The International Trade Commission has instituted a section 337 patent-based investigation1 of certain wireless communication devices and systems, components thereof, and products containing same, pursuant to a complaint.
The Treasury Department has issued its Preliminary Plan for Retrospective Analysis of Existing Rules, which is required under Executive Order 135361 and is part of the President’s plan to create a “21st-century regulatory system.” Treasury's plan includes the review of regulations related to CBP's courtesy notices of liquidation and acceptance of duties and fees, economic sanctions, certain alcohol labeling, etc.
The International Trade Commission has instituted a section 337 patent-based investigation1 of certain electronic devices having a digital television receiver and components thereof, pursuant to a complaint.
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled, in BenQ America Corporation v. U.S., to vacate a Court of International Trade decision to classify certain Dell™ LCD monitors1 as video monitors under HTS 8528 (5%) as opposed to duty-free automatic data processing (ADP) machines under HTS 8471. The CAFC remands the case to the CIT, which CAFC states should conduct a "principal use" analysis of the monitors to determine their correct classification.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted an updated version of its spreadsheet of ACE ESAR A2.2 (Initial Entry Types) programming issues.
The International Trade Administration has initiated administrative reviews of the antidumping duty orders below, for certain specified companies listed in the initiation notice.
The International Trade Commission announces that a section 337 patent-based complaint has been filed regarding certain protective cases and components thereof.
The Court of International Trade has ruled in Shah Brothers, Inc., v. U.S., that a 2009 amendment to 19 USC 1514 regarding U.S. Customs and Border Protection's tax collection authority over tobacco products, imported gutkha in this case, does not alter CBP's responsibility as the final agency decision-maker, and as a result, jurisdiction is not available under 28 USC 1581(i).
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has announced that it is terminating all of the remaining 100% duty rates imposed on certain products of European Union countries as a result of the EU’s failure to comply with the 1999 World Trade Organization rulings in the EU-U.S beef hormones dispute. The USTR states that it is taking this action due to a 2010 court ruling, even though the 100% duty rates had been set to expire in August 2012 under an agreement reached with the EU.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued an updated version of its fact sheet on ACE Entry Summary, Accounts, and Revenue (ESAR) at-a-glance, which provides information on new and future ACE ESAR portal features. Such features reduce paper and streamline processes for CBP and the trade community etc.