Trade-Related Court Cases Filed June 21-27

July 1, 2021 by Jacob Kopnick|Penalties and Courts

The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of June 21-27.

Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC, challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming its impellers and diffuser-style casings for electric submersible centrifugal pumps of Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 8413.91.9080 qualify for Section 301 exclusions under HTS secondary subheading 9903.88.11. #21-00296. Filed June 21.

Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc., challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming its side protective attachments for vehicles (side bars, nerf bars and bars) qualify for Section 301 tariff exclusions under Harmonized Tariff Schedule secondary subheading 9903.88.45. #21-00300. Filed June 23.

MS Solar Investments, LLC, challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming its solar cell assembly module/panel of Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 8541.40.6020 was assessed an incorrect antidumping duty rate. #21-00303. Filed June 25.

Another six lawsuits were filed at the CIT during the week of June 21-27 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 21-27:

Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. and Borusan Mannesmann Pipe U.S. Inc., appealing a June 16 CIT decision sustaining the Commerce Department's remand results in an antidumping administrative review of circular welded carbon steel standard pipe and tube products from Turkey. The remand results dropped any adjustments made to the sales-below-cost test relating to a particular market situation. #21-2097. Opened June 25.