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Brazil slaps higher duties on Chinese shoes, tires

14/09/2009

Brazil has slapped prohibitive tariffs on imports of Chinese shoes and tires, as part of an ongoing anti-dumping dispute.

US steel mills to start talks for tinplate contract renewals

11/09/2009

TEX reported that major steel companies in the USA are expected to start negotiations shortly on annual contract renewals of their tinplate supplies to domestic manufacturers of steel cans for shipments in 2010.

Pakistan, Iran and UAE investigated in PET dumping probe

11/09/2009

The European Union has threatened to impose tariffs on PET imports from Pakistan, Iran and the UAE in retaliation for what is believes could be anti-competitive subsidies and below-cost selling.

Extra duties hit RI tire exports to Turkey

11/09/2009

The Indonesian tire industry will miss out on an export target of US$40 million of bicycle and motorcycle tires to Turkey this year after the Turkish government imposed punitive tariffs on Indonesian tires.

EU trade chief visits China amid protectionism row

11/09/2009

BRUSSELS, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- European Union (EU) Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton started a week-long trip to China on Sunday, her first one to the country since she assumed office last October.

EU levies AD on Chinese wire rod again

11/09/2009

It is reported that EU decided on August 27th to levy 24% antidumping duty on Chinese origin wire rods, effective for five years. As a matter of fact this is just one of EU protectionisms on China steel products for these years.

Himachal wants duty hike on Chinese apple concentrate

11/09/2009

Shimla, Sep 6 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh wants higher import duty on apple juice concentrate from China, saying this was necessary to save the domestic industry.

National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones Supports Use of FTZs to Promote Global Competitiveness of U.S. Based Manufacturers

11/09/2009

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones (NAFTZ) today challenged foreign-trade zone opponents to provide evidence to support objections lodged against applications by Dow Corning Corporation and REC Silicon for Subzone Authority at the companies' facilities in Kentucky and Washington. The Foreign-Trade Zones Act permits the Foreign-Trade Zones Board to make reasonable determinations concerning the treatment of goods, including goods subject to antidumping and/or countervailing duties. The implementing regulations explicitly provide that this merchandise must be admitted to a zone in "privileged foreign status, "which retains the tariff classification, country of origin and any antidumping or countervailing duty liability until the finished product is entered for consumption into the U.S. Customs territory.