Business & Commerce

Certain Crafting Machines and Components; USITC Review of Section 337 Violation

🇺🇸United States··Notice·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This notice involves the review of the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) regarding a violation of Section 337. The law affects companies that import, sell, or distribute certain crafting machines and components in the U.S. This decision follows a complaint from Cricut, Inc., and could lead to exclusion or cease-and-desist orders for the involved parties.

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Key Changes

  • Review of infringement of Section 337 regarding crafting machines
  • Potential issuance of exclusion orders against violating parties
  • Request for submissions on public interest and remedy

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Interested parties must submit written opinions on remedies, public interest factors, and bonding related to the crafting machines investigation.

complainantsrespondentsinterested government agenciesother interested parties
April 28, 2026
reporting
high

Parties to the investigation must submit written submissions addressing the issues of remedy, the public interest, and bonding under the specified schedule.

parties to the investigationinterested government agenciesinterested persons
initial written submissions must be filed no later than close of business on April 28, 2026.
reporting
high

Cricut, Inc. must identify the specific remedies sought and submit proposed remedial orders for the Commission's consideration.

Cricut, Inc.
by the close of business on April 28, 2026.
reporting
high

The complainant must identify the remedy sought and submit proposed remedial orders for the Commission's consideration.

complainant
April 28, 2026
operational
high

Complainant and the Office of Unfair Import Investigations (OUII) must submit proposed remedial orders along with their initial submission.

ComplainantOUII
by the close of business on April 28, 2026.
reporting

Affected Parties

Cricut, Inc.Importers and sellers of crafting machines

Tags

trade,intellectual property,import regulation