Trade-Related Court Cases Filed for Week of May 18-24

May 27, 2015 by Brian Feito and Bill Brobst|Penalties and Courts

The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of May 18-24:

Brenntag Northeast on the classification of hydrophobic fumed silica. CBP classified the merchandise under subheading 3824.90.9290 (5%). Brenntag says it should have instead been classified under subheading 2811.22.5000 (free). #15-00147. Filed May 18.

China International Marine Containers (Group) Co., Ltd., Guangdong Xinhui CIMC Special Transportation Equipment Co., Ltd., Xinhui CIMC Container Co., Ltd., Qingdao CIMC Container Manufacture Co., Ltd., Nantong CIMC-Special Transportation Equipment Manufacture Co., Ltd. and Xinhui CIMC Wood Co., Ltd. challenging the Commerce Department's final antidumping and countervailing duty determinations on 53-foot domestic dry containers from China. #15-00148, 15-00149. Filed May 18.

US LED on the classification of LED and LED devices. CBP classified the merchandise under subheading 9405.40.8000 (3.9%). US LED says it should have instead been classified under subheading 8543.70.7000 (2%). #15-00150. Filed May 20.

Shandong Rongxin Import & Export Co., Ltd. challenging the final results of the 2012-13 antidumping duty administrative review on cased pencils from China. #15-00151. Filed May 22.

Appeals of CIT Decisions

No appeals of Court of International Trade decisions were filed at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit during the week of May 18-24.