Trade-Related Court Cases Recently Filed

The following lawsuit was recently filed at the Court of International Trade:

Boviet Solar USA., Ltd., challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming its solar panels of Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 8541.43.0010, dutiable at 14.75%, and secondary subheading 9903.45.25, qualify for a Section 201 duty exclusion. # 25-00050. Filed Feb. 28.

United States, challenging Aegis Security Insurance Co.'s refusal to pay 28 single-transaction bonds issued to importer D M T International, leading to unpaid duties and interest totaling $1,936,800. # 25-00051. Filed Feb. 28.

Melnor, Inc., challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming its anvil pulsating sprinklers of HTS subheading 8424.82.0020, dutiable at 2.4%, and secondary subheading 9903.88.02, with a 25% Section 301 duty, should be classified under subheading 8424.82.0020 and secondary subheadings 9903.88.02 and 9817.00.50. # 25-00052. Filed Feb. 28.

Qatar Melamine Company (A Qatari Private Shareholding Company) and Qatarenergy Marketing (1), A Qatari Private Shareholding Company, challenging the Commerce Department's countervailing duty investigation on melamine from Qatar. # 25-00053. Filed Feb. 28.

Bio-Lab, Inc., Occidental Chemical Corp. and Innovative Water Care LLC, challenging Commerce's final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on chlorinated isocyanurates from China, covering entries in 2022-23. # 25-00054. Filed March 4.

Alpine Corp., challenging CBP's denial of its protest claiming its pumps of Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 8413.70.2004, free of duty, and secondary subheading 9903.88.01, with a 25% Section 301 duty, should be classified under subheading 8413.70.2004 and secondary subheading 9903.88.67, with no Section 301 tariff. # 25-00055. Filed March 5.