CIT Sides With US in Customs Case on Betatene in Confidential Decision
The Court of International Trade sided with the government in a customs case on food producer BASF Corporation's Betatene, in a confidential Aug. 13 decision. Judge Lisa Wang gave parties until Aug. 29 to review the confidential information in the…
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decision, saying she plans to issue a public version of the decision on or before Sept. 12. The U.S. argued that the Betatene, which is formulated from beta-carotene, is a dietary supplement under Harmonized Tariff Schedule heading 2106 (see 2501150089). BASF argued that the goods should have been classified under heading 2936 as a "general-use 'provitamin'" (BASF Corporation v. U.S., CIT Consol. # 12-00422).