CAFC Issues Mandate After Opinion Nixing Use of 'Bypass' Liquidations in Past Customs Treatment
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Dec. 27 ruled that CBP cannot use "bypass" liquidations when considering prior customs treatment. The appellate court held that the Court of International Trade erred when it took these bypass liquidations…
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into its consideration of treatment previously afforded importer Kent International's children's bicycle seats (see 2111030031). Remanding the case to CIT, a three-judge panel at the Federal Circuit, though, upheld the trade court's finding that there was no de facto "established and uniform practice" regarding the customs classification of kids' bike seats. The mandate awarded $127.02 in costs to appellant Kent International (Kent International v. United States, Fed. Circ. #21-1065, CIT #15-00135).