Hawaii's state environmental inspection tax quashed in federal court
2012 05 03
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HAWAII's environmental freight fee tax has been quashed by a US District Judge David Ezra in a permanent injunction denying the state the right to collect money for invasive species inspection, or levy quarantine and eradication fees from customers who import cargo.
Air Transport Association of America (ATA) filed a lawsuit in 2010 to rule that the Hawaiian Freight Fee Law, as applied to air carriers, is pre-empted and prohibited by the Anti-Head Tax Act and the Airline Deregulation Act.
According to a report from Pacific Business News, carriers Hawaiian Airlines, Pacific Air Cargo and Aloha Cargo Agency Services did not participate in the lawsuit but collected the fee.
Source Shipping Gazette - Daily Shipping News
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