Legal Opinion

Pesquera Mares Australes Ltda. v. United States v. Coalition for Fair Atlantic Salmon Trade

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided September 25, 2001No. 00-1427PublishedCited by 152 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DYK, Circuit Judge.

This case presents the question whether the Department of Commerce’s (“Commerce”) interpretation of the phrase “identical in physical characteristics” by reference to commercial practice is consistent with the antidumping statute (codified in pertinent part at 19 U.S.C. § 1677(16)(A)) and, if so, whether it is reasonable. We conclude that Commerce’s use of commercial practice to inform its interpretation of the phrase is not foreclosed by the statute, nor has the appellant shown that such an approach is unreasonable. We accordingly defer — under Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v.…

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