Excavators are not backhoes or similar construction equipment and counterweights designed specifically for excavators are not subject to Section 301 steel tariffs, Norca argued in a Nov. 3 motion for summary judgment at the Court of International Trade (Norca Engineered Products v. United States, CIT #21-00305).
The Court of International Trade dismissed three customs cases in a series of orders on Nov. 1 and 2. One case, filed by Incase Design Group, concerned the classification of sports armband cell phone holders, with the plaintiff vying for classification under Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 4202.99.90. No explanation was given for the dismissal. The second action, brought by Conrad Sales Group, concerned the classification of frozen tilapia filets, and was dismissed due to a lack of prosecution. The third case, brought by Tali Corp., concerned the classification of glassware and also was dropped due to a lack of prosecution.
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The following are short summaries of recent CBP NY rulings issued by the agency's National Commodity Specialist Division in New York:
The following are short summaries of recent CBP NY rulings issued by the agency's National Commodity Specialist Division in New York:
CBP misclassified Home Depot U.S.A.'s imports of residential door knobs packaged with at least one deadbolt, Home Depot argued in two Oct. 31 complaints at the Court of International Trade. The retail giant originally launched the cases in 2014, just now bringing the complaints to the court to vie for a change in classification for the door knobs under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, which would see the duty rates for the imports drop from 5.7% to 3.9% (Home Depot U.S.A. v. United States, CIT #14-00122, #14-00123).
The Court of International Trade in an Oct. 31 order dismissed a customs case after counsel for plaintiff Guangdong Hongteo Technology Co.'s second attempt to withdraw from the proceeding, given Hongteo's failure to respond to its counsel (Guangdong Hongteo Technology Co. v. United States, CIT #20-03776).
Specialty medical foods designed for infants and toddlers should be classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. heading 2106 as "food preparations" rather than as "medicaments," DOJ argued in an Oct. 28 motion for summary judgment at the Court of International Trade (Nutricia North America v. U.S., CIT #16-00008).
The following are short summaries of recent CBP NY rulings issued by the agency's National Commodity Specialist Division in New York:
CBP announced that it has opened a formal Enforce and Protect Act investigation into whether Zinus evaded antidumping and countervailing duty orders on chassis and subassemblies from China and has imposed interim measures, according to an Oct. 25 notice. The investigation was launched on July 20, following allegations by CIMC Intermodal Equipment LLC (CIMC) that Pitts Enterprises, Inc., classified imported chassis as products of Vietnam, without disclosing subassembly components of Chinese-origin.