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Commissioner Of Customs Vs. Auyong Hian 105 Phil 561

THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, petitioner, vs. AUYONG HIAN (HONG WHUA HANG), respondent.

G.R. No. L-11719 | 1959-04-29

D E C I S I O N


BAUTISTA ANGELO, J.:

On June 12, 1953, respondent was issued by the Import Control Commission License No. 16679 giving him authority to import goods under "no dollar remittance basis." On the strength of said license, he effected the importation of old newspapers in four shipments: the first in July, 1953, the second in September, 1953, the third in May, 1954 and the fourth in November, 1954. The last shipment arrived in Manila on November 7, 1954 and the same was seized by the customs authorities on the ground that the importation was made without the license required by Central Circular No. 45. While the seizure case...