Zenith Radio Corp. v. United States

While I join in the opinion of Judge Richardson, which concludes that the remission of the commodity tax on the exportation of the subject Japanese consumer electronic products1 constitutes the bestowal of a bounty or grant under our countervailing duty law, I add this concurring opinion to that of Judge Boe to elaborate on my views concerning the pivotal issues raised in the briefs of the parties.

We are confronted with an issue of grave import affecting a broad spectrum of this nation’s international trade, as well as a substantial segment of the domestic industry in the United States.…