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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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On Appeal, Importer Pushes Back Against CIT Reasoning That Planners Were Diaries
May 29, 2024 by Kathryn Nucci|Top News

The Court of International Trade was wrong to rule that imported calendar planners should be classified by CBP as diaries instead of calendars, the importer said in its opening brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on May 24 (Blue Sky The Color of Imagination v. U.S., Fed. Cir. # 24-1710).

Topics:Court of International Trade activity, Tariff classification rulings, Court of Federal Appeals Trade activity, Country of origin cases, Harmonized Tariff Schedule, CBP CROSS Rulings
Drug Company Files Second Amended Complaint in Case From 2022
May 24, 2024 by Kathryn Nucci|Litigation

In a 2022 case brought against both CBP and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, plaintiff Curia Global Inc., a drug development company, once again amended its complaint to remove one of its family companies, Curia Wisconsin, because “the entity is in the process of changing ownership and no longer wishes to join in this action" (Curia Global Inc. v. U.S., CIT # 22-00247).

Topics:Court of International Trade activity, Country of origin cases
CBP Reclassified Gloves as Non-Medical Despite Meeting FDA Requirements, Importer Says
May 24, 2024 |Litigation

CBP “without explanation” reclassified imported nitrile rubber gloves as non-medical gloves and subjected them to a 3% duty rate, despite the gloves meeting all FDA requirements for medical gloves, their importer said in a complaint filed at the Court of International Trade May 22 (SW Technologies v. U.S., CIT # 23-00119).

Topics:Court of International Trade activity, Tariff classification rulings, Country of origin cases