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COMESA rolls out new system to monitor non-tariff barriers

10/05/2017

It will now be easier and faster for the business community in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) to report trade barriers within the tripartite regional economic bloc, thanks to a new short messaging service (SMS) system. According to experts, the innovation that was launched last week will help improve regional trade.

Mexico sugar industry warns U.S. tough line sets bad NAFTA precedent

09/05/2017

A tough U.S. proposal on bilateral sugar trade with Mexico sets a bad precedent for an impending renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the head of Mexico's sugar chamber, Juan Cortina, said on Tuesday.

Almost 700 firms lose export licences to US

09/05/2017

The American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cancelled the import licences of 679 Vietnamese food and beverage manufactureres that did not re-register with the agency as required, or did so without following current procedures.

Mexico sugar chamber says to request anti-dumping US probe

09/05/2017

May 9 Mexican sugar producers will formally request the government to launch an anti-dumping probe into U.S. high-fructose corn syrup in the next few days, Mexico sugar chamber president Juan Cortina said on Tuesday.

Tariffs on paper from Indonesia 'potentially lethal' for free trade deal

09/05/2017

The Australia Indonesia Business Council has launched an extraordinary attack on Australia's decision to impose tariffs on cheap paper imported from Indonesia, warning its impact would be "potentially lethal" for free trade negotiations.

U.S. to impose anti-dumping tariffs on Taiwan steel makers

09/05/2017

Taiwan is among eight countries that will soon face United States trade sanctions as they have sold certain carbon and alloy steel plates at what are considered to be unfairly low prices in the U.S. market, according to Taiwan's Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT).

DOC cancels anti-dumping review

09/05/2017

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) was rescinding the administrative review of the anti-dumping duty order on steel wire garment hangers from Việt Nam, said Việt Nam Competition Authority (VCA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

China extends anti-dumping duties on imported rubber for 5 years

09/05/2017

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced Tuesday that it will extend anti-dumping duties on chloroprene rubber imported from Japan, the United States and the European Union for another five years starting Wednesday.