Trade-Related Court Cases Filed Aug. 5-9

August 13, 2024 by Jacob Kopnick|Penalties and Courts

The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Aug. 5-11:

Mirror Metals, Inc., challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming its steel entries were improperly denied exclusions from Section 232 steel and aluminum duties. # 24-00145. Filed Aug. 5.

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. # 24-00146. Filed Aug. 6.

Empire Jewelry Inc., challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming its necklaces and chains of precious metals of Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 7113.19.2900, dutiable at 5.5%, are eligible for duty-free treatment under the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act. # 24-00147. Filed Aug. 7.

Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Center for Biological Diversity and Animal Welfare Institute, challenging various federal agencies' failures to ban the import of fish and fish products from foreign fisheries that don't comport with U.S. bycatch standards. # 24-00148. Filed Aug. 8.

Acquisition 362, LLC, doing business as Strategic Import Supply, LLC, challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming that its passenger vehicle light truck tires of Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 4011.10.1030, dutiable at 105.31%, should be classified under subheading 4011.10.1030, dutiable at 13.93%. # 24-00149. Filed Aug. 8.

CS Wind Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. and CS Wind Corp., challenging the Commerce Department's final results in the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on utility scale wind towers from Malaysia, covering entries during the 2021-22 period. # 24-00150. Filed Aug. 9.

Nerdytec UG Haftungsbeschraenkt, challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming its USB hubs of Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 8473.3051.00, free of duty, and secondary subheading 9903.88.03, which carries a 25% Section 301 duty, should be classified under secondary subheading 9903.88.67, free of duty. # 24-00151. Filed Aug. 9.

Appeals of CIT Decisions

No appeals of Court of International Trade decisions were filed at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit during the week of Aug. 5-11.