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Court of International Trade

The United States Court of International Trade is a federal court which has national jurisdiction over civil actions regarding the customs and international trade laws of the United States. The Court was established under Article III of the Constitution by the Customs Courts Act of 1980. The Court consists of nine judges appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate and is located in New York City. The Court has jurisdiction throughout the United States and has exclusive jurisdictional authority to decide civil action pertaining to international trade against the United States or entities representing the United States.

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CBP Releases Dec. 4 Customs Bulletin
December 5, 2024 by Noah Garfinkel|Customs

CBP has released its Dec. 4 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 58, No. 48), which contains no ruling actions but includes a notice of the revocation of U.S. Virgin Islands-based AmSpec as a customs-accredited laboratory and customs-approved gauger. It also includes three Court of International Trade slip opinions.

Topics:Entry Type 86 , Customs duty, Court of International Trade, Antidumping and Countervailing Duties (AD/CVD), Forced Labor
Broker License Exam Test Taker Contests 11 Questions on 2022 Exam
November 29, 2024 by Jacob Kopnick|Penalties and Courts

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).

Topics:Harmonized Tariff Schedule, Customs duty, Court of International Trade, Drawback
CIT Says Importer's Lack of New Evidence, 'Story-Shifting' Justifies Sustaining Evasion Finding
November 27, 2024 by Jacob Kopnick|Penalties and Courts

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.

Topics:Customs duty, Court of International Trade
CBP Makes Detention Decisions Even for PGA Goods, CIT Says
November 26, 2024 by Kathryn Nucci|Top News

The Court of International Trade ruled Nov. 26 that it has jurisdiction over all denied protests of CBP detention decisions -- even if the government claimed that the Drug Enforcement Administration, not CBP, chose to make the seizure. CBP has the final authority over all detentions, making all detentions protestable under U.S. law, CIT Judge Timothy Reif held in his opinion.

Topics:Customs duty, Court of International Trade