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Before knocking on WTO doors, India seeks talks with US on steel duty

06/12/2011

NEW DELHI: India has decided to seek consultations with the US on the 'wrongful' imposition of penal duties on its steel exports, a first step that a country takes before dragging another to the dispute settlement mechanism of the World Trade Organsiation or WTO.

US: Chinese Imports Hurt U.S. Solar Companies, Trade Panel Says

06/12/2011

The U.S. International Trade Commission took the first step toward imposing added tariffs on Chinese solar imports, saying subsidies for the products harm equipment makers such as SolarWorld AG.

China says U.S. solar ruling smacks of protectionism

06/12/2011

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China said it was "deeply concerned" about a preliminary ruling by a U.S. trade body that trade practices by Chinese solar makers are hurting U.S. producers and said the decision underscored a U.S. "inclination to trade protectionism."

Global Sugar Alliance of Producers Wants End of Trade Barriers

06/12/2011

The European Union and U.S. should drop trade barriers on sugar and ethanol because they have caused “price instability,” a sugar producer group said.

Europe unlikely to launch anti-dumping, anti-subsidy investigation of China-made PV products

06/12/2011

While the US Department of Commerce has launched an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation of solar cells and modules imported from China, Europe, the largest market for China-made solar products, is unlikely to follow suit because Europe-based suppliers of polysilicon and solar product manufacturing equipment have been benefiting from large demand in China, according to industry sources.

US: Democrats Urge Obama to Investigate Chinese Solar Imports

06/12/2011

Democratic lawmakers wrote a letter to President Barack Obama urging an investigation into Chinese solar imports, which they say don’t fairly compete with domestic products.

Taiwan solar cell makers may benefit from US probe

04/12/2011

In the wake of the ongoing anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation taken by the US government, China-based solar firms reportedly are looking to work with Taiwan-based firms to weather possible impacts from the probe.

Peru remains the anti-dumping measures against Chinese shoes

04/12/2011

Nowadays INDECOPI has informed Chinese embassy in Peru of decision to maintain the anti-dumping duty on Chinese shoes that was imposed in 2000 after the conclusion of anti-dumping reviewing on November 21, 2011.