Aurea Jewelry Creations, Inc. v. The United States

PLAGER, Circuit Judge.

Aurea Jewelry Creations, Inc. (Aurea), Plaintiff-Appellee, sued in the United States Court of International Trade to challenge the United States Customs Service’s (Customs’) denial of drawback under 19 U.S.C. § 1313(a) (1982). Customs had denied drawback on gold ingots Aurea exported from the United States, which ingots were allegedly made from gold chains Aurea had previously imported. The Court of International Trade reversed Customs’ decision and ordered that the drawback, plus interest, be remitted to Aurea. Aurea Jewelry Creations, Inc. v. United States, 720 F.Supp.…