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· 5/13/2009

Zhengzhou Harmoni Spice Co., Ltd. v. United States

Citations

  • 617 F. Supp. 2d 1281
  • 33 Ct. Int'l Trade 453
  • 33 C.I.T. 453
  • 31 I.T.R.D. (BNA) 1371
  • 2009 Ct. Intl. Trade LEXIS 40

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that “it is ‘irrefutable’ that [the Indian import statistics are based on] a ‘broad, basket’ tariff provision”
  • cautioning that, “on remand, Commerce should be mindful that, when valuing an intermediate product in [a non-market economy] case, it must find a surrogate value representative of that intermediate product ”
  • recognizing Commerce’s discretion to rely on intermediate input methodology under certain circumstances
  • explaining that “data indicate that 'the highest quantity of imports ... driv[ing] the price of [merchandise classified under HTS subheading 3923.3090] is imported from Italy by L'Oreal India Pvt. and is described as ‘hair products' ”
  • rejecting Commerce’s cursory presumption that Info-drive data were unreliable without “even a scintilla of evidence of manipulation or distortion or affiliation”
  • analyzing merits of domestic price quotes versus Indian import statistics for valuation of plastic jars and lids

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Judges: Ridgway

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