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WTO To Probe Colombia's Compliance With Tariff Ruling

16/03/2017

The Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has agreed to determine whether Colombia has complied with an earlier WTO ruling regarding its import tariffs on textiles, apparel, and footwear.

VN rice firms chafe at China import limits

16/03/2017

Many Vietnamese rice exporters are facing difficulties after China authorised only 22 Vietnamese businesses to export rice into the country

U.S. aluminum foil producers launch case accusing China of dumping

16/03/2017

U.S. aluminum foil producers have filed petitions with their government accusing Chinese manufacturers of dumping the product in the United States, the first such case since the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump.

Sugar subsidies, America’s least efficient corporate welfare program

16/03/2017

Washington is once again massively screwing up the American sugar market. Because American farmers cannot compete with foreign sugar growers, the federal government has maintained an array of sugar import quotas and/or tariffs for most of the last 200 years. The regulatory regime has provided windfalls for generations of politicians and jobs for legions of bureaucrats while destroying more than a hundred thousand private, productive jobs. It’s Getting Worse

Japan says no barriers to auto imports after U.S. fires trade salvo

16/03/2017

Japan on Friday rejected U.S. demands for more access to Japan's auto market, saying the government has already taken steps to eliminate tariffs and non-tariff barriers.

Japan asks WTO to set up settlement panel in India steel dispute

16/03/2017

Japan on Thursday asked the World Trade Organization (WTO) to set up a dispute settlement panel to examine India's safeguard duties on steel imports which it says may be violating the WTO rules.

China Warns US Approach on WTO Risks 'Old Traps' of Trade Wars

16/03/2017

China voiced strong discontent after President Donald Trump’s administration suggested that the country isn’t bound by World Trade Organization decisions.

Turkey takes U.S. to WTO over duties on pipe and tube products

16/03/2017

Turkey has launched a complaint at the World Trade Organization to challenge U.S. anti-subsidy duties on Turkish pipe and tube products, the WTO said on Wednesday.