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India: Capital goods industry demands zero duty on stainless steel imports due to falling Rupee

02/07/2013

KOLKATA: The Plant & Machinery and capital goods manufacturers have urged the government for zero duty on stainless steel and special steels due to fall in the rupee value.

US: Deosen Disappointed in ITC 'Anti-Dumping' Decision

02/07/2013

PISCATAWAY, N.J. —Deosen Biochemical Ltd. and Deosen USA Inc. issued a statement expressing disappointment in the International Trade Commission (ITC)'s final decision on the anti-dumping petition, which was filed in June 2012 against Chinese and Austrian producers of xanthan gum.

China Solars Move Factories Overseas to Avoid EU Duties

01/07/2013

As Europe slaps duties on $15 billion of solar panels, their Chinese producers are preparing to counterattack with devices assembled from South Africa to Istanbul that will avoid the import taxes.

Brazil: Brazil Initiates aNew Anti-Dumping Investigation on the Imports of Tires for Cargo Vehicles from Several Countries

01/07/2013

On June 10th, 2013, the Brazilian Secretariat of Foreign Trade (SECEX) of the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (MDIC) initiated an anti-dumping investigation on the imports of tires for passenger vehicles (NCM 4011.20.90) from South Korea, Thailand, South Africa, Russia, Taiwan and Japan.

The Philippines: Bakers Refute Anti-Dumping Petition

01/07/2013

The Filipino-Chinese Bakery Association (FCBA) said that granting the local flour millers' petition for a 20 percent anti-dumping duty on imported flour from Turkey will only undermine the welfare of consumers and other flour-related industries aside from stifling competition of a cheaper supply source.

A New Era of Trade Wars is Putting The Global Recovery at Risk

01/07/2013

Protectionism has been on the rise among both emerging and developed markets ever since the financial crisis. Countries around the world have unleashed tariffs, quotas and other restrictive trade policies in their efforts to boost their own economies.

U.S. Launches Patent Probe into 5 Consumer Electronics Companies

01/07/2013

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) initiated a Section 337 investigation on June 20, 2013 into five consumer electronics companies based in China, Japan and the United States for patent infringement.

Mexico sets anti-dumping duties on China seamless steel pipes

01/07/2013

BEIJING, June 21 (Reuters) - Mexico has set duties on seamless steel tubes from China, the Asian giant's commerce ministry said on Friday, after a Mexican steel company complained about unfair pricing practices.