Legal Opinion
Sigma-Tau Healthscience, Inc. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 26, 2016No. 2016-1125PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYK, Circuit Judge.
This Customs case concerns the classification of two chemical products, both stabilized forms of the compound carnitine, which were imported into the United Státes by Sigma-Tau HealthScience, Inc., a.k.a. Sigma-Tau HealthScience, LLC (“Sigma-Tau”). United States Customs and Border Protection (“Customs” or “the government”) initially classified these products under a subheading of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”) that carries a duty. Sigma-Tau protested, arguing that the products should be classified under HTSUS heading 2936 (which encompasses…
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