Fyh Bearing Units USA, Inc. v. United States

OPINION

RESTANI, Judge.

This matter is before the court on defendant the United States’ (the “Government”) motion for judgment on the pleadings and plaintiff FYH Bearing Units USA, Ina’s (“FYH”) motion to amend its complaint. The former is granted and the latter is denied as futile. 1

BACKGROUND

This action concerns thirty-nine entries of ball bearings and parts thereof imported by FYH from Japan and entered from May 1, 1994, through April 30, 1995. Compl. ¶¶ 3, 5, 7 (Docket No. 5). The manufacturer/exporter of the ball bearings was Nippon Pillow Block Sales Co., Ltd. (“NPB”). Compl. ¶7. The…