CHEMTALL, INC. v. U.S.

2016-2380.

878 F.3d 1012 (2017)

CHEMTALL, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Decided: December 21, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

MATTHEW R. NICELY , Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by DANIEL MARTIN WITKOWSKI ; ROBERT L. LAFRANKIE , AARON MICHAEL MARX , Crowell & Moring, LLP, Washington, DC.

ERIC LAUFGRABEN , Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee. Also represented by CHAD A. READLER , JEANNE E. DAVIDSON , CLAUDIA BURKE ; PAULA S. SMITH , Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, United States Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, United States Department of Homeland Security, New York, NY.

Before Dyk, Bryson, and Reyna, Circuit Judges.


This customs classification case requires us to define the term "amide" as used in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States ("HTSUS"). In particular, we are called on to distinguish between "Amides" and "Other" in a heading of the HTSUS that covers amides, their derivatives, and salts thereof. Chemtall, Inc. appeals...

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