Trade-Related Court Cases Filed Jan. 20-26
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Jan. 20-26:
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MTU Maintenance Hannover GmbH, challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming its turbine mid frame assembly of Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 8411.99.9081, dutiable at 2.4%, should be classified under subheading 9801.00.1035, free of duty, as an "American good returned." # 25-00023. Filed Jan. 21.
Fellowes, Inc., challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming its electric air purifiers of Harmonized Tariff Schedule secondary subheading 9903.88.01, which comes with a 25% Section 301 duty, should be duty-free under subheading 9903.88.67. # 25-00024. Filed Jan. 22.
Industrial Pesquera Santa Priscila S.A. and Sociedad Nacional de Galapagos, challenging the Commerce Department's final determination in the countervailing duty investigation on frozen warmwater shrimp from Ecuador. # 25-00025. Filed Jan. 22.
American Shrimp Processors Association, challenging the Commerce Department's final determination in the countervailing duty investigation on frozen warmwater shrimp from Ecuador. # 25-00026. Filed Jan. 23.
American Shrimp Processors Association, challenging Commerce's final determination in the antidumping duty investigation on frozen warmwater shrimp from Indonesia. # 25-00027. Filed Jan. 23.
Calgon Carbon Corporation and Norit Americas, Inc., challenging Commerce's final results in the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on activated carbon from China, covering entries in 2022-23. # 25-00028. Filed Jan. 24.
Industrial Pesquera Santa Priscila S.A. and Sociedad Nacional de Galapagos, C.A., challenging the International Trade Commission's final affirmative injury determination on frozen warmwater shrimp from Ecuador, India, Indonesia and Vietnam. # 25-00029. Filed Jan. 24.
Soc Trang Seafood Joint Stock Co., challenging Commerce's final determination in the antidumping duty investigation on frozen warmwater shrimp from Indonesia. # 25-00030. Filed Jan. 24.
Seafood Exporters Association of India, challenging the International Trade Commission's final affirmative injury determination on frozen warmwater shrimp from Ecuador, India, Indonesia and Vietnam. # 25-00031. Filed Jan. 24.
Shrimp Committee of the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers, challenging the International Trade Commission's final affirmative injury determination on frozen warmwater shrimp from Ecuador, India, Indonesia and Vietnam. # 25-00032. Filed Jan. 24.
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 Jan. 20-26:
Byungmin Chae, appealing a November 2024 CIT decision dismissing the action seeking credit for one question on the April 2018 customs broker license exam. # 25-1379. Opened Jan. 21.
Tenaris Bay City, Inc., Maverick Tube Corp., IPSCO Tubulars Inc., Tenaris Global Services (U.S.A.) Corp. and Siderca S.A.I.C., appealing a December 2024 CIT decision sustaining the Commerce Department's antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on oil country tubular goods from Argentina, Mexico, South Korea and Russia. # 25-1382. Opened Jan. 23.