Trade-Related Court Cases Filed Jan. 8-14

January 16, 2024 by Jacob Kopnick|Penalties and Courts

The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Jan. 8-14:

PT. Zinus Global Indonesia, challenging the Commerce Department's final results in the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on mattresses from Indonesia, covering entries in 2020-22. # 24-00004. Filed Jan. 8.

GoPro, Inc., challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming its action camera housings of Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 4202.99.9000, dutiable at 20%, should be classified under subheading 8529.90.8600, free of duty. # 24-00005. Filed Jan. 8.

POSCO, challenging the Commerce Department's final results of the administrative review of the countervailing duty order on carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from South Korea, covering entries in 2021. # 24-00006. Filed Jan. 9.

Lin Engineering, Inc., challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming its electric stepper motors are eligible for a Section 301 tariff exclusion. # 24-00007. Filed Jan. 9.

Oman Fasteners, LLC, challenging the Commerce Department's final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on steel nails from Oman, covering entries in 2021-22. # 24-00008. Filed Jan. 10.

Premier Accessory Group LLC, challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming its car and wall chargers of Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 8504.40.9580, free of duty, and secondary subheading 9903.88.03, carrying a 25% Section 301 duty, qualify for Section 301 duty exclusions under secondary subheading 9903.88.67. # 24-00009. Filed Jan. 11.

Citribel N.V., challenging the Commerce Department's final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on citric acid and certain citrate salts from Belgium, covering entries in 2021-22. # 24-00010. Filed Jan. 12.

Appeals of CIT Decisions

The following appeals of Court of International Trade decisions were filed at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit during the week of Jan. 8-14:

Mid Continent Steel & Wire, Inc., challenging a January CIT decision sustaining the sixth antidumping review on steel nails from Oman, in which Commerce reversed its use of adverse facts available against exporter Oman Fasteners. # 24-1350. Opened Jan. 12.