Legal Opinion
Alcan Aluminum Corp. v. United States
United States Court of International Trade
Decided November 21, 1997No. Court No. 94-09-00539PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion and Order
Aquilino, Judge:
This action, which has been designated a test case within the meaning of CIT Rule 84(b), contests imposition of merchan*1239dise-processing fees on imports from Canada at a rate allegedly at odds with the Free Trade Agreement in effect between that country and the United States on the dates of entry. The fees collected by the U.S. Customs Service were 0.19 percent ad valorem pursuant to 19 U.S.C. §58c(a) (1993), while the plaintiff relies on the mandate of subsection 58c(b) (10) that such a fee be in accordance with article 403 of the Agreement, ergo 0.038 percent…
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