Case Being Filed In Court Of International Trade on US Biodiesel Import Duties

Argentine biodiesel producer Vicentin is challenging the U.S. duties on imports of the product from Argentina of up to 86.41%, filing a case in the Court of International Trade.However, Vicentin has not yet detailed portions of the determination made by the U.S. Commerce Department they are going to challenge in the case, and the matter has not yet been assigned a judge.The court is designed to make sure that duties, etc., are uniform throughout the United States, and it makes sure there are expeditious procedures, avoids jurisdictional conflicts among federal courts and provides uniformity in the judicial decision-making for import transactions.