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U.S. probes potential Vietnam-China plywood connection

26/06/2020

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has initiated an inquiry into whether imports of hardwood plywood imported from Vietnam, using components from China, circumvent the existing antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty orders on hardwood plywood from China.

U.S. to review tariffs on EU goods in aircraft subsidy dispute

26/06/2020

The United States moved to maintain pressure on the European Union in a 16-year dispute over aircraft subsidies by flagging possible changes in tariffs on EU goods, as the date for a decision on reciprocal EU duties slipped to the autumn.

US threatens tariffs on European beer

26/06/2020

The United States has announced is it considering applying import tariffs to a number of European products exported to the US, including beer, gin and olives.

India plans to impose strict rules and tariffs on Chinese imports

26/06/2020

India plans to impose stringent quality control measures and higher tariffs on imports from China, people with the knowledge of the matter said, as a military standoff between the neighbors threaten economic ties.

US initiates anti-subsidy investigation into Vietnamese tyres

26/06/2020

The US Department of Commerce has officially launched an anti-subsidy investigation into a number of automobile tyre products which originate from the nation, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Trade falls steeply in first half of 2020

24/06/2020

World trade fell sharply in the first half of the year, as the COVID-19 pandemic upended the global economy.

Start with EVFTA but do not neglect trade defence

24/06/2020

Up to now, the EU has investigated 14 trade remedies, including six cases of tax evasion investigations related to Vietnam's exports.

The Philippines launches three safeguard investigations

24/06/2020

On 19 June 2020, the Philippines notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it initiated three safeguard investigations: on aluminum zinc sheets, coils and strips; on prepainted galvanized iron and prepainted aluminum zinc; and on galvanized iron sheets, coils and strips