Trade-Related Court Cases Recently Filed

December 23, 2021 by Jacob Kopnick|Litigation

The following lawsuits were recently filed at the Court of International Trade:

Dell Will Customs Brokers (USA) Inc. filing as Metaltech-Omega Inc., challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming its scaffolding, parts and/or accessories of Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 7308.40.30 qualify for an exemption from Section 301 duties under secondary subheading 9903.88.48. #21-00630. Filed Dec. 22.

Lands Superabrasives, Co., challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming its various industrial superabrasives are from Romania, not China, and so do not have to pay the Section 301 duties. #21-00631. Filed Dec. 22.

Matra Americas, LLC and Matra Atlantic GmbH, challenging the Commerce Department's final results in the antidumping duty investigation of thermal paper from Germany. #21-00632. Filed Dec. 22.

Koehler Paper SE and Koehler OBerkirch GMbH f/k/a Papierfabrik August Koehler SE, challenging Commerce's final results in the antidumping duty investigation of thermal paper from Germany. #21-00633. Filed Dec. 22.

Appvion Operations, Inc. and Domtar Corporation, challenging Commerce's final results in the antidumping duty investigation of thermal paper from Germany. #21-00634. Filed Dec. 22.

Appeals of CIT Decisions

The following appeals of Court of International Trade decisions were recently filed at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit:

Carbon Activated Tianjin Co., Ltd., Carbon Activated Corporation, Datong Juqiang Activated Carbon Co., Ltd., Beijing Pacific Activated Carbon Products Co., Ltd., Ningxia Guanghua Cherishmet Activated Carbon Co., Ltd., Ningxia Mineral & Chemical Limited, and Shanxi Sincere Industrial Co., Ltd., challenging an Oct. 22 CIT decision sustaining the Commerce Department's remand results following the 11th administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain activated carbon from China. #22-1298. Filed Dec. 22.

Wheatland Tube Company, challenging an Oct. 19 CIT decision sustaining Commerce's second remand results in the 2016-2017 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from South Korea. #22-1300. Filed Dec. 22.