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In more than four hours of questioning during a hearing March 24 before the House Ways and Means Committee, no member of Congress advocated for lessening tariffs on Chinese goods under Section 301, or for reopening exclusions applications.
The Court of International Trade should consolidate two classification cases concerning imported incontinence apparel, medical textile contractor Viecura told the court in a March 23 motion. Consolidation would "promote a speedy, just, and inexpensive resolution of cases" and is preferable to the designation of a test case because "the sole issue in these two cases is the same," Viecura said. It also would prevent the need to litigate two cases, while the court resolves the sole issue, Viecura said (Viecura v. U.S., CIT #s 21-00154, -00546).
The following are short summaries of recent CBP NY rulings issued by the agency's National Commodity Specialist Division in New York:
In more than four hours of questioning during a hearing March 24 before the House Ways and Means Committee, no member of Congress advocated for lessening tariffs on Chinese goods under Section 301, or for reopening exclusions applications.
The following lawsuit was recently filed at the Court of International Trade:
Importers in the massive litigation over President Donald Trump's Section 301 action on China will appeal Court of International Trade rulings upholding the tariffs. Pratik Shah, counsel for lead plaintiffs HMTX Industries and Jasco Products, said he believes the importers' arguments are strong.
Almost five years after the first round of 25% tariffs were put on Chinese imports, it was trade irritants with Mexico and India, as well as concerns about tariff preference programs and the lack of a market-opening strategy, that senators dwelled on during the U.S. Trade Representative's appearance in front of the Finance Committee.
The following lawsuit was recently filed at the Court of International Trade:
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of March 13-19: