The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the weeks of Nov. 18-24 and Nov. 25 - Dec. 1:
Brandon Chen, who took the April 2022 customs broker license exam, appealed the final results of his exam to the Court of International Trade, contesting 11 questions that CBP denied him credit for. Filing a complaint at the trade court on Nov. 25, Chen noted that he is only two correct answers away from a passing score of 75% (Brandon Chen v. U.S., CIT # 24-00208).
CBP properly found that importer Skyview Cabinet USA evaded the antidumping and countervailing duties on wooden cabinets and vanities after correcting a due process violation in the evasion proceeding, the Court of International Trade held on Nov. 27. Judge Stephen Vaden said that the court already found the evasion finding sufficient and that Skyview didn't advance any new evidence or arguments after the due process-related remand.
A New York resident brought a complaint to the Court of International Trade Nov. 21 saying that several questions on CBP’s customs broker exam were unfairly ambiguous, conflicting or lacking essential information, resulting in his failure to pass it (Shuangyang Li v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection, CIT # 24-00205).
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Nov. 11-17:
The Court of International Trade dismissed Byungmin Chae's second lawsuit challenging his results of the April 2018 customs broker license exam, finding that the suit is precluded by the Nebraska resident's first case challenging the test.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Nov. 4-10:
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Oct. 28 - Nov. 3:
A jury found wholesale clothing importer C'est Toi Jeans and two of its executives guilty of avoiding over $8 million in customs duties on apparel entries, and laundering and failing to report over $17 million in proceeds from cash transactions, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California announced. The two executives are Si Oh Rhew, president of the company, and his son, Lance Rhew.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Oct. 21-27: