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Trudeau Says He Will Consider Retaliating Against U.S. Over Tariff

08/05/2017

OTTAWA – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday he would consider retaliatory measures in response to the U.S. imposing a 20% tariff on lumber imports from its northern neighbor.

S.Africa has "no choice" but to impose emergency steel tariff- trade minister

08/05/2017

May 8 South Africa had "no choice" but to impose emergency safeguard tariffs on imports of certain flat hot-rolled steel products to protect local industry, Minister of Trade and Industry, Rob Davies said on Monday.

US May Restore Duties On Mexican Sugar If Talks Fail

08/05/2017

The United States has said that it will restore anti-dumping duties and countervailing duties on Mexican sugar exports if alternative action cannot be agreed by June 5.

Firms stop pork import, buy local

08/05/2017

With the glut of pigs forcing local pork prices down to levels comparable with imported ones, some food processing firms in HCM City have suspended imports and increased local purchases.

WTO ruling on plain packs important for NZ - ministers

07/05/2017

An international ruling will be hugely important to New Zealand's plans to require cigarettes to be sold in plain packs, ministers say.

U.S. trade panel affirms Argentina, Indonesia biodiesel probe

06/05/2017

The U.S. International Trade Commission voted on Friday to continue a U.S. Commerce Department investigation into alleged dumping and unfair subsidies of biodiesel fuels from Argentina and Indonesia, moving a step closer to punitive U.S. duties.

U.S. trade body says steel product from Japan, other nations ‘injured’ industry

06/05/2017

The U.S. International Trade Commission has said it has determined that imports of a steel product from Japan and seven other economies and sold in the United States at less than fair value have “materially injured” the U.S. steel industry and antidumping duty orders will be issued on imports of the product.

Australia wins landmark WTO tobacco packaging case

05/05/2017

A landmark Australian law on restrictive tobacco packaging has been upheld at the World Trade Organization after a five-year legal battle, Bloomberg news reported on Thursday, citing two people familiar with the situation.