Trade-Related Court Cases Filed Dec. 20-26
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Dec. 20-26:
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Saha Thai Steel Pipe Public Co. Ltd., challenging the Commerce Department's final results in the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from Thailand, covering entries in 2019-2020. #21-00627. Filed Dec. 20.
Wind Tower Trade Coalition, challenging the Commerce Department's final results in the antidumping duty investigation into utility scale wind towers from Malaysia and the resulting antidumping duty order. #21-00629. Filed Dec. 21.
Dell Will Customs Brokers (USA) Inc. filing as Metaltech-Omega Inc., challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming its scaffolding, parts and/or accessories of Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 7308.40.30 qualify for an exemption from Section 301 duties under secondary subheading 9903.88.48. #21-00630. Filed Dec. 22.
Lands Superabrasives, Co., challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming its various industrial superabrasives are from Romania, not China, and so don't have to pay the Section 301 duties. #21-00631. Filed Dec. 22.
Matra Americas, LLC and Matra Atlantic GmbH, challenging the Commerce Department's final results in the antidumping duty investigation of thermal paper from Germany. #21-00632. Filed Dec. 22.
Koehler Paper SE and Koehler OBerkirch GMbH (f/k/a Papierfabrik August Koehler SE), challenging Commerce's final results in the antidumping duty investigation on thermal paper from Germany. #21-00633. Filed Dec. 22.
Appvion Operations, Inc. and Domtar Corporation, challenging Commerce's final results in the antidumping duty investigation on thermal paper from Germany. #21-00634. Filed Dec. 22.
Chr. Hansen, Inc., challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming its probiotics powder of Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 2106.90.9897, dutiable at 6.4%, should be classified under subheading 3002.90.1000. #21-00636. Filed Dec. 23.
HLD Clark Steel Pipe Co., Inc. and HLDS (B) Steel Sdn Bhd, challenging the Commerce Department's final determinations of circumvention of the antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders on oil country tubular goods from China. #21-00638. Filed Dec. 23.
Another four lawsuits were filed at the CIT during the week of Dec. 20-26 to challenge lists 3 and 4A Section 301 tariffs on products from China (see 2009220029). For a full list, see the Pacer database.
Appeals of CIT Decisions
The following appeals of Court of International Trade decisions were filed at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit during the week of Dec. 20-26:
Carbon Activated Tianjin Co., Ltd., Carbon Activated Corporation, Datong Juqiang Activated Carbon Co., Ltd., Beijing Pacific Activated Carbon Products Co., Ltd., Ningxia Guanghua Cherishmet Activated Carbon Co., Ltd., Ningxia Mineral & Chemical Limited, and Shanxi Sincere Industrial Co., Ltd., challenging an Oct. 22 CIT decision sustaining the Commerce Department's remand results following the 11th administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain activated carbon from China. #22-1298. Filed Dec. 22.
Wheatland Tube Company, challenging an Oct. 19 CIT decision sustaining Commerce's second remand results in the 2016-2017 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from South Korea. #22-1300. Filed Dec. 22.