CTA Case No. 2703 (Decision)

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DECI S I O CT C SE NO . 27 03 - 2- sai d art icl s t o b 56, 550 kilos . a s f urni shed a nd certified to by t h e c ons i gne 1 s cus t oms b r oker . Upon ex min a ti on b y t h Burea o f Cu s toms, however, th said c a r goes were f o und t o h a v e n a ctu a l gross t-reight of 113, 100 kil o s, wh ich i s mo r e tha n 20% f the weight decl a r ed in the men d ed manif e t. On p ril 23~ 1969, th e rea u of Cus t oms wrot petitio ne r letter req uiring it to xp l a in and show c a use, with i n f ive (5) d y s f r om receip t the r eof, why no adminis tra tive fine should be i mposed upon the vessel f or vio l a tion of Section 2523 of the Tariff a nd CUs t oms Cod � In r eply t o t h e f o r ementio n e d letter, p e t i t i o ner exp l a ined t h a t when the sa i d c a r- g o e s w r e loade d a t t he p ort o f d e a rtu re, the shipper d i d n o t f urnis h or i ndica t e any reight, henc no wei g ht was d eclar ed i n t he man i fes t. o weve r, wh en t he consigne ' r q ues t d for t he r e l ease of the shipm nt~ t he c o n s i g n e e's c us t oms broke r c r t i f ied a nd gu a r a nte d tha t t he wei ght s hou l d be 56,550 kilos a n d thi s was ind ica ted in t he a end e d ma ni fes t. Not c o nte n t ed with the exp l a n a t i o n, an adminis - trat iv p roceeding (Admi nistra tiv Case o. V-4 4 3/69 ) wa s ins ti tut ed by the Bureau o f Customs gainst the ves sel and pe titioner herein for viola tion of Section 2523 o f the Tar i ff a nd Cus t oms Cod , a n d on June 22 , 1971, after the t ermina tion of ~ aid p roceeding , the

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