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US in trade dispute with Indonesia

15/01/2013

The US launched a trade dispute against Indonesia over import restrictions on a wide range of agricultural products – including fruits, vegetables, plants and meats – arguing that the measures by the Southeast Asian nation were damaging US exporters.

Vietnam asks WTO to rule on shrimp dispute with U.S.

15/01/2013

GENEVA, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Vietnam has asked the World Trade Organization to appoint a panel of arbitrators to rule on a dispute over alleged dumping of Vietnamese shrimp on the U.S. market.

US: Gulf of Mexico shrimpers hail court's decision to re-examine Chinese import tariffs

15/01/2013

Gulf of Mexico shrimpers on Wednesday hailed a federal trade court's decision to re-examine Chinese shrimp imports from 2009 and 2010. The Department of Commerce had asked the U.S. Court of International Trade to allow it to reopen its review of those Chinese shrimp imports to the United States.

Canada to maintain steel anti-dumping duties on China

10/01/2013

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will maintain anti-dumping duties on hot-rolled carbon steel plate from China on the grounds that cheap imports could harm Canadian firms, Ottawa said on Tuesday.

Ukrainian Ambassador to EU: Association to Settle Ukraine's WTO Tariff Issue for EU

10/01/2013

Once the Association Agreement between the EU and Ukraine is signed, Kyiv's request to raise the WTO tariff ceilings for 371 goods wouldn't matter for the EU countries, stated Kostyantyn Yeliseyev, Ukraine's ambassador to the EU, in his interview with Interfax. "The document envisages all of the respective terms of trade between Kyiv and Brussels, including tariffs and quotas," said the official.

WTO meeting on seal products dispute opened to the public

10/01/2013

At the request of the parties in the dispute “European Communities – Measures Prohibiting the Importation and Marketing of Seal Products” (DS400 and DS401), the panel has agreed to start its meeting with the parties scheduled for 18 to 20 February 2013 with a session open to public viewing at the WTO Headquarters in Geneva.

India: 20% safeguard duty on stainless steel import from China

10/01/2013

NEW DELHI: The government has imposed safeguard duty at a rate of 20 per cent on imports of a certain variety of stainless steel from China to protect domestic players.

Egypt scraps anti-dumping fees

10/01/2013

Egypt has lifted anti-dumping fees on Saudi polypropylene imports after the country found the measure was against public interest, Prince Abdul Aziz bin Salman, assistant minister of petroleum and mineral resources, said yesterday.