International Spring Mfg. Co. v. United States
Opinion of the Court
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Nies, Judge.
This appeal is from the judgment of the U.S. Customs Court (hereinafter the U.S. Court of International Trade), 496 F. Supp. 279 , 85 Cust. Ct. 5 , C.D. 4862, sustaining the classification of leaf springs suitable for use on various kinds of non-self-propelled trailers as other springs under item 652.88 rather than as springs suitable for motor vehicle suspension under item 652.84. * We affirm.
OPINION
We agree with the decision of the Court of International Trade that the non-self-propelled trailers for which the imported springs are suitable are not motor vehicles within the meaning of *14 item 652.84. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the court and adopt the opinion below as our own.
The relevant provisions of the TSUS read:
Schedule 6, Part 8, Subpart F — Miscellaneous Metal Products
Springs and leaves for springs, of base metal: [Claimed]
652.84 Suitable for motor vehicle suspension.. 4% ad val.
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[Classified]
652.88 Other....... 9.5% ad val.
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