The following Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) and Court of International Trade (CIT) cases on international trade issues were dated or decided during the period of September 2-9, 2008:
In the August 28, 2008 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 42, No. 36), CBP published a notice revoking three classification rulings and a treatment as follows:
The following Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) and Court of International Trade (CIT) cases on international trade issues were dated or decided during the period of August 5-26, 2008:
In ThyssenKrupp Acciai Speciali Terni S.P.A. et. al. v. U.S. et al., the Court of International Trade denied the U.S.' motion to dismiss two counts of a four-count complaint involving the International Trade Administration's (ITA) Section 129 determination on the 1999 Antidumping Order applicable to ThyssenKrupp's stainless steel sheet and strips (SSSS) from Italy.
In Deckers Corporation v. U.S., the Court of International Trade upheld Customs' classification of Teva sports sandals as footwear under HTS 6404.19.35 at a duty rate of 37.5%.
The following Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) and Court of International Trade (CIT) cases on international trade issues were dated or decided during the period of July 14-16, 2008:
The following Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) and Court of International Trade (CIT) cases on international trade issues were dated or decided during the period of July 9 - 15, 2008:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted guidance on the classification of decorative light fixtures in accordance with the June 2007 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) decision in Home Depot, USA v. U.S., that certain lighting fixtures could not be classified without considering all of their components.
In E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company v. U.S., the Court of International Trade ruled on the amount of manufacturing substitution drawback due to Dupont from Customs on a single entry.
The U.S. Court of International Trade has ruled that Totes-Isotoner Corporation, which had challenged the constitutionality of different U.S. tariff rates for men's and other gloves, had standing to bring its claims but did not plead sufficient facts to state a claim of unconstitutional discrimination. Therefore, the CIT dismissed the case without prejudice.