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Japan raises tariff on U.S. frozen beef

01/08/2017

Japan’s total frozen beef imports in the first quarter of its fiscal year were large enough — by a margin of just 113 metric tons — to trigger a safeguard that will raise the tariff on U.S. frozen beef to 50 percent until April.

Members issue joint call for safeguarding the WTO-based global trading system

31/07/2017

A group of 47 developing and developed WTO members issued a joint call on 26 July for fellow members to work together to ensure the sound functioning of the WTO-based multilateral trading system as it faces a number of important challenges ahead.
In their joint statement, the group said they are “strongly supportive of the Multilateral Trading System and are concerned that the WTO is facing challenges” as it prepares for its important 11th Ministerial Conference (MC11) in Buenos Aires next December.

Canadian premier says ‘hopeful’ of softwood lumber deal with U.S. in August

29/07/2017

WASHINGTON — British Columbia Premier John Horgan said after talks with Trump administration officials on Thursday he was hopeful a dispute between Canada and the United States over softwood lumber could be resolved before NAFTA talks begin in mid-August.

Ricketts, Smith concerned about Japan beef tariff increase

29/07/2017

Gov. Pete Ricketts is calling on Congress and the Trump administration to “redouble their efforts” to negotiate a bilateral trade agreement with Japan after Japan announced Friday that it had raised its tariff to 50 percent on frozen beef from the United States.

After TPP withdrawal, U.S. beef farmers face big Japan tariff

28/07/2017

TOKYO — In unwelcome news for American farmers, Japan said Friday that it was imposing emergency tariffs of 50% on imports of frozen beef, mainly from the U.S.

Japan raises frozen beef import tariff after safeguard triggered

28/07/2017

Japan's government announced July 27 that rising imports of frozen beef in the first quarter of the country's fiscal year (April to June) have triggered a safeguard, resulting in an automatic increase to Japan's tariff rate under the World Trade Organization on imports of frozen beef from the U.S.

India initiates anti-dumping probe into import of sodium dichromate from 4 countries

28/07/2017

New Delhi, July 27 (KNN) India has started anti-dumping probe into imports of a chemical used in the pharmaceutical industry from four countries -- Russia, South Africa, Kazakhastan and Turkey.

EU postpones decision on biodiesel anti-dumping duties

27/07/2017

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union postponed a vote on Thursday designed to set its response to Argentina's successful World Trade Organization challenge to EU anti-dumping duties on biodiesel imports, sources familiar with the planned vote said.