Opinions

This morning the Federal Circuit issued one precedential opinion in a trade case involving antidumping duties. Here is the introduction to the opinion.

SeAh Steel VINA Corp. v. United States (Precedential)

Appellant SeAH Steel VINA Corporation (“SeAH”) sued Appellee the United States (“Government”) in the U.S. Court of International Trade (“CIT”), challenging the U.S. Department of Commerce’s (“Commerce”) final determination of an antidumping duty investigation covering certain oil country tubular goods (“OCTG”) from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (“Vietnam”). See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 79 Fed. Reg. 41,973, 41,973 (July 18, 2014) (final determination) (“Final Determination”), as amended by Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 79 Fed. Reg. 53,691 (Sept. 10, 2014) (order and amended final determination). The CIT remanded the case twice to Commerce, SeAH Steel VINA Corp. v. United States (SeAH I), 182 F. Supp. 3d 1316, 1345 (Ct. Int’l Trade 2016); SeAH Steel VINA Corp. v. United States (SeAH II), 269 F. Supp. 3d 1335, 1365 (Ct. Int’l Trade 2017), and sustained Commerce’s second redetermination on remand, see SeAH Steel VINA Corp. v. United States (SeAH III), 332 F. Supp. 3d 1314, 1318 (Ct. Int’l Trade 2018) (Opinion and Order); see also J.A. 3011–46 (Redetermination II); J.A. 2942–69 (Redetermination I).

SeAH appeals. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(5) (2012). We affirm-in-part, reverse-in-part, and remand.