Trade-Related Court Cases Filed June 14-20

June 22, 2021 by Jacob Kopnick|Penalties and Courts

The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of June 14-20.

CVB, Inc., challenging the International Trade Commission's final affirmative injury determinations in the antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on mattresses from Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Serbia, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam. #21-00288. Filed June 14.

voestalpine USA LLC and Bilstein Cold Rolled Steel LP, seeking refunds for payments made toward Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs since the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security issued exclusions for their imports. #21-00290. Filed June 17.

La Molisana S.p.A., challenging Commerce's final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain pasta from Italy covering entries in 2018-2019. #21-00291. Filed June 18.

Valdigrano di Flavio Pagani S.r.L., challenging Commerce's final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain pasta from Italy covering entries in 2018-2019. #21-00292. Filed June 18.

Manning Mills, Inc., challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming its vinyl floor tiles of Harmonized Tariff Schedule heading 3918.10.10 qualify for Section 301 exclusions under secondary subheading 9903.88.46. #21-00293. Filed June 18.

Another two lawsuits were filed at the CIT during the week of June 14-20 to challenge lists 3 and 4A Section 301 tariffs on products from China (see 2009220029). For a full list, see the Pacer database.

Appeals of CIT Decisions

The following 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 14-20:

Aspects Furniture International, Inc., appealing an April 9 CIT decision that dismissed a challenge claiming CBP untimely assessed antidumping duties on entries of wooden bedroom furniture from China. #21-2060. Opened June 16.

IMSS, LLC, appealing an April 9 CIT decision that dismissed a challenge claiming CBP untimely assessed antidumping duties on entries of wooden bedroom furniture from China. #21-2061. Opened June 16.

U.S. government, appealing an April 5 CIT decision that struck down the expansion of Section 232 tariffs to steel and aluminum "derivatives." #21-2066. Opened June 17.

Xi'An Metals & Minerals Import & Export Co., Ltd., appealing an April 7 CIT decision that sustained the Commerce Department's final results in an antidumping administrative review on certain steel nails from China. #21-2067. Opened June 17.

Shanxi Hairui Trade Co. Ltd., Shanxi Pioneer Hardware Industrial Co., Ltd. and Shanxi Yuci Broad Wire Products Co., Ltd., appealing an April 7 CIT decision that sustained the Commerce Department's final results in an antidumping administrative review on certain steel nails from China. #21-2068. Opened June 17.

Dezhou Hualude Hardware Products Co., Ltd., appealing an April 7 CIT decision that sustained the Commerce Department's final results in an antidumping administrative review on certain steel nails from China. #21-2070. Opened June 17.

Novolipetsk Steel Public Joint Stock Company and NOVEX Trading (Swiss) SA, appealing an April 13 CIT decision dismissing a challenge to Commerce's final results in the 2017-18 antidumping administrative review of certain hot-rolled flat-rolled carbon-quality steel products from Russia. #21-2073. Opened June 17.