CIT to Interview Foreign Witnesses in Aida Valuation Case
The Court of International Trade agreed to interview three Italian witnesses in an ongoing challenge brought by Aida on the valuation of its entries of industrial stamping presses. On Feb. 14, Judge Stephen Vaden granted a joint request (see 2202140042)…
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that had asked him to issue an order to appoint a commissioner authorized to take testimony in Italy and to issue a Letter of Request for International Judicial Assistance to local counsels in Italy representing both parties. The three witnesses possess specialized knowledge required in the case. Aida claims that CBP liquidated two entries based on an allegedly incorrect appraisal by Aida's customs broker in 2015. In order to move forward with the case, both Aida and the Department of Justice agreed that testimony regarding the value of the imported presses was required.