U.S. Court of International Trade Makes Certain Table Linens Duty Free

New York-- The U.S. Court of International Trade ("CIT") decided in May 2001 that certain table linens were within the scope of the term "festive articles" for the purposes of classification under the Harmonized Tariff System of the Unites States. According to Meeks & Sheppard, HFPA Counsel, the case was brought by Park B. Smith, Ltd., who requested that the...