MATTEL, INC. v. UNITED STATES

C.D. 3531; Protest Nos. 66/69722-82335.

287 F.Supp. 999 (1968)

MATTEL, INC. v. UNITED STATES.

United States Customs Court, First Division.

August 8, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barnes, Richardson & Colburn, New York City (Joseph Schwartz and Hadley S. King, New York City, of counsel); R. Kenton Musgrave, Hawthorne, Cal., associate counsel; for plaintiff.

Edwin L. Weisl, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen. (Arthur E. Schwimmer and Andrew P. Vance, New York City, trial attorneys), for defendant.

Before WATSON and MALETZ, Judges.


MALETZ, Judge:

This case involves the proper classification of wigs for dolls. The wigs were classified by the collector under item 737.20 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States as parts of dolls, and assessed with duty at 35 percent ad valorem. Plaintiff claims that the merchandise is properly classifiable under the eo nomine provision for "wigs" in item 790.70, with duty at 14 percent ad valorem.

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