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VASEP: US New Antidumping Taxation On Tra Fish Unreasonable

14/07/2014

The US’s anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese solidified tra fish fillets will be reduced though still poise problems to Vietnamese exporters, according to a Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

U.S. Sets Duties on Korean Steel for Oil Drilling

14/07/2014

The Obama administration imposed duties on steel pipe from South Korea and eight other nations in a victory for U.S. Steel Corp. (X) and the United Steelworkers union, which said they were hurt by unfair competition from overseas. U.S. Steel rose 3.2 percent in New York trading.

WTO raises question on sugar subsidy

14/07/2014

Geneva-based World Trade Organization (WTO) has raised questions over India's move to subsidise export of sugar. WTO member countries such as Brazil, Columbia, Australiaand the European Union (EU) have especially expressed concerned at the WTO's Committee on Agriculture.

U.S. Targets South Korea Over Steel

14/07/2014

WASHINGTON — The Commerce Department declared Friday that South Korean steel companies and those in seven other countries were illegally dumping low-cost steel pipes and tubing into the American construction market and would be subject to additional duties.

U.S. steel producers seek to scrap Russian trade deal

14/07/2014

(Reuters) - U.S. steel producers on Thursday accused Russia of flooding the market with cheap flat-rolled steel, challenging a 15-year trade deal and potentially reigniting a decades-old dispute over imports amid heightened tensions between Washington and Moscow.

EU to examine whether to re-impose duties on U.S. Biodiesel

14/07/2014

The European Commission (EC) has decided to initiate a probe to look into the factual grounds for a potential extension of duties introduced in 2009 on biodiesel imports originating in the United States, a source told Xinhua on Thursday.

US and EU unions criticise transatlantic trade deal

11/07/2014

The largest trade unions in the US and EU are calling for protections for online privacy and the dropping of special protections for foreign investors as part of a long series of demands to secure their backing for a transatlantic trade pact.

NZ, Canada Welcome WTO Environmental Goods Talks

11/07/2014

New Zealand and Canada are to cut their import tariffs on a number of environmental goods as part of a multilateral trade pact being negotiated at the World Trade Organization (WTO).