ITC 337-TA-1409 final determination: limited exclusion order and cease-and-desist order on storage containers and toolboxes (procedural; no tariff-rate change)

The USITC issued its final determination in Investigation No. 337-TA-1409 (complaint by Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. and Keter Home and Garden Products; instituted 2024-07-19; 91 FR 62746): a Section 337 violation is found as to patents '026 and '952, and a limited exclusion order (LEO) and cease-and-desist order (CDO) issue, with a bond of 18% of entered value on covered articles during Presidential review; no final determination on the '167 patent, and the target date is extended to 2026-11-02. A patent-specific trade remedy — no HTS tariff-rate change.

Scope

None (Section 337 remedy covers the patented articles at issue; no HTS rate change)

Official sources

• FR 2026-20208 — Certain Storage Containers and Toolboxes, Organizers, Component Boxes, and Coolers; Notice of a Commission Determination To Find a Violation of Section 337; Issuance of Remedial Orders, 91 FR 62746 ↗