Customs & International Trade Settlement / Litigation

The Court of International Trade and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit are highly specialized federal courts with exclusive jurisdiction over a wide array of matters, including classification, tariff engineering, country of origin, value, tariffs and duties, trade remedies, drawback, penalties and liquidated damages, protests, intellectual property exclusion orders, and customs broker licensing. Securing favorable results from these courts depends on a detailed understanding of both trade laws and court procedures.

Experience: International trade has been STR’s sole focus for more than 40 years. Our attorneys have decades of experience with all facets of customs and trade litigation in both the public and private sectors. They also possess extensive historical and current knowledge of applicable legal issues.

Perspective: Our litigation team includes attorneys who have worked for U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Department of Justice and so are well-suited to plan and execute strategies to effectively counter government arguments in customs and trade litigation matters.

Judgment: We offer sound advice on when to seek administrative remedies or alternative dispute resolution and when litigation is in your company’s best interests.