Trade-Related Court Cases Filed May 29 - June 18

June 21, 2023 by Jacob Kopnick|Penalties and Courts

The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the weeks of May 29-June 4, June 5-11 and June 12-18:

Nippon Steel Corp., challenging the Commerce Department's final results in the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on hot-rolled steel flat products from Japan, covering entries in 2020-21. #23-00112. Filed June 5.

Home Depot USA, Inc., challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming its toilets of Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheadings 6910.10.0010 and 6910.10.0050, dutiable at 5.8%, should be classified under secondary subheading 9817.00.96. #s 23-00114, -00115. Filed June 6.

United States, accusing Zhe "John" Liu and AB MA Distribution Corp. of negligence for avoiding the payment of antidumping duties on steel wire hangers from China. #23-00116. Filed June 7.

Fedmet Resources Corp., challenging the Commerce Department's final determination in the covered merchandise inquiry as part of the Enforce and Protect Act investigation on magnesia carbon bricks from China. #23-00117. Filed June 8.

Greentech Energy Solutions, Inc., challenging the Commerce Department's imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on solar module imports from Vietnam despite there being no dumping, subsidy or injury findings on those imports. #23-00118. Filed June 9.

SW Technologies Inc. (formerly known as Shen Wei USA Inc.), challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming its medical gloves of Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 4015.19.1010, dutiable at 3%, should be classified under subheading 4015.19.0550, free of duty. #23-00119. Filed June 12.

Home Depot USA, Inc., challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming its toilets of HTS subheadings 6910.10.0010, 6910.10.0020 and 6910.10.0050, dutiable at 5.8%, should be classified under secondary subheading 9817.00.96, free of duty. #s 23-00120, -00121, -00122, -00123, -00124, -00125, -00126, -00127, -00128, -00129, -00130. Filed June 13-17.

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 weeks of May 29 - June 4, June 5-11 and June 12-18.