Importer to Appeal CIT Decision on Classification of Frozen Fruit Mixtures
Importer Nature's Touch Frozen Foods (West) will appeal a May Court of International Trade decision concerning the classification of 14 types of frozen fruit mixtures. According to the June 23 notice of appeal, Nature's Touch will take the case to…
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the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. In the suit, Judge Stephen Vaden said all of the mixture types, five of which contain vegetable ingredients, should be set under Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 0811.90.80 as "other" frozen fruits, dutiable at 14.5% (see 2305260048) (Nature's Touch Frozen Foods (West) v. United States, CIT # 20-00131).