Supreme Court Turns Down Two International Trade Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court turned down the chance to take up a pair of high-profile international trade cases.

The justices denied review March 4 for a case challenging the Commerce Department’s authority to punish noncooperative foreign respondents in duty investigations, and another case dealing with how U.S. Customs and Border Protection classifies goods “not otherwise specified” in the U.S. tariff schedule.

Well Luck

Food distributor Well Luck Co. claimed the CBP misclassified its entries of sunflower seeds under a tariff provision for fruits, nuts, and other edible plant parts that are “prepared or preserved,” because of how they were processed, ...