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WTO ruling on plain packs important for NZ - ministers

07/05/2017

An international ruling will be hugely important to New Zealand's plans to require cigarettes to be sold in plain packs, ministers say.

U.S. trade panel affirms Argentina, Indonesia biodiesel probe

06/05/2017

The U.S. International Trade Commission voted on Friday to continue a U.S. Commerce Department investigation into alleged dumping and unfair subsidies of biodiesel fuels from Argentina and Indonesia, moving a step closer to punitive U.S. duties.

U.S. trade body says steel product from Japan, other nations ‘injured’ industry

06/05/2017

The U.S. International Trade Commission has said it has determined that imports of a steel product from Japan and seven other economies and sold in the United States at less than fair value have “materially injured” the U.S. steel industry and antidumping duty orders will be issued on imports of the product.

Australia wins landmark WTO tobacco packaging case

05/05/2017

A landmark Australian law on restrictive tobacco packaging has been upheld at the World Trade Organization after a five-year legal battle, Bloomberg news reported on Thursday, citing two people familiar with the situation.

U.S. agency finds harm from imported carbon and steel plate

05/05/2017

U.S. trade officials on Friday said their anti-dumping and subsidy probe found carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from eight foreign producers harms American manufacturers, locking in duties on the imports for five years.

U.S. fires new salvo in escalating aluminium trade dispute

05/05/2017

"This is not a China-phobic program, this has to do with a global problem."

U.S. aluminum sector urges Britain, EU to unite against China

05/05/2017

Representatives of the U.S. aluminum industry are speaking to EU counterparts and have written to British Prime Minister Theresa May urging action against what they says are "massive illegal subsidies" in China that threaten Western jobs.

No relief for Indian shrimp exporters, US says anti-dumping duty to continue

05/05/2017

The punitive tariffs, which erode the competitive strength of the Indian seafood exporters, would be effective for another five years. US is the largest market for Indian shrimps and accounts for more than a third of the total seafood exports from the country.