Fujitsu America, Inc. v. United States

MICHEL, Chief Judge.

Fujitsu America, Inc. and Fujitsu IT Holdings, Inc. (collectively “Fujitsu”) appeal the judgment of the U.S. Court of International Trade affirming the classification of Fujitsu’s Coolant Distribution Unit (“CDU”) by the U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (“Customs”). 1 Fujitsu Am., Inc. v. United States, 342 F.Supp.2d 1326 (Ct. Int’l Trade 2004) (summary judgment opinion). This appeal was submitted following oral argument on August 3, 2005. Because Fujitsu’s CDU is a device that treats a material by a process involving a change of temperature, the CDU was…