CAFC Reverses Ruling that the Government's Litigation Filing is Untimely by 1 Day.In U.S. v. Inn Foods, Inc., the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) reversed the Court of International Trade's (CIT's) finding that litigation filed by the U.S. on December 14, 2001 to collect Customs duties and fees from Inn Foods for violations of 19 USC 1592 was untimely by one day.
In the September 8, 2004 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 38, No. 37), CBP issued notices: (a) proposing to revoke a classification ruling on certain DVDs, and (b) revoking a classification ruling on certain nonwoven man-made material for use in blood filtration. CBP states that it is also revoking, or proposing to revoke, any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions that are contrary to its position in these notices.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has published a notice in the Federal Register stating that on July 27, 2004, the Court of International Trade (CIT) ordered the ITA to find that no countervailable subsidies are being provided for the production or exportation of certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from Thailand.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) frequently issues notices on antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty orders which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance as they concern actions that occur after an order is issued and neither announce nor cause any changes to an order's duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective period.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has amended its final results of the antidumping (AD) duty administrative review of certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from Netherlands for the review period of May 3, 2001 through October 31, 2002.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) frequently issues notices on antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty orders which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance as they concern actions that occur after an order is issued and neither announce nor cause any changes to an order's duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective period.
On July 14, 2004, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4418, the Customs Border Security and Trade Agencies Authorization Act of 2004.
In the July 14, 2004 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 38, No. 29), CBP issued notices: (a) proposing to revoke two classification rulings on textile pillow covers with zipper closures, and (b) proposing to revoke a classification ruling on certain nonwoven man-made material for use in blood filtration. CBP states that it is also proposing to revoke any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions that are contrary to its position in these notices.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a CBP Electronic Bulletin Board (CEBB) notice stating that due to recent International Trade Administration (ITA) remand determination (pursuant to a Court of International Trade (CIT) decision), Polyplex Corporation Limited (Polyplex) is no longer excluded from the antidumping (AD) duty order on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film, sheet, and strip from India.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) frequently issues notices on antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty orders which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance as they concern actions that occur after an order is issued and neither announce nor cause any changes to an order's duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective period.