Tariff refunds, China AD litigation, 232 metals, gray-market drinks, and FTZ battery equipment move separate import-risk files
Good morning. Today's records do not form one policy campaign. They update five separate files: IEEPA tariff-refund litigation, xanthan gum from China antidumping litigation, a Section 232 metals proclamation, a Section 337 gray-market energy-drinks investigation, and an FTZ 129 battery-equipment production notice. Refresh only the file that matches the named party, court, agency, or authority.
The next markers are file-specific. June 25 is the response deadline in the IEEPA tariff-refund class-certification dispute. June 26 is the plaintiff reply deadline in the xanthan gum AD case. June 8 is the effective date for the revised Section 232 rates. The Section 337 investigation runs a 20-day respondent response window after service. July 14 is the comment close on the FTZ 129 notice.
Class Certification Motion Filed in IEEPA Tariff-Refund Litigation
Importers in the IEEPA tariff-refund litigation filed a motion for class certification at the Court of International Trade, with responses due June 25, 2026.
It matters because class certification could define the refund universe, shape the preservation steps importers should take now, and determine whether similarly situated importers can rely on a class vehicle rather than filing separate CIT actions. Liquidation, reliquidation, finality, and CBP refund mechanics all turn on the answer.
CIT: CP Kelco Responds in Deosen Biochemical Xanthan Gum Antidumping Litigation
Defendant-intervenor CP Kelco U.S., Inc. filed a response brief at the Court of International Trade in Deosen Biochemical (Ordos) Ltd. v. United States, part of the antidumping duty litigation over xanthan gum from China. The plaintiff reply brief is due June 26, 2026.
This filing belongs in the xanthan gum from China antidumping file, not a broad China trade-policy file. The outcome can move the dumping margin, cash-deposit rates, scope, and landed-cost models for importers sourcing xanthan gum from the named producers.
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