Trade-Related Court Cases Filed July 13-19

July 21, 2020 |Penalties and Courts

The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of July 13-19:

Acemar USA LLC et al., on the increase in Section 232 tariffs on steel from Turkey. #20-00129. Filed July 13.

ME Global, Inc., challenging the Commerce Department’s imposition of Section 232 tariffs on steel. #20-00130. Filed July 14.

Nature's Touch Frozen Foods (West) Inc., challenging CBP's classification of frozen fruit mixtures and the lack of eligibility for duty-free treatment under NAFTA. #20-00131. Filed July 15.

Sentry Aerospace Corporation, challenging CBP's classification of integrated drive generators and the applicability of the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft. #20-00132. Filed July 16.

Saha Thai Steel Pipe Public Company Limited, challenging the Commerce Department’s determination in the Final Scope Ruling regarding Line Pipe and Dual-Stenciled Standard and Line Pipe from Thailand, dated June 30, 2020, finding that dual-stenciled standard and line pipe from Thailand are within the scope of the antidumping duty order on Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Thailand. #20-00133. Filed July 17.

Qolsys, Inc., challenging CBP's classification of electronic sensors and the denied protest over the use of Taiwan as the country of origin. #20-00134. Filed July 17.

Appeals of CIT Decisions

The following appeal of a Court of International Trade decision was filed at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit during the week of July 13-19:

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari T.A.S., appealing an April 13 CIT decision sustaining the final results of an antidumping duty administrative review on hot-rolled steel flat products from Turkey covering entries in 2014-15. #20-2003. Opened July 16.