Lian Yang, an Alston & Bird International Trade & Regulatory partner, was quoted in a Bloomberg Law article, “Tariff Lawsuits Surge as Importers See Path to Blocked Refunds” (subscription required), on the surge in importer tariff refund suits at the U.S. Court of International Trade.
Lian discussed the key details importers and trade attorneys are awaiting from the government as U.S. Customs and Border Protection opens its CAPE refund tool to finally liquidated entries. She identified one question in particular: What happens to importers that adopted a “belt and suspenders” approach and “both sued and filed a protest through Customs”?