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Steel fabricators worried tighter anti-dumping legislation will mean higher costs for them and consumers

06/04/2016

The Australian Steel Association (ASA) says small-scale fabricators and householders will bear the brunt of any moves to tighten anti-dumping legislation.

EU ‘studying China’s WTO commitments on anti-dumping’ as it mulls changing nation’s trading status

05/04/2016

The European Union is studying the anti-dumping provisions in China’s WTO accession agreements as it contemplates whether to grant market economy status to the world’s largest trader, the French ambassador to Beijing said on Wednesday.

Ottawa seeks WTO ruling on U.S. duties on Canadian paper

05/04/2016

Ottawa says it wants the World Trade Organization to look into U.S. countervailing duties on almost $1 billion in annual exports of supercalendered paper from Canada.

Non-tariff issues major barrier to regional trade

05/04/2016

Experts have said that Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) have emerged as major impediment to regional trade in South Asia.

Anti-dumping duty on import of tiles from China

05/04/2016

The government today slapped anti-dumping duty on import of tiles from China to protect the domestic industry.

WTO rules for some Argentina claims in EU anti-dumping biodiesel duty row

05/04/2016

The World Trade Organization ruled on Tuesday in favor of several claims by Argentina against anti-dumping duties imposed on its biodiesel imports by the European Union, but said the EU regulation at the heart of the dispute did not violate WTO rules.

Vietnam exporters cleared of charge on circumventing anti-dumping tax

04/04/2016

The Turkish Ministry of Economy has confirmed that three Vietnamese exporters of welded cold-rolled stainless steel pipes did not circumvent anti-dumping duties, according to the Vietnam Competition Authority.

Obstacles: Non-tariff barriers, high duty restrict exports to Iran

04/04/2016

The recent visit of Iranian President Hasan Rouhani to Pakistan led to the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the five-year Strategic Trade Cooperation Plan, which would pave the way for promoting trade between the two countries, said Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) President Atif Ikram Sheikh.