The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit set the oral argument date regarding two appeals against the legality of President Donald Trump's tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act for Sept. 17. The 9th Circuit will be the second circuit court to hear arguments on the validity of the tariffs following the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on July 31 (see 2506100076) (State of California v. Trump, 9th Cir. # 25-3493) (Susan Webber v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 9th Cir. # 25-2717).
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit fielded a total of 20 amicus briefs regarding the lawsuit against the tariffs President Donald Trump imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 18 of which supported the importers and U.S. states challenging the tariffs. The amicus briefs came from 191 current members of Congress, various business interests, former government officials, advocacy groups and economists (V.O.S. Selections v. Donald J. Trump, Fed. Cir. # 25-1812).
The Supreme Court's recent decision in Trump v. CASA limiting the ability for lower courts to issue nationwide injunctions doesn't affect the Court of International Trade's permanent injunction against President Donald Trump's executive orders implementing tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 12 U.S. states told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on July 8. The states, led by Oregon, argued in a reply brief that the trade court's injunction, which applied to parties not part of the lawsuit against the tariffs, is necessary to afford the states complete relief (V.O.S. Selections v. Donald J. Trump, Fed. Cir. # 25-1812).
The following are short summaries of recent CBP NY rulings issued by the agency's National Commodity Specialist Division in New York:
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Five different groups of amici on July 8 filed briefs in the case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on the legality of President Donald Trump's tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. All five briefs argued against the tariffs, though they differed in their specific approach or legal arguments (V.O.S. Selections v. Donald J. Trump, Fed. Cir. # 25-1812).
Five importers challenging the tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that the government's defense of the tariffs' legality falls short. The importers, represented by the conservative advocacy group Liberty Justice Center, argued that IEEPA categorically doesn't provide for tariffs, IEEPA is precluded from being used to address trade deficits due to the existence of Section 122, and the Court of International Trade was right to issue an injunction against the tariffs (V.O.S. Selections v. Donald J. Trump, Fed. Cir. # 25-1812).
The following are short summaries of recent CBP NY rulings issued by the agency's National Commodity Specialist Division in New York:
In the July 2 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 59, No. 27), CBP published proposals to revoke ruling letters concerning the tariff classification for certain wireless headphones and earphones and the country of origin of a brake hose.
Animal feed additive importer Zoetis’ products were properly classified by CBP as feed additives, not antibiotics, the U.S. said in a June 30 brief (Zoetis Services, v. United States, CIT # 22-00056).