Russ Berrie & Co. v. United States

Slip Op. 04-141 UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE BEFORE: RICHARD W. GOLDBERG, SENIOR JUDGE RUSS BERRIE & COMPANY, INC., Plaintiff, v. Court No. 00-00018 UNITED STATES, Defendant. JUDGMENT ORDER In accordance with the decision (August 27, 2004) and mandate (October 18, 2004) of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”), Appeal No. 04-1084, reversing this Court’s decision in Russ Berrie & Co. v. United States, 27 CIT __, Slip Op. 03-122 (Sept. 17, 2003) (“Russ Berrie”), it is hereby ORDERED that this Court’s Opinion and Judgment in Russ Berrie, holding that the subject merchandise should be classified under subheadings 9505.10.2500 and 9505.90.6000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, are vacated; and it is further ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that the classification of the subject merchandise by the U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection under subheadings 7117.19.90 and 7117.90.90 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is correct, in accordance with the Federal Circuit’s decision and mandate, and judgment is entered for Defendant. SO ORDERED. /s/ Richard W. Goldberg Richard W. Goldberg Senior Judge Date: November 15, 2004 New York, New York