Case Name: Hattie Carnegie, Inc., et al. v. United States
Court: United States Customs Court
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1946-10-03
Citations: 17 Cust. Ct. 348
Docket Number: No. 6403; Entry No. WHB 3213, etc.
Parties: Hattie Carnegie, Inc., et al. v. United States
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Customs Court Reports
Volume: 17
Pages: 348–349

Head Matter:
Hattie Carnegie, Inc., et al. v. United States
No. 6403.
Entry No. WHB 3213, etc.
Invoices dated London, England, July 16, 1941, etc.
Certified July 23, 1941, etc.
Entered at New York, N. Y., August 11, 1941, etc.
(Decided October 3, 1946)
Brooks & Brooks for the plaintiffs.
Paul P. Bao, Assistant Attorney General, for the defendant.

Opinion:
Cole, Judge
(Abstract): These appeals for reappraisement of various items of merchandise concern the so-called British purchase tax, described in the law of the United Kingdom entitled, "Finance (No. 2) Act 1940 3 & 4 Geo. 6 Ch. 48." The said tax was held not to be an item to be included in foreign value as defined in section 402 (c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 as amended by the Customs Administrative Act of 1938 (19 U. S. C. 1940 ed. § 1402 (c)). United States v. Wm. S. Pitcairn Corp., 33 C. C. P. A. 183, C. A. D. 334.
Undisputed facts show export value, section 402 (d) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U. S. C. 1940 ed. § 1402 (d)), to be the proper basis for appraisement of the instant merchandise, and that such statutory values for the articles in question are the appraised values less additions made by the importers on entry because of advances in similar cases.