National Carloading Corp. v. United States ( 1960 )

Lawrence, Judge:

The appeals for a reappraisement enumerated in the schedule, attached to and made part of the decision herein, present the question of the proper dutiable value of certain drawing instruments and cases exported from West Germany.

The appeals have been submitted for decision on the following stipulation of the parties hereto—

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between counsel for the Plaintiff and the Assistant Attorney General for the United States that the merchandise covered by the appeals for reappraisement enumerated in Schedule A, attached hereto and made a part hereof, and described below by catalog numbers, consist of drawing instruments and cases which in the decision of Keuffel & Esser Co. vs. United States, Abstract No. 59557, were held to be separately dutiable; that the cases and drawing instruments, in accordance with that decision, should be appraised separately instead of as an entirety; and that the market value or price at the time of exportation of the drawing instruments and eases covered by these appeals for reappraisement at which such or similar merchandise was freely offered for sale to all purchasers in the principal markets of Western Germany in usual wholesale quantities and in the ordinary course of trade for export to the United States, plus the cost of all containers and all coverings of whatever nature and all other costs, charges and expenses incident to placing the merchandise in question, packed ready for shipment to the United States was as set forth below; that the weight of the cases was as set forth below:

Catalog No. Value of draw- Value of ing instru- eases ments Weight of cases (pounds)

Reappraisement No. 198182-A/08020-50

1066 RC $4. 06 $1. 00 .485

1047 M 5. 95 . 55 . 690

986 8. 15 .47 .200

1062 R 1063R 1. 83 2. 24 . 44 . 56 . 210 . 210

1047 MC 6. 37 . 55 . 650

1067 RC 4. 51 1. 00 . 530

1060 KCZ 7. 53 2. 11 1. 035

1096 2. 27 .71 . 440

1094 1. 62 .44 .375

Reappraisement No. 201300-A/10668-50

1095 J 1. 86 59 . 440

1046 6. 38 . 87 . 660

1047 M 5.95 55 . 690

1047 7.00 .87 . 840

1046 M 5.40 55 . 630

Reappraisement No. 213024-A/07718-51

1046 6. 38 .87 , 660

1046 C 6.92 .87 . 660

1095 J 1.86 59 .440

1047 MC 6.37 .55 . 650

1057 KCZ 4.80 1.60 . 705

1060 KC 6. 90 1.22 1. 035

Reappraisement No. 216385-A/10176-51

. 570 o O W. tO GO O

. 570 1-5 P-i <N t-4 cq

Reappraisement No. 220162-A/00208-52

1066 RC 5. 28 1. 30 .485

1212 P 4.22 90 . 400

1066 R 5.38 60 . 440

1213 H 6. 55 1. 85 . 650

1212 3. 97 .90 . 420

1084 S 2. 65 66 . 375

Reappraisement No. 220165-A/00211-52

1067 R 5.20 1.35 . 505

1212 3. 97 . 90 . 420

1087 S 4. 23 1. 08 . 570

1096 L 3. 19 90 . 505

IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED that on or about the dates of exportation of the said merchandise, such or similar merchandise was not freely offered for sale for home consumption to all purchasers in the principal markets of Western Germany.

Upon the agreed facts before the court, I find and hold that export value, as that value is defined in section 402(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1402(d)), is the proper basis of value for the drawing instruments and cases in issue and that said value is as set forth in the tabulation above.

As to any other merchandise, the appeals are dismissed.

Judgment will issue accordingly.