Trade-Related Court Cases Filed May 24-June 6

June 9, 2021 by Jacob Kopnick|Penalties and Courts

The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the weeks of May 24 - June 6.

Teknik Aluminyum Sanayi A.S., challenging the Commerce Department's final determination in the countervailing duty investigation on common alloy aluminum sheet from Turkey. #21-00251. Filed May 25.

Aluminum Association Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet Trade Enforcement Working Group and its individual members, challenging Commerce's final determination of sales at less than fair value in its antidumping investigation of common alloy aluminum sheet from Turkey. #21-00252. Filed May 25.

Aluminum Extrusions Fair Trade Committee, challenging the Commerce Department's final scope ruling that Reflection Window + Wall, LLC's window wall system kits are outside the scope of the antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders on aluminum extrusions from China. #21-00253. Filed May 26.

Teknik Aluminyum Sanayi A.S., challenging Commerce's final determination in the antidumping investigation of common alloy aluminum sheet from Turkey. #21-00256. Filed May 26.

Aludium Transformacion de Productos, S.L., challenging the Commerce Department's final affirmative determination of sales at less than fair value on common alloy aluminum sheet from Spain. #21-000260. Filed May 26.

Global Invacom Ltd., challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming its low noise blocks and switches of Harmonized Tariff Schedule 8525.50.30 (1.8% or 1.3% or 0.9%) should be properly classified under subheadings 8517.69.00 or 8517.70.00 (free). #21-00261. Filed May 26.

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., challenging the president's extension of Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs onto steel derivatives as untimely. #21-00262. Filed May 27.

Global Food Trading Corp., challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming its frozen tilapia fillets of Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 0304.61.0000 qualify for Section 301 exclusions under secondary subheading 9903.88.43. #21-00263. Filed May 27.

MTD Products Inc., challenging the Commerce Department's final affirmative determination of critical circumstances resulting in antidumping and countervailing duty orders on certain small vertical shaft engines from China. #21-00264. Filed May 27.

Oman Aluminum Rolling Company LLC, challenging Commerce's final determination in the less-than-fair-value investigation into common alloy aluminum sheet from Oman resulting in antidumping duties. #21-00266. Filed May 27.

American Marketing Enterprises Inc., challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming that its apparel imports were improperly denied first sale valuation. #21-00267. Filed May 28.

APS Autoparts Specialists, Inc., challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming that its steel side protective attachment auto parts of Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 8708.29.5060 qualify for Section 301 tariff exclusions under secondary subheading 9903.88.45. #21-00268. Filed May 28.

Saarsteel Incorporated, challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming its hot wrought steel round bar of Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 7228.30.8015 qualifies for Section 232 exclusions under the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security exclusions 183788 and 183797. #21-00271. Filed May 28.

Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc., challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming its side protective attachments for vehicles of Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 8708.29.5060 qualify for Section 301 tariff exclusions under secondary subheading 9903.88.45. #21-00273. Filed June 2.

Another 11 lawsuits were filed at the CIT during the weeks of May 24 - June 6 to challenge lists 3 and 4A Section 301 tariffs on products from China (see 2009220029). For a full list, see the Pacer database.

Appeals of CIT Decisions

The following appeals of Court of International Trade decisions were recently filed at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit during the weeks of May 24 - June 6:

LDC Argentina S.A., appealing a March 25 CIT decision that sustained the second remand determination making a particular market situation adjustment for soybean input prices when determining constructed values of biodiesel from Argentina. #21-1988. Opened June 2.