On July 6, 2026, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued an Order announcing resolution of all pending but stayed China Section 301 cases because of the June 15, 2026 U.S. Supreme Court decision denying the petition for a writ of certiorari in HMTX Industries LLC v. United States. To facilitate resolution of these cases, the CIT has established two options:
- Plaintiffs in these cases may file a status report on or before September 4, 2026, noting that they “intend to litigate alternative or additional claims raised in their complaint” not covered by the U.S. Supreme Court denial and must identify any such claim(s).
- Plaintiffs that do not have any such claims and that otherwise agree to have their case dismissed should not file a status report and their case will be dismissed. To streamline this process of dismissal, the CIT notes, plaintiffs will not be required to comply with the requirements set forth in CIT Rule 41 (i.e., dismissal of action) and the Clerk of the Court will dismiss these cases without further action.
See Thompson Hine Update of June 15, 2026, regarding the Supreme Court’s denial of certiorari and for additional background on the legal challenge to the China Section 301 tariffs under the Trade Act of 1974 involving China’s acts, policies, and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation.