The Court of International Trade told CBP to submit a brief on why it should not be made to immediately refund all International Emergency Economic Powers Act tariffs, even on entries that liquidated more than 90 days ago.
The government’s recent Section 301 investigations, launched in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling against tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, have made the request for the Supreme Court to hear petitioners' appeal of the court decision upholding lists 3 and 4A Section 301 tariffs “more important” and “more pressing," according to the petitioners' May 26 reply brief (HMTX Industries LLC v. United States, Sup. Ct. # 25-1012). The petitioners are led by HMTX Industries.
Canadian steel companies Farjess and Royal Canadian Steel and their president, Feroz Jessani, agreed to pay $19 million on May 20 to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by evading duties on flat-rolled steel from Europe and Asia.
The Court of International Trade denied the government’s motion for a stay of enforcement of the court’s ruling against Section 122 tariffs and its order for an injunction against collecting Section 122 duties from plaintiffs Burlap and Barrel, Basic Fun and the State of Washington.
Sunseeker International and Sunseeker USA pleaded guilty to two violations of the Lacey Act and agreed to pay a $200,000 fine for using illegally logged Burmese teak on multiple luxury yachts imported into the U.S.
Perfectus Aluminum and Perfectus Aluminum Acquisitions, along with four affiliated warehousing companies, agreed to pay $549.5 million to settle False Claims Act allegations that they evaded antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders on aluminum extrusions from China.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted the government’s request for an immediate stay of the Court of International Trade's recent judgment striking down Section 122 tariffs (The State of Oregon v. Donald J. Trump, Fed. Cir. # 26-1804; Burlap and Barrel v. Donald J. Trump, Fed. Cir. # 26-1805).
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted the government’s request for an immediate stay of the Court of International Trade's recent judgment striking down Section 122 tariffs. The temporary stay, which applies both to the judgment and to the injunction CIT issued against collection of the tariffs from the three plaintiffs in the case, apply "until further notice while this court considers the motions for a stay pending appeal." The court gave the plaintiffs seven days to respond. The Federal Circuit also granted the government’s motion to consolidate the appeal.
The U.S. requested May 11 that the Court of International Trade stay its decision finding Section 122 tariffs unlawful and barring collection of the tariffs from importers Burlap and Barrel, Basic Fun and the State of Washington, while the government appeals the court’s May 7 ruling (The State of Oregon v. Donald J. Trump, CIT # 26-01472) (Burlap and Barrel v. Donald J. Trump, CIT # 26-01606).
The U.S. is appealing the Court of International Trade’s May 7 ruling that President Donald Trump unlawfully used Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 to impose a 10% global tariff, according to a pair of notices of appeal filed with the court this afternoon. The court issued a permanent injunction against the collection of the tariffs applicable only to Burlap and Barrel, Basic Fun and the state of Washington, who are the direct importers that filed suit against the tariffs. CIT said the injunction wouldn’t take effect for 5 days.