United States Federal Circuit

The US Bureau of Customs and Border Protection correctly classified plaintiff's coolant distribution unit under subheading 8419.89.50 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule since it treats a material by a process involving a change in temperature.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/08/2005
• Published 09/08/2005

Judges

• MICHEL, Chief Judge., Before MICHEL, Chief Judge, SCHALL, and LINN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lawrence J. Bogard, Neville Peterson LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With him on the brief were Michael K. Tomenga and Catherine Chess Chen.


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