Trade-Related Court Cases Filed June 7-13

June 15, 2021 by Jacob Kopnick|Penalties and Courts

The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of June 7-13.

PT. Zinus Global Indonesia, challenging the Commerce Department's final determination in the antidumping duty investigation on mattresses from Indonesia. #21-00277. Filed June 10.

American Eel Depot Corp., challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming its frozen roasted eel imports are not subject to Section 301 duties under Harmonized Tariff Schedule secondary subheading 9903.88.03 since the country of origin is in Europe. #21-00278 and #21-00279. Filed June 10.

Best Mattresses International Company Limited and Rose Lion Furniture International Company Limited, challenging Commerce's final determination in the antidumping duty investigation into mattresses from Cambodia. #21-00281. Filed June 11.

Brooklyn Bedding, LLC; Corsicana Mattress Company; Elite Comfort Solutions; FXI, Inc.; Innocor, Inc.; Kolcraft Enterprises Inc.; Leggett & Platt, Inc.; and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union and the AFL-CIO, challenging Commerce's final determinations in the antidumping duty investigations into mattresses from Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand and Serbia. #21-00282, #21-00284, #21-00285 and #21-00286. Filed June 11.

Ashley Furniture Industries, LLC; Ashley Furniture Trading Company; Wanek Furniture Co., Ltd.; Millennium Furniture Co., Ltd.; and Comfort Bedding Company Limited, challenging Commerce's final determination in the antidumping duty investigation into mattresses from Vietnam. #21-00283. Filed June 11.

Eteros Technologies USA, Inc., challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming its certain motor frame assemblies were improperly excluded from entry as "drug paraphernalia." #21-00287. Filed June 11.

Another two lawsuits were filed at the CIT during the week of June 7-13 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

No appeals of Court of International Trade decisions were filed at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit during the week of June 7-13.