Case Name: M. S. & J. A. Workman, Inc. v. United States
Court: United States Customs Court
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1954-01-20
Citations: 32 Cust. Ct. 372
Docket Number: No. 57768; protest 716208-G (New York)
Parties: M. S. & J. A. Workman, Inc. v. United States,
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Customs Court Reports
Volume: 32
Pages: 372–373

Head Matter:
Before the First Division,
January 20, 1954
No. 57768.
protest 716208-G (New York).
M. S. & J. A. Workman, Inc. v. United States,

Opinion:
Opinion by
Oliver, C. J.
It was stipulated that the merchandise described on the invoice as "moufflons," with or without other words of description or qualification, consists of goatskins from which, during the processing in China, the long guard hairs which cover the skin were plucked out by hand, leaving intact the relatively short hairs comprising the underfur, and that, otherwise, said moufflons were similar in all material respects to the goatskins the subject of United States v. Winograd Bros., Inc. (32 C. C. P. A. 153, C. A. D. 302). In accordance with stipulation of counsel and following United States v. Wotton (53 Fed. Rep. 344), it was held that plucking the skins is not a dressing process. The claim for free entry under paragraph 1681 was therefore sustained.