Trade-Related Court Cases Filed Aug. 19 - Sept. 8

September 10, 2024 by Jacob Kopnick|Penalties and Courts

The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the weeks of Aug. 19-25, Aug. 26 - Sept. 1, Sept. 2-8:

Finieco Industria e Comercio de Embalagens, SA, challenging the Commerce Department's final determination in the antidumping duty investigation on paper shopping bags from Portugal. # 24-00160. Filed Aug. 19.

United States, seeking civil monetary penalties against importer Franco Tire Distribution for negligence in failing to pay antidumping and countervailing duties on bus and truck tires from China. # 24-00161. Filed Aug. 20.

ULMA Forja, S.Coop., challenging the Commerce Department's final results in the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on finished carbon steel flanges from Spain, covering entries in 2022-23. # 24-00162. Filed Aug. 22.

Ricardo Vega, challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming a historical car of Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 8703.33.0185, dutiable at 2.5%, should be classified under subheading 9705.10.0090, free of duty. # 24-00163. Filed Aug. 30.

Atmosphere Cabinetry USA Corp., challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming its cabinets underwent a substantial transformation in Malaysia and thus should be found to have a country of origin of Malaysia. # 24-00164. Filed Sept. 3.

United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC, challenging the Commerce Department's final scope ruling finding that temporary-use spare tires made by Cheng Shin Rubber Ind. Co. Ltd. weren't covered by the scope of the antidumping duty order on passenger vehicle and light truck tires from Taiwan. # 24-00165. Filed Sept. 4.

ParMarr & Associates LLC, challenging lists 3 and 4A Section 301 tariffs on products from China. # 24-00166. Filed Sept. 4.

Innolux Corporation, challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming its LCD modules used in automobiles of Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 9013.80.9000, dutiable at 4.5%, should be classified under subheading 8531.20.0020, 8528.59.2500 or 9013.80.7000. #'s 24-00167, -00168, -00169, -00170, -00171, -00172. Filed Sept. 7.

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 weeks of Aug. 19-25, Aug. 26 - Sept. 1, Sept. 2-8:

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari T.A.S., challenging a July CIT decision dismissing Erdemir's case on the International Trade Commission's refusal to conduct a changed circumstances review to reconsider the negligibility decision in the investigation on hot-rolled steel flat products from Turkey. # 24-2242. Opened Aug. 20.

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari T.A.S., challenging a June CIT decision rejecting the company's challenge to the ITC's underlying injury determination in an antidumping duty sunset review on hot-rolled steel flat products from Turkey. # 24-2249. Opened Aug. 21.