
    Aird & Watson, Inc., et al. v. United States
    No. 6345.
    Entry No. 15989, etc.
    Invoices dated Kidderminster, England, January 19, 1942, etc.
    Certified February 11, 1942, etc.
    Entered at New York, N. Y., April 7, 1942.
    (Decided September 10, 1946)
    
      Jordan & Klingaman for the plaintiffs.
    
      Paul P. Bao, Assistant Attorney General, for the defendant.
   Cole, Judge (Abstract):

These appeals for reappraisement of various items of merchandise concern the so-called British purchase tax, described in the law of the United Kindgom entitled, “Finance (No. 2) Act 1940 3 & 4 Geo. 6 Ch. 48.” The said tax was held not to be an item to be included in foreign value as defined in section 402 (c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 as amended by the Customs Administrative Act of 1938 (19 U. S. C. 1940 ed. § 1402 (e)). United States v. Wm. S. Pitcairn Corp., 33 C. C. P. A. 183, C. A. D. 334.

On the established facts, I hold export value, section 402 (d) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U. S. C. 1940 ed. § Í402 (d)),to be the proper basis for appraisement of the articles in question, and that such statutory values thereof are the appraised values,- less additions made by the importers on entry because of advances in similar cases.  