Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 28 : Section 1581


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 1581. Civil actions against the United States and agencies and officers thereof

      (a) The Court of International Trade shall have exclusive
    jurisdiction of any civil action commenced to contest the denial of
    a protest, in whole or in part, under section 515 of the Tariff Act
    of 1930.
      (b) The Court of International Trade shall have exclusive
    jurisdiction of any civil action commenced under section 516 of the
    Tariff Act of 1930.
      (c) The Court of International Trade shall have exclusive
    jurisdiction of any civil action commenced under section 516A of
    the Tariff Act of 1930.
      (d) The Court of International Trade shall have exclusive
    jurisdiction of any civil action commenced to review - 
        (1) any final determination of the Secretary of Labor under
      section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to the
      eligibility of workers for adjustment assistance under such Act;
        (2) any final determination of the Secretary of Commerce under
      section 251 of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to the
      eligibility of a firm for adjustment assistance under such Act;
      and
        (3) any final determination of the Secretary of Commerce under
      section 271 of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to the
      eligibility of a community for adjustment assistance under such
      Act.

      (e) The Court of International Trade shall have exclusive
    jurisdiction of any civil action commenced to review any final
    determination of the Secretary of the Treasury under section
    305(b)(1) of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979.
      (f) The Court of International Trade shall have exclusive
    jurisdiction of any civil action involving an application for an
    order directing the administering authority or the International
    Trade Commission to make confidential information available under
    section 777(c)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930.
      (g) The Court of International Trade shall have exclusive
    jurisdiction of any civil action commenced to review - 
        (1) any decision of the Secretary of the Treasury to deny a
      customs broker's license under section 641(b)(2) or (3) of the
      Tariff Act of 1930, or to deny a customs broker's permit under
      section 641(c)(1) of such Act, or to revoke a license or permit
      under section 641(b)(5) or (c)(2) of such Act;
        (2) any decision of the Secretary of the Treasury to revoke or
      suspend a customs broker's license or permit, or impose a
      monetary penalty in lieu thereof, under section 641(d)(2)(B) of
      the Tariff Act of 1930; and
        (3) any decision or order of the Customs Service to deny,
      suspend, or revoke accreditation of a private laboratory under
      section 499(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930.

      (h) The Court of International Trade shall have exclusive
    jurisdiction of any civil action commenced to review, prior to the
    importation of the goods involved, a ruling issued by the Secretary
    of the Treasury, or a refusal to issue or change such a ruling,
    relating to classification, valuation, rate of duty, marking,
    restricted merchandise, entry requirements, drawbacks, vessel
    repairs, or similar matters, but only if the party commencing the
    civil action demonstrates to the court that he would be irreparably
    harmed unless given an opportunity to obtain judicial review prior
    to such importation.
      (i) In addition to the jurisdiction conferred upon the Court of
    International Trade by subsections (a)-(h) of this section and
    subject to the exception set forth in subsection (j) of this
    section, the Court of International Trade shall have exclusive
    jurisdiction of any civil action commenced against the United
    States, its agencies, or its officers, that arises out of any law
    of the United States providing for - 
        (1) revenue from imports or tonnage;
        (2) tariffs, duties, fees, or other taxes on the importation of
      merchandise for reasons other than the raising of revenue;
        (3) embargoes or other quantitative restrictions on the
      importation of merchandise for reasons other than the protection
      of the public health or safety; or
        (4) administration and enforcement with respect to the matters
      referred to in paragraphs (1)-(3) of this subsection and
      subsections (a)-(h) of this section.

    This subsection shall not confer jurisdiction over an antidumping
    or countervailing duty determination which is reviewable either by
    the Court of International Trade under section 516A(a) of the
    Tariff Act of 1930 or by a binational panel under article 1904 of
    the North American Free Trade Agreement or the United States-Canada
    Free-Trade Agreement and section 516A(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930.
      (j) The Court of International Trade shall not have jurisdiction
    of any civil action arising under section 305 of the Tariff Act of
    1930.



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