USITC Press Release: Investigation of Certain Apparatus and Methods of Opening Containers was voted to be Instituted
usitc.gov USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Apparatus and Methods of Opening Containers 3 minutes News Release 21-037 Contact: Peg O'Laughlin, 202-205-1819 USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Apparatus and Methods of Opening Containers The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to institute an investigation of certain apparatus and methods of opening containers. The products at issue in the investigation are described in the Commission’s notice of investigation . The investigation is based on a complaint filed by Draft Top, LLC, of Long Branch, NJ, on January 28, 2021. Supplements to the complaint were filed on February 12 and 19 and March 1 and 2, 2021. The complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the United States and sale of cer