Case: United States v. Charles P. Wagner & Bros., Inc.
Abbreviation: United States v. Charles P. Wagner & Bros.
Decision Date: 1948-06-09
Docket Number: No. 7597; Entry No. 39-H
Citation: 20 Cust. Ct. 457
Volume: 20
Reporter: United States Customs Court Reports
Court: United States Customs Court
Jurisdiction: United States
Parties: United States v. Charles P. Wagner & Bros., Inc.
Judges: 
Pages: 457–458

Head Matter:
United States v. Charles P. Wagner & Bros., Inc.
No. 7597.
Entry No. 39-H.
Invoice dated Guadalajara, Jal., Mexico, October 15, 1946.
Certified October 18, 1946.
Entered at Houston, Tex., November 25, 1946.
(Decided June 9, 1948)
Paul P. Rao, Assistant Attorney General, for the plaintiff.
Defendant not represented by counsel.

Opinion:
Johnson, Judge:
This appeal for reappraisement has been submitted for decision upon the following stipulation:
It is hereby stipulated and agreed, subject to the approval of the court, that the market value or price at the time of exportation of the merchandise involved herein, at which such or similar merchandise was freely offered for sale to all purchasers in the principal markets of the country from which exported, in the usual wholesale quantities and in the ordinary course'of trade, for exportation to the United States, plus, when not included in such price, the cost of containers and coverings of whatever nature, and all other costs, charges, and expenses incident to placing the merchandise in condition, packed ready for shipment to the United States, — is as follows:
US $67.42 per bbl.
Plus 1.65% Mexican sales tax,
Pkd, net.
It is further stipulated and agreed that there was no higher foreign value for the merchandise herein at the time of exportation.
It is further stipulated and agreed that this case may be submitted on the foregoing stipulation.
On the agreed facts I find the export value, as that value is defined in section 402 (d) of the'Tariff Act of 1930, to be the proper basis for the determination of the value of the merchandise here involved, and that such value was United States dollars 67.42 per barrel, plus 1.65 per centum Mexican sales tax, packed, net.
Judgment will be rendered' accordingly.