Case Name: Fadex Commercial Corporation Max Strauss v. United States
Court: United States Customs Court
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1963-12-18
Citations: 51 Cust. Ct. 504
Docket Number: Reap. Dec. 10649; Entry Nos. 701755; 730644; 754970; 763203; 815598; 816844, 922897-X-1/2; 937334; 953981; 959716
Parties: Fadex Commercial Corporation Max Strauss v. United States
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Customs Court Reports
Volume: 51
Pages: 504–505

Head Matter:
(Reap. Dec. 10649)
Fadex Commercial Corporation Max Strauss v. United States
Entry Nos. 701755; 730644; 754970; 763203; 815598; 816844, 922897-X-1/2; 937334; 953981; 959716.
(Decided December 18, 1963)
Lane, Yount; & Foco for tbe plaintiffs.
John W. Douglas, Assistant Attorney General, for tbe defendant.

Opinion:
Rao, Judge:
This appeal for reappraisement has been submitted for decision upon the following stipulation:
XT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between counsel for tbe parties hereto, subject to tbe approval of tbe Court, that tbe merchandise covered by tbe above appeal for reappraisement consists of automobiles and finished parts (Tempo Vehicles), as listed in Schedules A and B hereto attached and made a part of this stipulation, exported from Germany prior to February 27, 1958, except the merchandise covered by Entry 922897, which was exported from Germany subsequent to February 27,1958.
That automobiles and finished parts thereof are identified in the Final List, published by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to the Customs Simplification Act of 1956, T.D. 54521, effective February 27, 1958; and that the said automobiles and parts covered by Entry 922897 were entered for consumption subsequent to February 27,1958.
That on or about the dates of exportation, automobiles and parts, such or similar to those enumerated in said Schedules A and B', were not freely offered for sale or sold in the country of exportation for home consumption, or for exportation to the United States, nor were they freely offered for sale for domestic consumption in the United States, as defined in Section 402(c), (d) and (e) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended by the Customs Administrative Act of 1938 (T.D. 49646), or in Section 402a (e), (d) and (e) of said Act as amended by the Customs Simplification Act of 1956 (T.D. 54521).
IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED that said merchandise was appraised on the basis of cost of production, as defined in Section 402(f) or in Section 402a (f) of the said Tariff Act, as above amended, and that said bases of appraisement are not contested by either party.
IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED that the cost of materials of, and of fabrication, etc., and the usual general expenses, and the cost of all containers, and an addition for profit, as contemplated by said Section 402(f) or Section 402a (f), supra, is as stated in said Schedule A for the articles therein enumerated, and as stated in said Schedule B for the articles therein enumerated. The articles enumerated in said Schedule B as Bus or Buses, Van or Vans, Truck or Trucks, Lowloader or Highloader cover said articles whether invoiced with or without other descriptive or qualifying words or numerals.
IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED that as to all articles invoiced which are not enumerated in said Schedules A or B, the appeal for re-appraisement is hereby abandoned.
IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED that the above appeal may be deemed to be submitted for decision upon this stipulation.
Upon tbe agreed facts, I find cost of production, as that value is defined in section 402(f) of tbe Tariff Act of 1930, or in section 402a (f) of said tariff act, as amended by tbe Customs Simplification Act of 1956, to be tbe proper basis for the determination of tbe value of tbe automobiles and finished parts covered by the instant appeal for reappraisement, and that such values were as indicated in schedules A and B, attached to this decision and made a part thereof, it being understood that the articles, enumerated in said schedule B as "Bus or Buses, Van or Vans, Truck or Trucks, Lowloader or High-loader," cover said articles whether invoiced with or without other descriptive or qualifying words or numerals.
In all other respects and as to all other merchandise, the said appeal for reappraisement, having been abandoned, is hereby dismissed.
Judgment will be entered accordingly.