Trade-Related Court Cases Filed for Week of Oct. 1-7
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Oct. 1-7:
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Thom Browne, Inc., challenging CBP's denial of first sale treatment in the valuation of its imports of wearing apparel. #18-00204. Filed Oct. 1.
Sao Ta Foods Joint Stock Company and several other Vietnamese exporters, challenging the Commerce Department's final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on frozen warmwater shrimp from Vietnam covering entries in 2016-17. #18-00205. Filed Oct. 1.
Permeco Inc., on the classification of black granite. CBP classified the merchandise under Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 6802.93.0090 (3.7%). Permeco says it should instead have been classified under subheading 6802.99.0030 (free). #18-00206. Filed Oct. 1.
​Appeals of CIT Decisions
The following appeals of Court of International Trade decisions were filed at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit during the week of Oct. 1-7:
Sumecht NA, Inc., appealing an Aug. 30 CIT decision sustaining Commerce's retroactive application of a 238.95% AD duty rate on its imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells from China. #19-1015. Opened Oct. 3.