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Temping duty: Safeguard levy to fight cheap imports

04/12/2008

NEW DELHI: The government is examining a plan to impose safeguard, or temporary, Customs duties to help sectors such as steel and chemicals fight a surge of cheap imports, notably from China, officials say.

Dumping cases may rise in 2009

04/12/2008

Business groupings and the government have forecast an increase in dumping cases to be handled next year amidst nervousness that an influx of low priced imported goods may harm domestic industries.

Commentary: Growing popularity of low-cost PCs bad for DRAM makers

04/12/2008

Over the past few years, DRAM makers had been expanding capacity aggressively on industries' positive estimates of how the Windows Vista operating system would stimulate market demand and buoy PC component prices.

Brazil, Thailand challenge U.S. import measures

04/12/2008

GENEVA, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Brazil and Thailand have both launched trade disputes over a controversial U.S. method of tackling unfairly priced imports, documents on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) website show.

Ukraine to probe «discrimination» against its sweets in Belarusian market

04/12/2008

The Ukrainian economy ministry is set to probe exports of its hard candy into Belarus, which domestic manufacturers claim is being discriminated against, reported Ukraine's media.

Jungbunzlauer, DSM Win EU Tax on Chinese Citric Acid

04/12/2008

Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- The European Union imposed five-year tariffs on citric acid from China to shield Jungbunzlauer AG and Royal DSM NV from cheaper imports in the EU’s 350 million-euro ($442 million) market.

Govt initiates anti-dumping investigations for steel items

01/12/2008

New Delhi (PTI): The government has initiated probe into alleged dumping of steel items in India by countries including China after finding "sufficient evidence" of injury to the domestic industry amidst the global meltdown.

Vietnam shrimp exports need brands to add value: UK experts

01/12/2008

With demand on the rise, shrimp could become a major foreign exchange earner if Vietnam develops brands for the product and promotes them in key markets, British experts said.