Trade-Related Court Cases Filed for Week of June 17-23

June 25, 2019 by Brian Feito|Penalties and Courts

The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of June 17-23:

Car Go Worldwide Inc., challenging CBP liquidation of its entry of activated carbon. Car Go says the entry should have already been deemed liquidated by operation of law. #19-00096. Filed June 19.

Incipio Technologies, Inc., on the classification of media player covers. CBP classified the merchandise under subheadings 3926.10.0000 (5.3%), 3926.90.9980 (5.3%), 4202.92.9060 (17.6%) and 4202.92.9026 (17.6%). Incipio says it should have instead been classified under subheadings 8473.30.51 (free), 8473.30.51 (free), 8473.30.51 (free) or 3926.10.00 (5.3%), and 8473.30.51 (5.3%) or 3926.10.00 (free). #19-00097. Filed June 19.

George W. Howard III, on the exclusion of used wearing apparel, accessories and costume jewelry packed in luggage of nonresident travelers arriving for temporary visit in United States. #19-00098. Filed June 20.

Hyundai Steel Company, challenging the Commerce Department's final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on cold-rolled steel flat products from South Korea covering entries in 2016-17. #19-00099. Filed June 21.

AJU Besteel Co., Ltd., challenging Commerce's final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on oil country tubular goods from South Korea covering entries in 2016-17. #19-00100. Filed June 21.

ILJIN Steel Corporation, challenging Commerce's final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on oil country tubular goods from South Korea covering entries in 2016-17. #19-00101. Filed June 21.

U.S. government, seeking $2,948,190 in penalties for customs fraud from Chu-Chiang “Kevin” Ho, Wintis Corporation, Ship Communications, Inc., Aelis Nova, LLC, and Maderdove, LLC, related to six entries of illegal high-intensity discharge (HID) ballasts and equipment (HID Kits) and headlamps. #19-00102. Filed June 21.

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 June 17-23.