CIT Says Rejection of Submission in CVD Review Was 'Abuse of Discretion'
The Court of International Trade on Aug. 1 remanded the Commerce Department's rejection of exporter Jindal Poly's affiliate questionnaire response as untimely in the countervailing duty administrative review on polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet and strip from India for the 2021…
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review period. Judge Mark Barnett held that the rejection of the submission was an "abuse of discretion," finding that the agency failed to adequately consider various facts, including the "early stage of the proceeding," the selection of Jindal for "individual examination only after requests for review of all other subject companies" were withdrawn and whether "accuracy consideration" outweighed the "burden on the agency."