Trade-Related Court Cases Filed July 29 - Aug. 4

August 6, 2024 by Jacob Kopnick|Penalties and Courts

The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of July 29 - Aug. 4:

Ditar, S.A., challenging the Commerce Department's final determination in the antidumping duty investigation on paper shopping bags from Colombia. # 24-00130. Filed July 29.

Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited, challenging the Commerce Department's final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from China, covering entries in 2021-22. # 24-00131. Filed July 30.

United States, challenging Zhe "John" Liu's and CEK Group LLC's failure to pay customs duties on steel wire hanger entries allegedly transshipped through Thailand to avoid antidumping and countervailing duties on steel wire hangers from China. # 24-00132. Filed July 30.

Alpine Corp., challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming its water pumps of Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 8413.70.2004, free of duty, and secondary subheading 9903.88.01, which carries a 25% Section 301 duty, should be excluded from paying Section 301 duties under secondary subheading 9903.88.67. #'s 24-00133, -00137, -00138, -00139, -00140, -00141, -00142, -00143, -00144. Filed Aug. 1 and Aug. 2.

King Maker Marketing Inc., challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming a substitution unused merchandise duty drawback for its cigarette entries. #'s 24-00134, -00136. Filed Aug. 2.

US Flue Cured Tobacco Growers, challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming a substitution unused merchandise duty drawback for its cigarette entries. # 24-00135. Filed Aug. 2.

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 July 29 - Aug. 4:

The Commerce Department, challenging a May CIT decision finding that the agency erred in revoking the antidumping duty orders on stilbenic optical brightening agents from Taiwan and China. # 24-2159. Opened Aug. 1.

Teh Fong Min (TFM) International Co., Ltd., challenging a May CIT decision finding that Commerce erred in revoking the antidumping duty orders on stilbenic optical brightening agents from Taiwan and China. # 24-2162. Opened Aug. 1.