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23 Cust. Ct. 336

Sequeira v. United States

United States Customs Court

Decided December 9, 1949

United States Customs Court · decided 1949-12-09

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently November 1950

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Decided 1949-12-09

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Cole, Judge:

¶1This case concerns the proper dutiable value of several items of leather goods exported from Grande, Nicaragua, and entered at the port of Houston, Tex.

¶2An agreed set of facts, upon which the case was submitted, establishes foreign value, section 402 (c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended by the Customs Administrative Act of 1938 (19 U. S. C. 1946 ed. § 1402 (c)), to be the proper basis for appraisement of the articles in question, and that such statutory values are as follows:

Belts (men)_ 2.30 Nicaraguan cordobas each
Billfolds (men)_ 4.50 Nicaraguan cordobas each
Billfolds (men)_ 3.50 Nicaraguan cordobas each
Coin purses (men)_ 1.50 Nicaraguan cordobas each
Brief cases (men)_i_ 29.50 Nicaraguan cordobas each
Purses (ladies)_ 13.00 Nicaraguan cordobas each
Billfolds (ladies)_ 19.50 Nicaraguan cordobas each
Billfolds (ladies)_ 17.50 Nicaraguan cordobas each
Sandals_ 5.00 Nicaraguan cordobas each
Travelers’ valises_110.00 Nicaraguan cordobas each

¶3The foregoing prices are based on the value of 5 Nicaraguan cor-dobas to the United States dollar.

¶4As to the items described on the invoice as “1 pair Shoes, Mens” ■and “1 Skin, tanned Ocelot (tigre),” the appraised values are affirmed.

¶5Judgment will be entered accordingly.

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