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China wants to restrict WTO rules on dumping, unfair subsidies

26/04/2017

China has proposed tightening the rules on when countries can impose anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariffs, saying their use was rising and that such charges were often misused and distorted international trade.

US To Levy Dumping Duties On Spanish Carbon Steel Flanges

26/04/2017

The United States is to introduce anti-dumping duties on Spanish exporters of finished carbon steel flanges, typically used to connect pipes, among other things.

Canada's options limited as it faces prospect of U.S. trade war

25/04/2017

From cherries to wine and oil, Canada has a range of tools to retaliate against any Trump administration trade attacks but they are either too limited or too painful to invoke.

WTO lets Mexico slap trade sanctions on U.S. in tuna dispute

25/04/2017

Mexico can impose annual trade sanctions worth $163.23 million against the United States after winning a dispute over trade in tuna fish, a World Trade Organization arbitrator ruled on Tuesday.

Canada Responds To 'Unfair' US Lumber Tariff

25/04/2017

The Canadian Government has said it "disagrees strongly" with the US Department of Commerce's decision to impose "unfair and punitive" duties on imports of Canadian softwood lumber.

EU steel demand to grow more than 1 pct this year and next, after strong 2016

25/04/2017

Mexico plans immediate action on US imports after WTO tuna ruling

25/04/2017

The Mexican economy ministry said on Tuesday it would immediately initiate the process of taking retaliatory steps against U.S. imports following a ruling by the World Trade Organization in Mexico's favor in a dispute over tuna.

Trump’s threat of steel tariffs heralds big changes in trade policy

25/04/2017

President Trump announced Thursday that he was directing the commerce secretary to investigate whether imports of steel were a threat to U.S. national security. This follows earlier administration plans to “self-initiate” – or start on its own – trade enforcement cases involving countries such as China, Mexico, Germany, Japan or South Korea.