The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Jan. 14-20:
Measures of compliance among steel products importers are down since the imposition of sections 301 and 232 tariffs, said the American Institute for International Steel’s Customs Committee in its 2018 year-end report. CBP told the trade association that compliance measured by the letter of the law for imports in Harmonized Tariff Schedule chapters 72 and 73 was down to 96.46 percent in fiscal year 2018, and down to 97.8 percent when measured by major trade discrepancies, CBP told AIIS, the report said. “Issues with Section 232 and Section 301 entries presumably contributed to the reductions,” the report said.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Jan. 7-13:
The Court of International Trade “will remain open to business” for the time being, despite the ongoing partial federal government shutdown, it said in a notice on its website on Jan. 8. CIT “will be staffed to provide all normal judicial business functions until further notice from the court,” it said. “All filing deadlines will remain in effect and [the Case Management/Electronic Case Files system] CM/ECF will remain operational for filing of all documents.”
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Dec. 31 - Jan. 6:
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Dec. 24-30:
Further litigation over the final drawback rules under the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act is widely expected, with the most likely target being the provisions on drawback for excise taxes, according to multiple lawyers watching the issue closely. One lawyer mentioned ongoing discussions with tobacco firms to file a lawsuit over the excise tax issue, while the wine industry, which could see an end to more than $50 million in annual refunds, would be another likely litigant. The so-called "double drawback" for excise taxes is the most obvious piece to be challenged, but there are some other issues that could face legal scrutiny.
The Office of the U.S Trade Representative issued its first list of product exclusions from the 25 percent Trade Act Section 301 tariffs on Chinese imports, granting full or partial exemptions for nearly two dozen 10-digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheadings, said a notice posted Friday at the agency’s website. The exclusions apply retroactively to July 6, the date the first tranche of tariffs took effect, and will remain in effect until one year after the USTR’s notice is published in the Federal Register.
The Office of the U.S Trade Representative issued its first list of product exclusions from the 25 percent Trade Act Section 301 tariffs on Chinese imports, granting full or partial exemptions for nearly two dozen 10-digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheadings, said a notice posted Friday at the agency’s website. The exclusions apply retroactively to July 6, the date the first tranche of tariffs took effect, and will remain in effect until one year after the USTR’s notice is published in the Federal Register.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Dec. 17-23: