CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS v. UNITED STATES

Court No. 79-2-00276.

574 F.Supp. 1058 (1983)

CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant.

United States Court of International Trade.

September 30, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Weil, Gotshal & Manges, New York City (Robert F. Brodegaard and Charles H. Bayar, New York City, at the trial and on brief), for plaintiff.

J. Paul McGrath, Asst. Atty. Gen., Washington, D.C., Joseph I. Liebman, Commercial Litigation Branch, New York City (Robert H. White, New York City, at the trial), for defendant.


RE, Chief Judge:

The question presented in this case pertains to the proper classification, for customs duty purposes, of certain merchandise imported from Japan and described on the invoice as the "Engagement Calendar 1979." The merchandise was classified as diaries under Item 256.56 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States (TSUS), as "[b]lank books, bound: [d]iaries," and was consequently assessed with duty at the rate of 10% ad valorem.

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