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Local mosquito coil maker pins hopes on safeguard duty

16/04/2010

CEBU CITY -- Homegrown mosquito coil manufacturer Green Coil Industries, Inc. yesterday reiterated the need to protect the local industry from low-cost imports and lauded the Trade department’s decision to impose provisional safeguard duties on SC Johnson’s mosquito coils.

Usitc Makes Determination In Five-Year (Sunset) Review Concerning Chloropicrin From China

16/04/2010

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that revoking the existing antidumping duty order on chloropicrin from China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.

U.S. sets hefty final duties on China steel pipe

16/04/2010

WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday set final anti-dumping duties ranging from 30 percent to 99 percent on more than $1 billion of Chinese-made steel pipe in one of the biggest U.S. trade cases on record.

Russia stops duty free imports of Ukrainian pipes

16/04/2010

SteelOrbis - As of April 1, 2010, Russia has stopped duty free imports of Ukrainian pipes in the absence of agreed quotas for supplies not subject to antidumping duty payment, Russia's Federal Customs Service has announced.

EU rejects China complaint at WTO over shoe duties

16/04/2010

BRUSSELS, April 9 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Friday rejected a complaint by China to the World Trade Organisation that the EU executive's anti-dumping tariffs on imports of certain Chinese-made shoes breached WTO rules.

DOC initiates reviews of certain imported shrimp

16/04/2010

American shrimp associations have requested the Department of Commerce’s (DOC) International Trade Administration to conduct administrative reviews of the antidumping duty orders on certain frozen warmwater shrimp coming from Brazil, India and Thailand. The reviews of these orders will involve more than 300 companies located in these countries.

China counters claims of weak hand in soyoil spat

16/04/2010

Beijing has countered claims that its reliance on soyoil imports leaves it in a vulnerable position in a dispute with Argentina, the biggest exporter of the vegetable oil, saying China has ample supplies in store.

World Tariff Wars

12/04/2010

U.S. protectionism is hurting American exports.President Obama launched his National Export Initiative last month. Objective: Double exports in five years. Sounds good. Too bad some of our trading partners missed the memo.