Introduction Companies which have paid Section 301 duties on products from China that are included on Lists 3 or 4(a) may still have an opportunity to file a suit to potentially recover the duties paid. On 5 February 2021 the US Court of International Trade (CIT) took long-awaited action on the nearly 4,000 cases filed since September 2020 to challenge the Section 301 duties imposed on goods from China (Lists 3 and 4a include products such as fashion products, automotive parts, consumer goods, food products, jewellery, steel and iron). Chief Judge Timothy C Stanceu issued an order assigning the cases to a three-judge panel composed of Judge Mark A Barnett, Judge Claire R Kelly and Judge Jennifer Choe-Groves. The chief judge has the discretion to assign a three-judge panel on request when a case: