CIT Again Orders Importer to Pay Penalties for Failure to Declare Entries Subject to AD Duties

The Court of International Trade again ordered an importer to pay over $15,000 in penalties for its failure to pay antidumping duties on petroleum wax candles it imported from China, in a decision issued June 19 (here). CIT had originally ordered NYCC 1959 to pay the penalty for gross negligence under 19 USC 1592, finding the company failed to defend itself against allegations that it continued to declare the merchandise was not subject to antidumping duties that CBP had twice previously told NYCC 1959 it needed to pay (see 1502060042. CIT later vacated its penalty judgment after the government discovered inaccuracies in witness testimony (see 1503260012). Now that the government has corrected the issue, CIT has again ordered NYCC to pay the penalty.