United States Federal Circuit

The Customs Service's denial of duty-free treatment for importation of certain aircraft engine parts is affirmed, because neither the tariff schedule nor the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft and its implementing legislation require duty-free treatment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/07/2003
• Published 01/07/2003

Judges

• MAYER, Chief Judge., Before MAYER, Chief Judge, SCHALL and DYK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Barry E. Cohen,Crowell & Moring, LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Saul Davis, Senior Trial Counsel, International Trade Field Office, Civil Division, Department of Justice, of New York, NY, argued for defendant-appellee.   With him on the brief were Robert D. McCallum, Jr., Assistant Attorney General;  David M. Cohen, Director, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice, of Washington, DC;  and John J. Mahon, Acting Attorney in Charge, International Trade Field Office.   Of counsel on the brief was Beth C. Brotman, Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, International Trade Litigation, United States Customs Service, of New York, NY. Of counsel was Karen P. Binder, Attorney.