The following Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) and Court of International Trade (CIT) cases on international trade issues were dated, decided, or posted during the period of October 8 - October 17, 2008 (certain other dates are also included):
Court of International Trade
The United States Court of International Trade is a federal court which has national jurisdiction over civil actions regarding the customs and international trade laws of the United States. The Court was established under Article III of the Constitution by the Customs Courts Act of 1980. The Court consists of nine judges appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate and is located in New York City. The Court has jurisdiction throughout the United States and has exclusive jurisdictional authority to decide civil action pertaining to international trade against the United States or entities representing the United States.
Port of Long Beach officials have dedicated a new Clean Trucks Sales and Leasing office and handed over the keys to the first two big-rigs leased through the Port's Clean Trucks Program. The Port of Long Beach also issued a noticeon its October 22, 2008 workshop on the Clean Trucks Program for cargo owners in Long Beach, CA ; a notice on the placement of compliance stickers on non-container trucks; and a notice on the use of temporary access stickers on trucks working for Licensed Motor Carriers (LMCs). (LB press release available at http://www.polb.com/news/displaynews.asp?NewsID=466&targetid=1)
The International Trade Administration has issued a notice that it is resuming its reconsideration of the sunset review that resulted in the revocation of the antidumping duty order on large newspaper printing presses and components thereof, whether assembled or unassembled, from Japan.
The following Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) and Court of International Trade (CIT) cases on international trade issues were dated, decided, or posted during the period of September 16-18, 2008:
In Drygel, Inc. v. U.S., the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed the classification decision issued by the Court of International Trade that Gel-A-Mint MagikStrips are more specifically provided for under HTS 3306.90.00, a duty-free provision for "Preparations for oral or dental hygiene," instead of HTS 2106.90.90, a catchall provision for "Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included" at (6.4%).
The following Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) and Court of International Trade (CIT) cases on international trade issues were dated or decided during the period of September 2-9, 2008:
In the August 28, 2008 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 42, No. 36), CBP published a notice revoking three classification rulings and a treatment as follows:
The following Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) and Court of International Trade (CIT) cases on international trade issues were dated or decided during the period of August 5-26, 2008:
In ThyssenKrupp Acciai Speciali Terni S.P.A. et. al. v. U.S. et al., the Court of International Trade denied the U.S.' motion to dismiss two counts of a four-count complaint involving the International Trade Administration's (ITA) Section 129 determination on the 1999 Antidumping Order applicable to ThyssenKrupp's stainless steel sheet and strips (SSSS) from Italy.