The Court of International Trade on Feb. 2 dismissed a pair of customs cases for lack of prosecution, since the cases weren't removed from the customs case management calendar prior to the "expiration of the applicable period of time of removal" (Kehoe Component Sales v. United States, CIT # 22-00187) (Froggy's Fog v. United States, CIT # 23-00273).
The Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated on Feb. 2 with the following headquarters rulings (ruling revocations and modifications will be detailed elsewhere in a separate article as they are announced in the Customs Bulletin):
The following lawsuits were filed recently at the Court of International Trade:
The Supreme Court's delay in issuing its much-anticipated decision on the fate of tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act is not a sign in favor of the government, according to Ted Murphy, a customs lawyer at Sidley Austin. A majority of Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical of the government’s defense during oral argument, leading him to believe that the Court will strike down the measures.
The following lawsuits were filed recently at the Court of International Trade:
The Court of International Trade on Jan. 27 agreed to importer Atlas Power's preferred classification for its Nvidia Crypto Mining Processor 170HX printed circuit assemblies, though it ultimately ruled that the products failed to qualify for three different exclusions from Section 301 China tariffs.
The Court of International Trade on Jan. 27 agreed to importer Atlas Power's preferred customs classification of its NVIDIA Crypto Mining Processor 170HX printed circuit assemblies, though it held that the goods failed to qualify for three different Section 301 China tariff exclusions. Judge Lisa Wang first held that the assemblies fit under Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 8473.30.1180 as "parts and accessories of [automatic data processing] machines." However, the judge also held that the assemblies don't qualify for the Section 301 exclusions covering graphics-related printed circuit assemblies given that Atlas' products were stripped of their graphics-related functions and solely exist for crypto mining purposes. Wang added that the imports don't qualify for the Section 301 exclusion for "unfinished logic boards," since Atlas' products weren't "unfinished" at the time of importation.
The following lawsuits were filed recently at the Court of International Trade:
David Guimond of New Hampshire pleaded guilty on Jan. 22 to one count of conspiracy to smuggle goods into the U.S. after being accused of evading tariffs on his Chinese plastic resin imports, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Hampshire announced. Guimond's sentencing is set for June 11.
The Court of International Trade rescheduled oral argument in a customs suit from importer Cyber Power Systems on the classification of its cables to March 3 (Cyber Power Systems (USA) v. United States, CIT # 21-00200).