It's unlikely -- but not impossible -- that an importer will be able to obtain a refund on paying fentanyl tariffs levied under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act when the importer hadn't claimed USMCA at entry beforehand, according to trade attorney Michael Roll, who was speaking on a Sept. 3 webinar sponsored by A.N. Deringer.
Trade attorneys helping importers comply with duty collection regulations are seeing Customs officials increase their scrutiny of entry filings via a higher rate of CF-28 forms being sent to companies, according to comments made during various webinars this week.
The U.S. and importer Crown Cork & Seal settled a customs penalty case against the importer, filing a stipulated judgment at the Court of International Trade on Sept. 2. The U.S. filed the suit alleging that Crown Cork & Seal misclassified its metal can lid imports, valued at around $51 million, underpaying around $1.3 million in duties between 2004 and 2009. The trade court previously denied Crown Cork's bid to dismiss fraud and gross negligence claims in the case (see 2302280053), and the case unsuccessfully went through court-led mediation (see 2305300066). The terms of the settlement are unknown (U.S. v. Crown Cork & Seal USA, CIT # 21-00361).
Importer Eteros Technologies and its CEO, Aaron McKellar, filed an amended complaint in a court in Washington state in their case against CBP for allegedly retaliating against the company and its executive for winning a customs case at the Court of International Trade. The complaint added two more executives, Amanda James, director of strategy and business development at Eteros Canada and Eteros USA, and Ryan Bjergso, a senior executive at Eteros USA, alleging that both also suffered "adverse" immigration consequences due to CBP's retaliatory actions (Eteros Technologies USA v. United States, W.D. Wash. # 2:25-00181).
CBP has issued a notice clarifying the correct procedures for using the quantity data value in the ACE Cargo Release for Record Identifier SE15.
The following lawsuit was filed recently at the Court of International Trade:
President Donald Trump said that the administration will petition the Supreme Court on Sept. 3 to make an "expedited ruling" on the legality of tariffs he imposed on every country through the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
President Donald Trump said that the administration will petition the Supreme Court on Sept. 3 to make an "expedited ruling" on the legality of tariffs he imposed on every country through the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
Attorney General Letitia James (D) and the National Retail Federation (NRF) continue to fight over whether a New York law requiring that retailers disclose when they are using algorithmic pricing is a violation of the First Amendment. In court documents filed Thursday, James emphasized the Algorithmic Disclosure Act doesn't halt algorithmic pricing, but requires that companies post a clear notice informing consumers if a price was set by an algorithm using personal data.
Importer Eteros Technologies and its CEO, Aaron McKellar, said the company will add more of its employees to its case against CBP for allegedly retaliating against the company and McKellar for winning a customs case at the Court of International Trade. The motion for an extension of time to file an amended complaint in the suit came after the federal district court in Washington state largely kept the company's case alive (see 2508080055) (Eteros Technologies USA v. United States, W.D. Wash. # 2:25-00181).