Drill Rod Importer Ditches CIT Suit Regarding Section 232 Exclusions

The Court of International Trade in an Aug. 4 notice granted importer Viking Drill & Tool's bid to dismiss its customs suit concerning its high-speed drill rods. The importer claimed in its summons that CBP illegally denied its protest, which said the rods of Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 7228.10.0030 were granted Section 232 steel and aluminum duty exclusions but were still assessed the duties (Viking Drill & Tool v. United States, CIT # 22-00058).