U.S. Court of International Trade - Slip opinions for March 11-15 

March 15: The U.S. Court of International Trade posted and / or released the following opinions for the period March 11-15, 2013.

For an electronic version of text of the slip opinions, click on the direct hyperlink to the court’s website, as provided below:


  • Koyo Corp. v. United States, Slip Op. 13-32 (CIT March 13, 2013): The court granted the government’s motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s challenge of the constitutionality of the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000, (i.e., the Byrd Amendment) which excluded the plaintiff from a list of parties potentially eligible for "affected domestic producer" status.

    Read the opinion: 13-32 [PDF 53 KB]


  • Guangdong Wireking Housewares & Hardware Co., Ltd. v. United States, Slip Op. 13-31 (CIT March 12, 2013) The court held that 2011 amendments to the Tariff Act of 1930 were constitutional and that the Commerce Department’s final countervailing duty determination with respect to kitchen appliance shelving and racks imports from China was supported by the evidence. See TaxNewsFlash-Trade & Customs (March 13, 2013)


  • Xinjiamei Furniture (Zhangzhou) Co., Ltd. v. United States, Slip Op. 13-30 (CIT March 11, 2013): Concerning a challenge to the Commerce Department's selection of the surrogate value for cold-rolled steel coil as part of a new shipper review under the antidumping duty order on folding metal tables and chairs from China, the court granted the plaintiff's motion, and remanded the case Commerce to make a redetermination.

    Read the opinion: 13-30 [PDF 48 KB]


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