Solar Roof Mounting Producer, Importer to Appeal CIT Scope Decision

Plaintiffs China Custom Manufacturing and Greentec Engineering will appeal a December Court of International Trade ruling that found that certain solar roof mountings don't quality for the finished merchandise exclusion of the relevant antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see 2112070031). Per a Jan. 3 notice of appeal, the pair will take their case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. CIT Judge Stephen Vaden ruled that the mountings fall within the scope of the ADD/CVD orders on aluminum extrusions from China. He said the mountings in question are subassemblies and, as such, cannot be considered final goods to be defined under the finished merchandise exemption (China Custom Manufacturing Inc. v. U.S., CIT #20-00121).