Case: China Pottery Co. et al. v. United States
Abbreviation: China Pottery Co. v. United States
Decision Date: 1953-06-03
Docket Number: No. 57378; protests 169582-K, etc. (New York)
Citation: 30 Cust. Ct. 469
Volume: 30
Reporter: United States Customs Court Reports
Court: United States Customs Court
Jurisdiction: United States
Parties: China Pottery Co. et al. v. United States,
Judges: 
Pages: 469–470

Head Matter:
No. 57378.
protests 169582-K, etc. (New York).
China Pottery Co. et al. v. United States,

Opinion:
Opinion of
Ekwall, J.
It was stipulated that the articles in question consist of silent butlers, smoothing irons, and various other trays, the composition of which is the same in all material respects as the merchandise involved in Ignaz Strauss & Co., Inc. v. United States (9 Cust. Ct. 342, C. D. 710), The Fan Co. v. United States (25 Cust. Ct. 42, C. D. 1261), and Ignaz Strauss & Co., Inc. v. United States (28 Cust. Ct. 280, C. D. 1423). In accordance with stipulation of counsel and on the authority of the decisions cited, the merchandise was held dutiable as follows: (1) The items marked with the letter "A," entered prior to May 22, 1948,. at 30 percent under the provision in paragraph 339, as modified by the trade agreement with Iran (T. D. 51067), for household utensils, composed wholly or in chief value of brass, not plated with platinum, gold, or silver, and the items entered' subsequent to May 22, 1948, at 15 percent under said provision in paragraph 339, as modified by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (T. D. 51802), supplemented by Presidential proclamation (T. D. 51909); (2) the items marked' with the letter "B" at 20 percent under paragraph 339, as modified by T. D. 51802, as household utensils, composed wholly or in chief value of copper, not plated with platinum, gold, or silver; (3) the items marked with the letter "C" at 25 percent under paragraph 339, as modified by T. D. 51802, as household utensils, plated with silver on copper; and (4) the items marked with the letter "T>" at 22}£ percent under the provision in paragraph 397, as modified by T. D. 51802, for articles composed wholly or in chief value of copper, not plated with platinum, gold', or silver.