Law360, New York (February 10, 2017, 4:40 PM EST) -- The makers of the Snuggie scored a win on Friday when the U.S. Court of International Trade found that the sleeved polyester fleece item is a blanket, subjecting it to a lower import duty than a garment, which was the classification U.S. Customs and Border Protection had used. Allstar Marketing Group LLC had challenged Customs' decision to classify Snuggie imports as a type of garment, dutiable at 14.9 percent ad valorem, rather than as blankets, which are dutiable at 8.5 percent ad valorem. In granting summary judgment to Allstar, CIT Judge Mark A. Barnett found that the Snuggie was marketed and...

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