
    (C.D. 2995)
    De Jur Amsco Corp. v. United States
    United States Customs Court, Second Division
    (Decided May 4, 1967)
    
      Sharretts, Paley & Garter for the plaintiff.
    
      Barefoot Banders, Assistant Attorney General, for the defendant.
    Before Bao and Ford, Judges
   Foed, Judge:

The suits listed in schedule “A,” attached hereto and made a part hereof, have been submitted on a written stipulation reading as follows:

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between the parties hereto that the merchandise marked “A” and checked J OB, GS (Examiner’s Initials) by Examiner J. O’Brien, George Santucci (Examiner’s Name) on the invoices covered by the protests enumerated in Schedule A, attached hereto and made a part hereof, consists of microphones and earphones and parts thereof assessed with duty at 15% ad valorem under paragraph 353 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as modified by T.D. 51802, as articles suitable for producing, rectifying, modifying, controlling or distributing electrical energy.
IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED that the merchandise marked “A” on the invoices covered by the protests, enumerated in Schedule A, is not suitable for producing, rectifying, modifying, controlling or distributing electrical energy.
IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED that the items marked “A” on the invoices covered by the protests enumerated in Schedule A are parts of stenorettes, which have as an essential feature an electrical element or device.
IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED that the items herein claimed to be parts are essential for and dedicated to use on stenorettes.
IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED that the protests be submitted on this stipulation, said protests being limited to the merchandise marked “A”, as aforesaid, and to tbe claim that said merchandise is properly dutiable at 13%% ad valorem under paragraph 353 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as modified by T.D. 52739, when entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption before July 1, 1962, or at 12%% ad valorem under paragraph 353, as modified by T.D. 55615 and T.D. 55816,.when entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after July 1, 1962, but before July 1,1963.
IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED, that the protests enumerated in Schedule A are submitted for decision upon this stipulation and are abandoned as to all items not included and referred to in said Schedule A.

Accepting the foregoing stipulation of facts, we find and hold the items of merchandise, marked “A” and initialed on the invoices by the designated examiners, to be properly dutiable at the appropriate rates of 13% per centum ad valorem and 12% per centum ad valorem, depending upon date of entry, as parts of articles having as an essential feature an electrical element or device under paragraph 353, Tariff Act of 1930, as modified by T.D. 52739, T.D. 55615, and T.D. 55816.

To the extent indicated the specified claim in these suits is sustained; in all other respects and as to all other merchandise all the claims are overruled.

Judgment will be entered accordingly.  