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Brazil sponsors “forex anti-dumping” import barriers to compensate US dollar devaluation

22/09/2011

The Brazilian government will propose before the World Trade Organization the implementation of import barriers to compensate for the growing penetration of foreign produce spurred by the sustained devaluation of the US dollars in recent years, said Industry Minister Fernando Pimentel.

30.6% Anti-dumping Duty Imposed on Shanghai CIMIC Tile

22/09/2011

SHENZHEN, September 20, SinoCast -- Shanghai CIMIC Tile Co., Ltd. (SZSE: 002162) announced on September 19 that it would accept 30.6% anti-dumping duty in accordance with the verdict by the European Union on China ceramic tile product anti-dumping investigation case. This will be executed for 5 years since the verdict took effect.

US: ITA continues final results in rectangular pipe and tube

22/09/2011

The Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of an anti-dumping duty administrative review of certain welded carbon quality light-walled steel pipe and tube of rectangular cross section, having a wall thickness of less than 4 mm.

Costs of U.S. Trade Restrictions on Indonesian Exports

22/09/2011

Washington, DC - Today, the pro-development NGO, World Growth, released a new study by Dr. Robert Shapiro, former Undersecretary of Commerce during the Clinton Administration and chairman of the economic advisory firm Sonecon, which concludes that trade restrictions imposed recently by the U.S. on certain coated paper products imported from Indonesia and China would have adverse effects on U.S. consumers.

WTO says US "dolphin-safe" rules restrict Mexico tuna

22/09/2011

GENEVA, Sept 15 (Reuters) - A World Trade Organization panel has partially backed a Mexican complaint about U.S. rules restricting imports of Mexican tuna, potentially opening the door to tuna imports for the first time in 20 years.

China rules EU subsidizes potato starch

19/09/2011

BEIJING - A final ruling by China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Friday that European Union members have subsidized potato starch exports to China, which has hurt the interests of China's domestic producers.

Argentina will defend domestic market from flood of “Asian textile imports”

19/09/2011

Argentina will reinforce the defence of its domestic market from ‘the danger of an invasion of Asian countries’ imports, as a consequence of the world crisis, promised this week Industry Minister Debora Giorgi.

U.S. Final AD Sunset-Review Ruling on China's Sulfanilic Acid

19/09/2011

On September 14, 2011, the United States International Trade Commission made a final ruling of antidumping sunset review on sulfanilic acid originating in China and India, and made a final ruling of anti-subsidy sunset review on India's sulfanilic acid, judging that injuries have been caused to U.S. local industries and that cancellation of the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures will cause the continuation or reoccurrence of the injuries to the U.S. in a foreseeable period.