Case Name: Vita Food Products, Inc. v. United States
Court: United States Customs Court
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1956-06-14
Citations: 36 Cust. Ct. 482
Docket Number: No. 60047; protests 280269-K and 283805-K (New York)
Parties: Vita Food Products, Inc. v. United States,
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Customs Court Reports
Volume: 36
Pages: 482–482

Head Matter:
No. 60047.
Vita Food Products, Inc. v. United States,
protests 280269-K and 283805-K (New York).

Opinion:
Opinion by
Wilson, J.
In accordance with stipulation of counsel that the merchandise covered by the invoice in protest 280269-K consists of herring, prepared or preserved in any manner, packed in airtight containers weighing with their contents not more than 15 pounds each, the claim at 6}4 percent under paragraph 718 (b), as modified, supra, supplemented by Presidential proclamation (T. D. 52782), was sustained. The merchandise covered by the invoice in protest 283805-K, stipulated to consist of herring, pickled or salted, in immediate containers weighing with their contents more than 15 pounds each, was held dutiable at one-half of 1 cent per pound, net, under paragraph 719, as modified by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (T. D. 51802), as claimed.