Importer Cozy Comfort filed its opening brief at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Aug. 25, arguing that the Court of International Trade was wrong to find that the company's product, The Comfy, is a pullover and not a blanket (Cozy Comfort v. United States, Fed. Cir. # 25-1889).
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Aug. 25, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.
CBP created Harmonized System Update 2533 on Aug. 25, containing 18 Automated Broker Interface records and six Harmonized Tariff Schedule records. The update includes additional duties on products of India pursuant to the president’s Executive Order 14329, effective Aug. 27 (see 2508250064).
CBP still intends to propose a rulemaking on eBonds, that would allow only sureties or their authorized filer to submit bonds to CBP and to do so using an electronic data interchange, according to a notice released Aug. 27.
CBP's CTPAT program has published an alert outlining how the trade community can be vigilant against illegal transshipping. Although the document is dated July 16, it was posted just last week on CBP's website.
A law professor from Georgetown University and a former Biden administration official have differing outlooks on the future of the lawsuits on tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act filed in courts. Professor Marty Lederman said he would be "very surprised" if the Federal Circuit or Supreme Court ruled against the government on non-delegation or major questions doctrine grounds. Lawyer and former federal official Peter Harrell, however, said that the courts may welcome an opportunity to curb executive power.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Aug. 26 Federal Register on the following antidumping and countervailing duty injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
The International Trade Commission is issuing a limited exclusion order banning imports of smart ring wearable devices (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1398) from India-based Ultrahuman and U.S.-based RingConn, it said in a Aug. 26 notice. Additionally, the ITC issued cease and desist orders against the companies but declined to set a bond. The order concludes the Section 337 investigation that the ITC launched in March 2024, based on allegations by Ouraring that companies are importing and selling merchandise that copies its patented rings, which are used to monitor a user’s health and fitness, including physical activity, biological data and sleep (see 2403190052).
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Aug. 26 on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CVD rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):