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Economist: Beijing Is the Real Trade Protectionist

04/01/2010

When the U.S. announced it would set preliminary anti-dumping duties on imported steel grating from China, Beijing accused the U.S. of protectionism.

Anti-dumping duty on footwear unfair: Deputy Minister

04/01/2010

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, Mr. Le Danh Vinh termed imposition of anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese footwear by the European Commission as unfair, and said that it does not reveal the true conditions of the Vietnamese footwear industry.

Steelworkers union, steel manufacturers take anti-dumping action on China steel

04/01/2010

THE United Steelworkers and four US steel manufacturers have filed a case seeking duties on drill pipe imported from China, an attorney representing the group said yesterday in the US.

Steel becomes the latest Chinese product to face tariffs

04/01/2010

Steel becomes the latest Chinese product to face tariffs Steel grating products from China are expected to face a tariff of 10 to 16 percent, the U.S. International Trade Commission indicated on Wednesday.

Russia likely to join the WTO in 2010

04/01/2010

Russia is likely to join the World Trade Organization (WTO) next year.The WTO was founded January 1, 1995 and is the successor to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) established in the wake of the World War II in 1947. Its goal is to liberalize global trade and to streamline trade and political relations between its member countries. It uses both tariff methods toward this end, gradually decreasing import duties, and the elimination of non-tariff barriers.

(India) IJMA calls for ban on duty-free jute imports

04/01/2010

The jute manufacturing sector which had embarked on a strike on December 13 is now in for a fresh round of shock. The flow of jute products from Bangladesh is on a rise in recent days, as no duty is levied on imports of jute goods from Bangladesh.

(Canada) Duty on B.C.-bound U.S. spuds up for review

04/01/2010

Over 20 years' worth of seasonal anti-dumping duties on U.S. potatoes imported into British Columbia are up for review yet again as the latest five-year duty comes due for expiry.

Chinese Slapped in Steel Dispute

04/01/2010

Trade Panel Rules That Subsidized Imports Damaged the U.S. Industry U.S. steelmakers won a case over Chinese steel imports, as the U.S. International Trade Commission voted that the domestic industry has been damaged by subsidized steel from China.