Trade-Related Court Cases Filed March 11-17

March 21, 2024 by Jacob Kopnick|Penalties and Courts

The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of March 11-17:

Zoetis Services LLC, challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming its chlortetracycline (CTC) concentrate of Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 2309.90.1050, free of duty, and secondary subheading 9903.88.03, which carries a 25% Section 301 duty, should be classified under subheading 3003.20.0000, free of duty. # 24-00060. Filed March 11.

Export Packers Company Limited, challenging the Commerce Department's final scope ruling regarding the company's individually quick frozen cooked garlic cloves under the antidumping duty order on fresh garlic from China. # 24-00061. Filed March 12.

Inspired Ventures, LLC, challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming its rubber tires were unlawfully excluded from entry. # 24-00062. Filed March 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 March 11-17:

PT Enterprise Inc., Pro-Team Coil Nail Enterprise Inc., Unicatch Industrial Co., Ltd., WTA International Co., Ltd., Zon Mon Co., Ltd., Hor Liang Industrial Corp., Presidential Industrial Inc., and Liang Chyuan Industrial Co., Ltd., challenging a February CIT decision sustaining the Commerce Department's fourth remand results in a case on the antidumping duty investigation on steel nails from Taiwan. # 24-1556. Opened March 11.

United States, appealing a January CIT decision denying the government's motion to accord confidential treatment to certain information and retract the court's public opinion on an injury investigation on mattresses from various countries. # 24-1566. Opened March 13.