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Canada: Breaking down trade barriers

25/10/2010

Promising bargain prices and better selection for consumers, new markets for business abroad and more jobs on the home-front, Canada has embarked on a robust bid to forge free-trade deals around the world.

WTO rejects many Chinese claims in U.S. duties case

25/10/2010

GENEVA (Reuters) - A World Trade Organization panel largely rejected Chinese claims on Friday in a dispute with the United States over extra duties on Chinese goods which Washington argued were priced at below cost and subsidized.

WTO hears Viet Nam's complaint against US

25/10/2010

HA NOI — The World Trade Organisation's Dispute Settlement Body in Geneva, Switzerland, on Wednesday began adjudicating the case involving Viet Nam's suit against the US for imposing anti-dumping duties on frozen shrimp imported from Viet Nam.

Glossy Paper From China, Indonesia to Face U.S. Anti-Subsidy Import Duties

25/10/2010

The U.S. will impose dumping and anti-subsidy duties on glossy paper from Indonesia and China after the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled that domestic makers may be harmed by low-cost imports.

India: FinMin opposes import duty on power equipment

25/10/2010

New Delhi, Oct 21 (PTI) The Finance Ministry is believed to have disfavoured the imposition of import duty on power equipment for ultra mega power projects (UMPPs) for now -- a move that could benefit private players that are looking to source equipment from abroad. Sources said the Finance Ministry has decided against the imposition of import duty after consultations with the Power Ministry and public sector equipment major BHEL, besides representations made by private sector players through the Association of Power Producers.

WTO begins hearing on Vietnam’s shrimp lawsuit

22/10/2010

A World Trade Organisation (WTO) panel on October 20 began a hearing on a lawsuit filed by Vietnam against the US imposition of anti-dumping tariffs on its shrimp.

India: PM firm on rice export ban

22/10/2010

Hyderabad, Oct. 20: The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, was noncommittal on the demand put forth by the state government as well as Opposition parties to allow export of rice.

Iran's carpet industry floored by U.S. sanctions

22/10/2010

TEHRAN, Oct 21, 2010 -- Iran's famed rug industry faces a serious threat from the latest sanctions imposed by the United States, the biggest market for Persian carpets.