Case Name: I. Magnin & Co. (American Express Co.) v. United States
Court: United States Customs Court
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1947-06-27
Citations: 19 Cust. Ct. 207
Docket Number: No. 7320; Entry No. 756770
Parties: I. Magnin & Co. (American Express Co.) v. United States
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Customs Court Reports
Volume: 19
Pages: 207–207

Head Matter:
I. Magnin & Co. (American Express Co.) v. United States
No. 7320.
Invoice dated London, England, November 29, 1945.
Certified November 29, 1945.
Entered at New York, N. Y., April 30, 1946.
Entry No. 756770.
(Decided June 27, 1947)
Siegel, Mandell & Davidson for the plaintiff.
Paul P. Rao, Assistant Attorney General, for the defendant.

Opinion:
Cole, Judge
(Abstract): This appeal for reappraisement of various items of merchandise concerns 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. §1402 (c)). United States v. Wm. S. Pitcairn Corp., 33 C. C. P. A. 183, C. A. D. 334.
Undisputed facts establish that the proper basis for appraisement of the instant merchandise is export value, section 402 (d) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U. S. C. § 1402 (d)), and that such statutory values for the articles in question are the appraised values, less the additions made by the importer on entry because of advances by the appraiser in similar cases.