Diamond Sawblades Circumvention Case Dismissed After Parties Agree

The Court of international trade dismissed a case brought by Diamond Tools Technology (Thailand), which challenged the Commerce Department's determination that diamond sawblades produced in Thailand by Diamond Tools with Chinese cores and Chinese segments were circumventing antidumping duties on diamond sawblades from China, according to an Oct. 10 filing (Diamond Tools Technology (Thailand) v. U.S., CIT # 19-00143).

The dismissal followed a joint status report, which explained that the case had been stayed for nearly four years pending the outcome of a similar Enforce and Protect Act case. That case challenged a CBP evasion finding against DTT. On remand, CBP said that DTT did not make a "material and false statement" and so did not evade the AD order, a result that the court upheld in July (see 2307310021).

In its consent motion to stay, DTT said that if CBP ultimately agreed that imports of diamond sawblades prior to December 2017 had not evaded the AD order, DTT likely would no longer have any interest in pursuing the circumvention action.

Both parties agreed to the dismissal, with each side bearing its own costs and fees.