Trade-Related Court Cases Filed Feb. 26 - March 3

March 6, 2024 by Jacob Kopnick|Penalties and Courts

The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Feb. 26 - March 3:

Zound Industries USA Inc., challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming its wireless speakers of Harmonized Tariff Schedule secondary subheading 9903.88.15, which carries a 7.5% Section 301 duty, qualify for a Section 301 exclusion under secondary subheading 9903.88.67. # 24-00051. Filed Feb. 26.

Superior Commercial Solutions LLC, challenging CBP's final determination that the company evaded the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on quartz surface products from China. # 24-00052. Filed Feb. 26.

Jindal Poly Films Limited, challenging the Commerce Department's final results in the administrative review of the countervailing duty order on polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet and strip from India, covering entries in 2021. # 24-00053. Filed Feb. 27.

Nature's Touch Frozen Foods, LLC, challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming its frozen berry mixtures of Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheadings 0811.80.8085 and 0811.90.8095, dutiable at 14.5%, should be classified under HTS subheading 0811.90.20, free of duty, or as USMCA-originating under subheading 2106.90.99. # 24-00054. Filed Feb. 28.

Your Standing International, Inc., challenging the Commerce Department's final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on steel nails from Taiwan, covering entries in 2021-22. # 24-00055. Filed March 1.

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. 26 - March 3:

United States, challenging a December 2023 CIT decision sustaining Commerce's final results in the sixth administrative review of the countervailing duty order on silicon photovoltaic cells from China. # 24-1524. Opened Feb. 27.