A company that sold Nicaraguan cheese in transit before entry cannot claim Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) benefits on the cheese because it is not the importer, even though it is still listed as importer of record on entry documentation, the Court of International Trade said in a recent decision (here).
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 Jan. 30 - Feb. 5:
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Jan. 23-29:
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Jan. 16-22:
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Jan. 9-15:
The Commerce Department may not order CBP to retroactively suspend liquidation when it finds a product is subject to the scope of an antidumping or countervailing duty order, even if it thinks the scope’s coverage of the product is obvious, the Court of International Trade said on Jan. 11 (here). Though the court agreed with Commerce that United Steel and Fasteners (US&F) American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA) washers are covered by antidumping duties on helical spring lock washers, Commerce’s decision to suspend liquidation back to the date the order was issued was improper, CIT said.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Jan. 2-8:
The Court of International Trade is making minor changes to its schedule of fees that will take effect on Feb. 1, it said (here). Among other changes, the fee for an original admission for an attorney to practice before the court is rising from $76 to $81 (here), which requires conforming changes to CIT Rule 74 (here) and CIT’s application for admission (here). The court is also amending its list of judges (here) to reflect the death of Senior Judge Donald Pogue in October (see 1610260061).
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Dec. 25 - Jan. 1:
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Dec. 19-25: