Strict Interpretation Required for Statutes: "Foreign Origin" Not Synonymous with "Imported" in Legal Language.

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....The meaning of words in a statute, in general, and, in particular, in a tax statute, should be gathered from the language used therein and the expression “goods of foreign origin” or “aircraft of foreign origin” cannot be substituted for or read into the words “imported items”.....