Citgo Petroleum Corp. v. United States Foreign Trade-Zones Board

BRYSON, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Citgo Petroleum Corp. sought to have one of its oil refineries designated a “foreign-trade subzone” in order to obtain favorable treatment under the customs laws. The United States Foreign-Trade Zones Board approved the request subject to the condition that import duties be paid on for*399eign crude oil used as fuel in the refinery. The plaintiffs challenged the imposition of that condition, but the Court of International Trade upheld the Board’s action. We affirm.

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