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Ben Perkins

Ben Perkins, Assistant Editor, is a reporter with International Trade Today and its sister publications, Trade Law Daily and Export Compliance Daily, where he covers sanctions, court rulings, and other international trade issues. He previously worked as a trade analyst for a Washington D.C. advisory firm. Ben holds a B.A. in English from the University of New Hampshire and an M.A. in International Relations from American University. Ben joined the staff of Warren Communications News in 2022.

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Requested Documents Not Part of Record, DOJ Says in Sea Bass Import Case
August 1, 2023 by Ben Perkins|Litigation

The Court of International Trade should reject a request by importer Southern Cross Seafood to supplement the record in a case over the denial of an import application for Chilean sea bass (Patagonian Toothfish) because the documents sought are not part of that record, DOJ and the National Marine Fisheries Service said July 24 (Southern Cross Seafoods v. U.S., CIT # 22-00299).

Topics:Court of International Trade activity
Commerce Correctly Assigned AFA to Collapsed Respondent, DOJ Argues
August 1, 2023 by Ben Perkins|Litigation

The Court of International Trade should sustain the Commerce Department's remand results in an antidumping duty investigation on utility scale wind towers from Spain, DOJ said July 31, arguing that respondent Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) failed to show that it shouldn't be subject to an AFA rate (Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy v. U.S., CIT # 21-00449).

Topics:Court of International Trade activity, Country of origin cases
Sunset Review Doesn't Moot CCR, Turkish Steel Exporter Argues
August 1, 2023 by Ben Perkins|Litigation

A sunset review of an antidumping duty order on hot-rolled steel flat products from Turkey doesn't render a request for a changed circumstances review meaningless, Turkish exporter Ereğli Demir ve Çelik Fabrikalari (Erdemir) said in a July 28 brief opposing motions to dismiss at the Court of International Trade (Ereğli Demir ve Çelik Fabrikalari v. U.S. International Trade Commission, CIT # 22-00350).

Topics:Court of International Trade activity, Country of origin cases