The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Aug. 7-13:
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of July 31 - Aug. 6:
The Court of International Trade granted an importer’s motion to reclassify parts used to manufacture subassemblies for pacemakers in a special duty-free tariff provision, in three separate decisions issued Aug. 7 (here) (here) and (here). CBP had originally classified the components, including substrates, cap sensors, coils and “AOTs,” in various tariff subheadings throughout the tariff schedule. But the importer, Micro Systems Engineering, protested, and the government subsequently agreed, that the parts are specially designed or adapted for use in heart pacemakers and should have been classified in a special subheading in Chapter 98 for goods that fall under the Nairobi Protocol to the Florence Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials. That subheading 9817.90.96, is duty free and exempt from the Merchandise Processing Fee. With the parties in agreement, CIT ordered CBP to reliquidate and issue duty refunds with interest.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of July 24-30:
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of July 17-23:
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of July 10-16:
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of July 3-9:
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of June 26 - July 2:
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is denying export privileges for three individuals for separate instances of Arms Export Control Act violations, the agency said. BIS removed export privileges for Manuel Morales until June 1, 2026, which will be 10 years after the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona convicted him of agreeing to export items designated on the U.S. Munitions List (USML) without a required State Department license, BIS said (here). BIS removed export privileges for Jose Benavides-Cira (here) until May 23, 2021, after he was convicted May 23, 2016, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas for agreeing to export USML-designated items with no State license or approval. BIS ended export privileges for Edwin Makasiar (here) until June 30, 2025, after the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois found him guilty of attempting to export to the Philippines guns and ammunition without the proper State authorization. Morales, Benavides and Makasiar may appeal by Aug. 17 with the office of the under secretary of commerce for industry and security.
The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) again renewed an export denial order for Mahan Airways, Pejman Mahmood Kosarayanifard, Mahmoud Amini, Kerman Aviation, Sirjanco Trading, Ali Eslamian, Mahan Air General Trading, Skyco (UK), Equipco (UK), Mehdi Bahrami, Al Naser Airlines, Bahar Safwa General Trading, Ali Abdullah Alhay, Sky Blue Bird Group and Issam Shammout. The order went into effect June 27, and will remain in effect through Dec. 24, BIS said (here). BIS last extended these export denials in December (see 1701060020).