Arbor Foods Inc. v. United States

Opinion

Plaintiff initiated this action to challenge defendant’s refusal to admit sealed containers of sugar syrup into a Foreign Trade Zone. Plaintiff moves for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56 of the Rules of the United States Court of International Trade. Defendant filed a cross-motion for summary judgment. The Court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1581(a) and, for the reasons which follow, enters judgment for defendant.

Background

1. United States Sugar Program:

By Executive Proclamation 4941, the President imposed an absolute quota on the importation of raw and refined sugar. 47 Fed.…