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The Court of International Trade on Dec. 19 declined to grant victory to G&H Diversified Manufacturing on the importer's claims that CBP previously, as part of its role in granting a Section 232 duty exclusion, already said the company's imports were subject to the exclusion. Judge Timothy Reif said open questions of fact still exist with regard to the extent of CBP's role in the exclusion process (see 2412190059).
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G&H received a Section 232 exclusion from the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security for its steel tube imports classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 7304.29.6115. However, upon entry, CBP assessed the duties on the importer's products and classified the goods under subheading 7304.59.8020. The importer unsuccessfully protested the move.