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China to levy anti-dumping duty on chemical from Japan

19/04/2017

China decided to impose an anti-dumping duty on a chemical product imported from Japan in a final ruling after a year-long trade probe.

Trump vows to back U.S. dairy farmers in Canada trade spat

18/04/2017

U.S. President Donald Trump promised on Tuesday to defend American dairy farmers who have been hurt by Canada’s protectionist trade practices, during a visit to the cheese-making state of Wisconsin.

Anti-dumping duty likely on a chemical import from 6 nations

18/04/2017

India may impose anti-dumping duty of up to USD 118 per tonne on import of a chemical used by industries in applications such as corrosion control and paper bleaching from six countries including Korea, Indonesia and Pakistan.

Ukraine slaps anti-dumping duties on grinding wheels from Russia

17/04/2017

Ukraine's interdepartmental commission for international trade has decided to introduce anti-dumping measures on imports of ceramic bonded grinding wheels originating from Russia.

US Trade Laws and the Sovereignty Canard

13/04/2017

John Bolton took to the pages of the Wall Street Journal yesterday to assert America’s interest in abandoning international institutions that threaten U.S. sovereignty. In identifying the World Trade Organization’s Dispute Settlement Body as such an institution, Bolton was reinforcing a central theme of the Trump administration’s recently-minted 2017 Trade Policy Agenda. That document is short on specifics, but makes one thing clear: Under threat of going rogue, the United States will leverage its indispensability to compel changes at the WTO that accommodate a more expansive, less surgical application of domestic trade laws.

Trump considers trade order that could lead to duties

13/04/2017

U.S. President Donald Trump is considering an executive order to launch a trade investigation that could lead to supplemental duties in certain product categories, a Trump administration official told Reuters.

Vietnamese catfish exporters gear up for US inspections

13/04/2017

Việt Nam catfish processors must prepare for the inspection programme of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in order to boost exports into this market.“If Vietnamese producers can meet USDA’s requirement, a huge market in the US awaits them,” according to a recent article on seafoodsource.com.

Indian body recommends anti-dumping duties on some steel imports

13/04/2017

An Indian government body has recommended imposing duties on some steel products imported from China, Japan and Russia, reinforcing New Delhi's tough stance despite complaints from some of the targeted countries.