The International Trade Administration has issued an interim final rule, effective March 28, 2008, which removes a regulation in 19 CFR 315.401 governing the treatment of subcontractors1 for purposes of determining export price, constructed export price, fair value, and normal value in antidumping duty proceedings.
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.
On March 5, 2008, a Commerce Department Assistant Secretary testified before the Senate on the effect of a Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decision, Eurodif, S.A., et al. v. U.S., on the recent amendment to the U.S.-Russia antidumping suspension agreement on low-enriched uranium (LEU).
The following Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and Court of International Trade cases on international trade issues were dated/decided during March 19 - 24, 2008:
The following Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and Court of International Trade cases on international trade issues were dated/decided during March 3 - March 19, 2008:
The following Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and Court of International Trade cases on international trade issues were dated/decided during February 25 - March 3, 2008:
The Court of Appeals of the Federal Circuit has affirmed an earlier judgment by the Court of International Trade that the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 (CDSOA), often referred to as the "Byrd Amendment," does not apply to imports from Canada and Mexico.
The following Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and Court of International Trade cases on international trade issues were dated/decided during February 15 - February 19, 2008:
The following Court of International Trade cases on international trade issues were decided during January 31 - February 5, 2008:
In MetChem, Inc., v. U.S., the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Court of International Trade's ruling that basic nickel carbonate from Australia was properly classified under subheading 7501.20.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
In Timber Products Co., v. U.S., the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Court of International Trade's decision to sustain Customs' classification of plywood panels imported by Timber Products from Brazil under HTS subheading 4412.14.30 ruling that "Virola" is not a commercial designation in the plywood trade.