United States Federal Circuit

The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the US seeks the classification of ethers according to their structural relationship to their respective alcohols by the method of dehydration. Trial court properly classified plaintiff's imports of dichloroethyl ether under Schedule subheading 2909.19.1090.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/12/2004
• Published 05/12/2004

Judges

• PROST, Circuit Judge., Before GAJARSA, LINN, and PROST, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Heather C. Litman, Stein Shostak Shostak & O'Hara, of Los Angeles, CA, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With her on the brief was Joseph P. Cox.


• For Appellees:
  
• Saul Davis, Senior Trial Counsel, International Trade Field Office, United States Department of Justice, of New York, NY, argued for defendant-appellee.   With him on the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General;  and David M. Cohen, Director;  Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC;  and John J. Mahon, Acting Attorney in Charge, International Trade Field Office.   Of counsel on the brief was Chi S. Choy, Attorney, Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, International Trade Litigation, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, of New York, NY.