CIT Raises Fees for Filing Cases; Protest Denial Challenge Fees Increase to $175
The Court of International Trade is increasing its fees for filing cases. Effective May 1, the fee for filing challenges to protest denials under 28 USC 1581(a) will increase from $150 to $175, while the fee for filing Trade Adjustment Assistance challenges for workers under 28 USC 1581(d)(1) will rise from $25 to $35. Fees for all other actions, including challenges to International Trade Administration determinations in antidumping and countervailing duty cases, will increase from $350 to $400.
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According to the court, the fee hikes are the result of an increase in the district court miscellaneous fee schedule. To reflect the new fees, CIT is amending Rule 3 (here), its Schedule of Fees (here), and Specific Instructions to Forms 1 (here), 2 (here), 3 (here), and 4 (here). Deleted language appears with strike-overs, and proposed new language appears in red.