The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of July 27 - Aug 2:
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of July 20-26:
New changes to antidumping and countervailing duty law signed by President Barack Obama several weeks ago will make it more likely that the Commerce Department and International Trade Commission will impose trade remedies, and puts Commerce's current practice in AD/CVD proceedings on stronger footing, said trade lawyers in recent interviews. The legislation, now named the American Trade Enforcement Effectiveness Act, gives Commerce greater authority to decline voluntary respondents in cases. The bill also gives domestic manufacturers more leverage in arguing to the International Trade Commission that they are injured by dumped and illegally subsidized imports, said the lawyers.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of July 13-19:
Three companies are challenging in court the July 10 FCC declaratory ruling to clarify the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (see 1507130039). The Association of Credit and Collection Professionals (ACA) International said the ruling is “at odds” with the original act. The Professional Association for Customer Engagement (PACE) and Sirius XM Radio also filed petitions for review. ACA said the ruling created "tremendous new TCPA risks for businesses that contact consumers by telephone." Considering the number of petitioners that sought relief, ACA said the "battle against the FCC’s interpretation of the TCPA is far from over."
There's nothing that limits CBP to only a visual inspection of cargo for classification purposes, the agency said in an April 24 ruling (here), HQ H241622. Despite the claims of Gunther Mele, the importer that filed for a further review of protest, CBP is not bound by the limits of a visual inspection and may use laboratory testing as it sees fit, the agency said. The agency also found that a rate advancement notice from the port is not the same as a interpretive ruling.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of July 6-12:.
Products containing glass must be mostly made of other materials, or include mechanical components, to be classified as machinery under chapter 84, said the Court of International Trade in a July 10 decision (here). Although the note excluding articles of glass from classification in chapter 84 is silent as to what “of glass” means, CIT looked to the history of the World Customs Organization’s Harmonized System tariff schedule to find the international body intended it to mean products that are not “mainly of other materials.”
International Trade Today is providing readers with some of the top stories for July 6 - 10 in case they were missed.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of June 29 - July 5: