The Court of International Trade (CIT) and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) made, or made public, the following antidumping and countervailing duty law determinations in the first half of December 2010.
The International Trade Commission has modified the limited exclusion order and two cease and desist orders regarding certain digital televisions and certain digital products containing the same and methods of using the same, to reverse certain findings of infringement by “work-around” products.
In Ford Motor Company v. U.S., the Court of International Trade denied Ford’s protest of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s refusal to refund harbor maintenance taxes1 that Ford allegedly paid on post-July 1, 1990 exports2. The CIT stated that Ford had not provided sufficient supporting documentation in its claim for a refund of the HMT.
On December 6, 2010, the Court of Appeals of the Federal Circuit affirmed the Court of International Trade’s determination that the government owed Horizon Lines, LLC a refund for duties imposed on certain work performed on the ocean carrier Hawaii while the ship was overseas.
The International Trade Administration is amending the final results of the AD duty administrative review for wooden bedroom furniture from China (A-570-890) for the review period of January 1, 2007, through December 31, 2007.
The Court of International Trade (CIT) and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) made the following antidumping and countervailing duty law determinations in the second half of October 2010.
The Court of International Trade (CIT) and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) made the following antidumping and countervailing law determinations, or released the public versions of such, in the first half of October 2010.
On October 13, 2010, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the lower court's ruling that the beef hormone 100% retaliatory duties assessed against certain toast imports of Gilda industries had terminated by operation of law on July 29, 2007.
The International Trade Administration has published two "Timken"1 notices stating that recent Court of International Trade rulings are not in harmony with the ITA's amended final AD and final CV duty determinations on certain new pneumatic off-the-road (OTR) tires from China (A-570-912 and C-570-913).
On October 4, 2010 the U.S. Supreme Court announced it will not hear Totes-Isotoner Corporation’s challenge to higher tariff rates for men’s gloves, as opposed to gloves for women and children.