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Vietnam accused of dumping plastic bags on US market

08/04/2009

Two American companies have accused Vietnam of dumping plastic bags on the US market, reported the Ministry of Industry and Trade on April 2.

Shrimper group boiling mad over foreign fraud

08/04/2009

BATON ROUGE - A report recently released by the investigative arm of Congress acknowledged that foreign companies illegally mislabeling shrimp products are not only avoiding antidumping payments, but they're also evading food-safety laws.

US removes protectionist anti-dumping levy

08/04/2009

The US Customs & Border Protection (CBP) has withdrawn the customs enhanced bonding requirement (EBR) imposed on shrimp imports from Thailand and India in 2004, which will bring much relief to the exporters from these countries.

WTO Warns of ‘Significant Slippage’ toward Protectionism

08/04/2009

Global commerce is in danger of “an incremental build-up of restrictions that could slowly strangle international trade” and undermine worldwide attempts to boost demand and restore growth, the WTO director-general warned last week.

Govt seeking alternative to anti-dumping duties

08/04/2009

The US is investigating other means of collecting duties on Indian and Thai shrimp imports after a recent World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling ordered that it lift special bonds on the same, a US shrimp fishery group stated on Thursday.

‘Wall of protection’ against textile & carpet imports

07/04/2009

A bill has recently been cleared in the parliament of Tajikistan, limiting exports from a few chosen sectors under the pretext of protecting local producers. Anti-dumping measures are expected to be imposed on a slew of products ranging from textiles, garments to carpets and other goods.

Mexico's Cemex surges as U.S. removes dumping tariffs

07/04/2009

MEXICO CITY, April 2 (Reuters) - Shares in Mexico's Cemex (CMXCPO.MX) surged 14.93 percent to 10.70 pesos on Thursday after the United States removed anti-dumping tariffs on Mexican cement, ending a 15-year-old trade dispute, traders said.

Biodiesel board slams EC duties

07/04/2009

The National Biodiesel Board has submitted formal written comments in response to the European Commission’s decision to impose provisional antidumping and countervailing duties on U.S. biodiesel entering the European Union.