April 2026 CBLE, question 74

A&G, a Minneapolis furniture company, has agreed to purchase 5000 bespoke ironing boards from Kraftsmen, a furniture manufacturer in Slovenia. A&G supplies Kraftsmen with the following inputs to use in the production of the ironing boards, free of charge:

• Design specifications created by a Dallas-based furniture designer, purchased for a flat fee of $3200.00.
• 2500 yards of cotton fabric, which Kraftsmen procured for $2.00 per yard in Slovenia, then shipped to A&G’s screen printer in Mozambique. A&G paid their screen printer to add a design to the fabric for $1.00 per yard, before returning the fabric to Kraftsmen’s factory in Slovenia.

A&G imports the ironing boards to the United States in five shipments of 1000 ironing boards each. A&G agrees to pay Kraftsmen $375,000.00 for the entire order of 5000 ironing boards, not including the value of the assists. If A&G chooses for the total assist value to be apportioned over the entire anticipated production of 5000 ironing boards, what is the dutiable value of one shipment of 1000 ironing boards?