The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of April 24-30:
Court of International Trade
The United States Court of International Trade is a federal court which has national jurisdiction over civil actions regarding the customs and international trade laws of the United States. The Court was established under Article III of the Constitution by the Customs Courts Act of 1980. The Court consists of nine judges appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate and is located in New York City. The Court has jurisdiction throughout the United States and has exclusive jurisdictional authority to decide civil action pertaining to international trade against the United States or entities representing the United States.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of April 17-23:
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of April 10-16:
Hand tools imported by Irwin Industrial Tools are classifiable in the tariff schedule as either pliers or vises, not wrenches, the Court of International Trade said in an opinion issued April 12 (here). Ruling against CBP’s classification, the court held that the hand tools lack the qualities of a wrench even though they may be used to perform the task of a wrench. Instead, a physical examination showed that they are most similar to pliers and vises, CIT said, leaving it up to Irwin to argue which one.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of April 3-9:
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of March 27 - April 2:
The Court of International Trade ordered a former customs broker to pay the $30,000 maximum allowable penalty for broker violations of the customs regulations, in a decision issued March 29 (here). Paul Puentes, a Los Angeles-based broker whose license was revoked in 2012 for failure to file a triennial report and pay the associated fee (see 12120527), pocketed Merchandise Processing Fees from a client, failed to file entry summaries or filed them late, and misrepresented the importer of record on entries imported on his own behalf, CIT said.
Kits must include non-extruded aluminum components to qualify for the finished goods kit exemption from antidumping and countervailing duties on aluminum extrusions from China, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said March 28 (here) as it reversed a lower court decision. Reinstating a Commerce Department ruling issued in 2012 (see 12122601), the appeals court found refrigerator trim kits imported by Meridian Products are subject to AD/CV duties because they include only extruded aluminum parts and fasteners.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of March 20-26:
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of March 13-19: