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Customs duty

A customs duty is a tariff or tax which a country imposes on goods when they are transported across international borders. Customs Duties are used to protect countries' economies, residents, jobs, and environments, by limiting the flow of imported merchandise, especially restricted and prohibited goods, into the country. The Customs duty rate is a percentage determined by the value of the article purchased in the foreign country and not based on quality, size, or weight. U.S. customs duties are listed in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.

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Importer Says Its Products Are the Basis for Section 301 Exclusion That CBP Denied It
August 26, 2024 by Kathryn Nucci|Litigation

An importer filed Aug. 21 its long-delayed motion for judgment in its test case alleging its Chinese-origin selective catalytic reduction catalysts had wrongly been assessed Section 301 duties. The catalysts were misclassified by CBP as centrifuges instead of “reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, not elsewhere specified or included,” it said (Mitsubishi Power Americas v. U.S., CIT #21-00573).

Topics:Court of International Trade activity, Tariff classification rulings, Country of origin cases, Statutory Interpretation
No Cause of Action for Counterclaim to Reclassify Entry and Increase Duty, Importer Argues
August 23, 2024 by Kathryn Nucci|Litigation

In defense of its own motion for judgment (see 2405020062) and opposing the government’s counterclaim, an importer again argued that the U.S. can’t counterclaim to reclassify an entry to increase the amount of duty owed on it higher than the rate initially assessed by CBP. Such a counterclaim lacks a cause of action, it said (BASF Corp. v. U.S., CIT Consol. # 13-00318).

Topics:Court of International Trade activity, Tariff classification rulings, Country of origin cases, CBP CROSS Rulings
Rail Coupler Importers Contest ITC's Second Injury Finding, Say Agencies Aren't Kings
August 21, 2024 by Jacob Kopnick|Litigation

Importers Wabtec Corp. and Strato filed a scathing motion for judgment on Aug. 19 contesting the International Trade Commission's affirmative injury determination on freight rail couplers from China. The companies contested the commission's decision to rule on the issue at all, seeing as the proceeding was brought just weeks after the commission found that freight rail couplers from China didn't injure the U.S. market (Wabtec Corp. v. United States, CIT # 23-00157).

Topics:Court of International Trade activity, Country of origin cases