Customs Courts Act of 1980

E86980

Act of Congress United States federal statute

The Customs Courts Act of 1980 is a U.S. federal statute that reorganized and expanded the jurisdiction of the federal customs judiciary, establishing the modern United States Court of International Trade to handle international trade and customs disputes.

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Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Congress ⓘ United States federal statute ⓘ
appliesTo	customs valuation disputes ⓘ export-related customs disputes ⓘ import transactions ⓘ protests of customs decisions ⓘ tariff classification disputes ⓘ trade remedy disputes ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	United States customs law ⓘ United States international trade law ⓘ
classification	United States federal judiciary legislation ⓘ United States trade legislation ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
creates	United States Court of International Trade ⓘ
defines	jurisdiction of the United States Court of International Trade ⓘ powers of the United States Court of International Trade ⓘ
enables	judicial review of antidumping determinations ⓘ judicial review of countervailing duty determinations ⓘ judicial review of customs penalty actions ⓘ
expandsJurisdictionOf	federal customs judiciary ⓘ
fieldOfLaw	administrative law ⓘ federal courts law ⓘ
governs	procedures of the United States Court of International Trade ⓘ structure of the United States Court of International Trade ⓘ
hasEffectOn	U.S. Customs and Border Protection ⓘ surface form: United States Customs and Border Protection U.S. Department of Commerce ⓘ surface form: United States Department of Commerce International Trade Commission ⓘ surface form: United States International Trade Commission customs brokers ⓘ exporters ⓘ importers ⓘ
hasLanguage	English ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
legalArea	customs law ⓘ international trade law ⓘ
legislativeBody	United States Congress ⓘ
mainSubject	customs courts ⓘ customs disputes ⓘ international trade disputes ⓘ
partOf	United States customs and trade law framework ⓘ
purpose	to establish the United States Court of International Trade ⓘ to expand the jurisdiction of the federal customs judiciary ⓘ to reorganize the federal customs judiciary ⓘ
regulates	judicial review of customs decisions ⓘ judicial review of trade-related administrative actions ⓘ
relatedTo	Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act ⓘ surface form: Tariff Act of 1930 United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals ⓘ
reorganizes	United States Customs Court ⓘ surface form: United States customs court system

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Court of International Trade → createdBy → Customs Courts Act of 1980 ⓘ

CIT → establishedBy → Customs Courts Act of 1980 ⓘ

subject surface form: United States Court of International Trade