The following Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) and Court of International Trade (CIT) cases on international trade issues were dated/decided during June 16 - 17, 2008:
In U.S. v. Optrex America Inc., the Court of International Trade found that Optrex1 failed to exercise reasonable care in classifying certain Liquid Crystal Display products (LCDs) and is subject to 1592 penalties for such negligence.
The following Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) and Court of International Trade (CIT) cases on international trade issues were dated/decided during May 28 - June 10, 2008:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a final rule that will amend 19 CFR 10.16 effective July 14, 2008 in order to remove the distinction between preservative and decorative painting for purposes of the partial duty exemption under HTS subheading 9802.00.80.
The International Trade Commission has determined to rescind the limited exclusion order issued in its patent-based section 337 investigation concerning certain rubber antidegradants, components thereof, and products containing same.
Pursuant to the Offset Act1, also known as the Byrd Amendment, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a notice of its intent to distribute assessed antidumping or countervailing duties for fiscal year 2008. Certifications to obtain a continued dumping and subsidy offset under a particular AD/CV order or finding must be received by July 29, 2008.
The following Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and Court of International Trade cases on international trade issues were dated/decided during May 1 - 7, 2008:
In Shinyei Corporation of America, v. U.S., the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed and remanded for the second time, a case on the amount of antidumping duties owed on shipments of ball bearings imported from Japan by Shinyei in 1990-1991.
In Airflow Technology, Inc. v. U.S., the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed and remanded the classification decision to the Court of International Trade to determine whether Sperifilt, a filter media used to filter dirt and other particles in air filtration systems should be classified under HTS 5911.90.00 or 5603.94.90.
The following Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and Court of International Trade cases on international trade issues were dated/decided during April 4 - 29, 2008: