CBP has released its April 2 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 59, No. 14). While it contains no ruling notices, it does include one Court of International Trade slip opinion.
Mexico is the country of origin for multifunction digital printers manufactured by Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., CBP ruled on Jan. 17, according to a Federal Register notice.
CBP ruled in January that Taiwan is the country of origin in a proceeding involving Medline Industries' alcohol prep pads, according to a Federal Register notice. Taiwan is where the fabric-making process for the alcohol prep pads occurred, CBP said.
The Court of International Trade denied March 27 a German thermal paper exporter’s and its affiliate’s motion to dismiss the case brought against it seeking payment of nearly $200 million in outstanding duties. In doing so, CIT Judge Gary Katzmann ruled that the trade court has personal jurisdiction over exporter Koehler Oberkirch and its affiliate, Koehler Paper.
Court of International Trade Judge Gary Katzmann on March 27 denied a motion to dismiss a U.S. claim against German thermal paper exporter Koehler Oberkirch and its affiliate, Koehler Paper, for nearly $200 million in duties unpaid by the now-defunct Papierfabrik August Koehler. He said that the trade court has personal jurisdiction over the case because Koehler Oberkirch is the successor-in-interest of Papierfabrik August Koehler; meanwhile, Koehler Paper, due to the U.S. fraud allegation, is the successor-in-interest of Koehler Oberkirch (United States v. Koehler Oberkirch, CIT # 24-00014).
The Court of International Trade granted three wildlife advocacy groups' voluntary dismissal of a case seeking an import ban on fisheries from nine countries after the groups reached a settlement with the U.S. government. Judge Gary Katzmann dropped the case, though he retained jurisdiction over the matter to oversee implementation of the settlement, at the parties' request.
CBP has released its March 19 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 59, No. 12). While it contains no ruling notices, it does include one Court of International Trade slip opinion.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of March 10-16:
Jane Dempsey, former attorney in the Office of the General Counsel at the International Trade Commission, has joined Polsinelli as counsel in the trade remedies practice, the firm said. At the ITC, Dempsey served as lead counsel in trade remedies litigation before the Court of International Trade and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
CBP has released its March 12 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 59, No. 11), which includes a ruling notice involving the revocation of one ruling letter and revocation of treatment relating to the tariff classification of certain wheels and hubs for trucks and trailers. Also included are four Court of International Trade slip opinions and one U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decision.