph 1705 as kelp, or under paragraph 1722 as crude seaweeds, or, if dutiable, it is dutiable at the rate of 5 per centum ad valorem under paragraph 1540, as amended by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, T. D. 51802, either directly or by virtue of the mixed-material clause in paragraph 1559, as “seaweeds, if manufactured or dyed.”

At the trial it was stipulated and agreed between counsel for both sides that the merchandise, ajitsuke-kobumaki, is a rolled, dried kelp, seasoned with sugar and monosodium glutamate, and that inside of each roll is a small piece of herring, the kelp being in chief value.

The same contentions are made in this case as in the case of North American Food Distributing Co. v. United States, 30 Cust. Ct. 270, C. D. 1532, decided concurrently herewith, and the same briefs cover both cases.

Following the decision of this court in the foregoing case, we hold that the merchandise is properly dutiable as assessed by the collector. Judgment will therefore be entered in favor of the Government.

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Johnson, Judge:

The merchandise in this case consists of five cases of ajitsuke-kobumaki, rolled kelp, seasoned. Duty was assessed thereon at the rate of 20 per centum ad valorem under paragraph 1558 of the Tariff Act of 1930 as nonenu-merated manufactured articles. The plaintiff claims that the merchandise is free of duty under paragraph 1705 as kelp, or under paragraph 1722 as crude seaweeds, or, if dutiable, it is dutiable at the rate of 5 per centum ad valorem under paragraph 1540, as amended by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, T. D. 51802, either directly or by virtue of the mixed-material clause in paragraph 1559, as “seaweeds, if manufactured or dyed.”

At the trial it was stipulated and agreed between counsel for both sides that the merchandise, ajitsuke-kobumaki, is a rolled, dried kelp, seasoned with sugar and monosodium glutamate, and that inside of each roll is a small piece of herring, the kelp being in chief value.

The same contentions are made in this case as in the case of North American Food Distributing Co. v. United States, 30 Cust. Ct. 270, C. D. 1532, decided concurrently herewith, and the same briefs cover both cases.

Following the decision of this court in the foregoing case, we hold that the merchandise is properly dutiable as assessed by the collector. Judgment will therefore be entered in favor of the Government.

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