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RoK strawberry imports face new rules

22/02/2017

Boxes of fresh strawberries exported from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to Việt Nam must have “for Vietnam” written on them, according to new rules released on February 16 by Việt Nam’s Plant Protection Department.

India: Government imposes anti-dumping duty on seamless tubes and pipes from China

22/02/2017

In order to safeguard the domestic industry, the Government of India has imposed anti-dumping duty on imports of seamless tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of iron, alloy or non-alloy steel from China.

'India must remove tariff and non-tariff barriers'

22/02/2017

Minister for Commerce Tofail Ahmed on Thursday urged India to take steps to remove tariff and non-tariff barriers to boost exports from Bangladesh to India. "Due to different tariff and non-tariff barriers, Bangladesh's export to India is not growing at expected levels despite having duty benefits in almost all products except tobacco and liquor." Tofail said.

China says policies unaffected by Trump plan to bring factories back to U.S.

22/02/2017

China is closely following U.S. President Donald Trump's plans to create more domestic jobs by encouraging U.S. companies to bring home or "reshore" their overseas production, but the government will not change its overall strategy, Industry Minister Miao Wei said on Friday.

Pro-Brexit economists urge UK to unilaterally scrap tariffs

22/02/2017

Britain should be prepared to scrap all tariffs on imports unilaterally when it leaves the European Union to give consumers and the broader economy a boost, even if it hurts some businesses, economists who favor Brexit said on Thursday.

VN: Frozen shrimp exports to RoK must undergo quarantine

22/02/2017

Frozen shrimp exported to the Republic of Korea (RoK) from member countries of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) must undergo quarantine checks before shipping to the market.

Europe's steel industry adds Iranian imports to list of threats

22/02/2017

LONDON, Feb 16 Iranian steel imports have become the latest threat to European steelmakers, their trade group said on Thursday, after imports from Iran rose by nearly eight times between 2013 and 2016.

U.S. Steel drops part of case against Chinese steel producers

18/02/2017

United States Steel Corp. on Wednesday said it was withdrawing a portion of its claims with the International Trade Commission over whether Chinese companies hacked into the company’s computer systems to steal trade secrets.