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 June 26 - July 2, 2008:
In the June 25, 2008 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 42, No. 27), CBP published a notice proposing to revoke three classification rulings and revoke 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/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:
In The Pomeroy Collection, Ltd. v. U.S., the Court of International Trade agreed with the importer and ruled that certain non-electric lamps from Mexico, the "Geo Table Lighting", the "St. Tropez CLS", the "St. Tropez Cardinal Bowl", and the "Serenity Votives" were all properly classified as "lights and light fittings" under Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) 9405.50.40 (MX, duty free).
The following Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and Court of International Trade cases on international trade issues were dated/decided during May 27 - May 29, 2008:
In U.S. v. UPS Customhouse Brokerage, Inc., the Court of International Trade ruled against UPS on the issues of misclassification of electronic merchandise; the failure to exercise responsible supervision and control of its customs business as required by 19 USC 1641 ("the broker statute"); and on the number of violations found and the monetary penalties assessed.
The following Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and Court of International Trade cases on international trade issues were dated/decided during May 7 - 20, 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: