Tax
Esso Standard Oil Co. v. United States
41 Cust. Ct. 322·United States Customs Court·1958
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Opinion
Before the First Division,
July 15, 1958
No. 62177.
Esso Standard Oil Co. v. United States,
protests 302774-K and 320434-K (New York).
[MAJORITY — Wilson, J.]
Opinion by
Wilson, J.
It was stipulated that 144,532 gallons of naphthenic acid, weighing 8.155 pounds per gallon and appraised at 9 cents per pound, were imported on the entry the subject of protest 302774-K and that 100,395 gallons, weighing 8.166 pounds per gallon and appraised at 9 cents per gallon, were imported on the entry the subject of protest 32043-DK. In accordance therewith, it was held that the merchandise covered by protest 302774-K is subject to duty at 6J4 percent under paragraph 1, as modified, supra, on a dutiable value of $106,079, together with the applicable internal revenue tax, and the merchandise covered by protest 320434-K on a dutiable value of $73,784.30, together with the applicable internal revenue tax.