Trade-Related Court Cases Filed Feb. 19-25

February 27, 2024 by Jacob Kopnick|Penalties and Courts

The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Feb. 19-25:

Douglas Dynamics, L.L.C., challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming its cable assemblies of Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 8544.42.9090 were improperly assessed Section 301 duties since the country of origin is Vietnam and not China. # 24-00047. Filed Feb. 20.

Hoshine Silicon (Jia Xing) Industry Co., Ltd., challenging CBP's rejection of its petition for a modification of a withhold release order on the company. # 24-00048. Filed Feb. 20.

Huhtamaki, Inc., challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming its clamshell containers of molded bamboo pulp of Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 9903.88.02, dutiable at 25%, should be classified under subheading 9903.88.67, free of duty. # 24-00050. Filed Feb. 23.

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 Feb. 19-25:

AG der Dillinger Huttenwerke, challenging a December 2023 CIT decision sustaining the Commerce Department's final determination in the antidumping duty investigation on carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from Germany. # 24-1498. Opened Feb. 20.

CVB, Inc., challenging a December 2023 CIT decision sustaining the International Trade Commission's final affirmative injury determination on mattresses from Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Serbia, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam. # 24-1504. Opened Feb. 22.