In ThyssenKrupp Acciai Speciali Terni S.P.A. et. al. v. U.S. et al., the Court of International Trade denied the U.S.' motion to dismiss two counts of a four-count complaint involving the International Trade Administration's (ITA) Section 129 determination on the 1999 Antidumping Order applicable to ThyssenKrupp's stainless steel sheet and strips (SSSS) from Italy.
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.
In Deckers Corporation v. U.S., the Court of International Trade upheld Customs' classification of Teva sports sandals as footwear under HTS 6404.19.35 at a duty rate of 37.5%.
The following Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) and Court of International Trade (CIT) cases on international trade issues were dated or decided during the period of July 14-16, 2008:
The following Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) and Court of International Trade (CIT) cases on international trade issues were dated or decided during the period of July 9 - 15, 2008:
In E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company v. U.S., the Court of International Trade ruled on the amount of manufacturing substitution drawback due to Dupont from Customs on a single entry.
The U.S. Court of International Trade has ruled that Totes-Isotoner Corporation, which had challenged the constitutionality of different U.S. tariff rates for men's and other gloves, had standing to bring its claims but did not plead sufficient facts to state a claim of unconstitutional discrimination. Therefore, the CIT dismissed the case without prejudice.
The following Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) and Court of International Trade (CIT) cases on international trade issues were dated or decided during June 26 - July 2, 2008:
In the June 25, 2008 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 42, No. 27), CBP published a notice proposing to revoke three classification rulings and revoke a treatment as follows:
The following Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) and Court of International Trade (CIT) cases on international trade issues were dated/decided during June 16 - 17, 2008:
In U.S. v. Optrex America Inc., the Court of International Trade found that Optrex1 failed to exercise reasonable care in classifying certain Liquid Crystal Display products (LCDs) and is subject to 1592 penalties for such negligence.