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U.S. Trade Commission mulling possible ban on Apple imports from Asia

27/08/2012

Apple is counting on the popularity of its devices and political pressure to thwart efforts by Google’s Motorola Mobility to block imports of the iPhone and iPad, two of the best-selling electronic devices in the U.S.

Russia WTO debut: Cars and food get reduced import duties

27/08/2012

Russia has lowered import duties on several types of meat, food products and automobiles in its first steps as a new World Trade Organization member.

EU to register U.S. bioethanol, raising likelihood of tariffs

27/08/2012

BRUSSELS, Aug 24 (Reuters) - The European Union will begin registering imports of U.S. bioethanol from Saturday, raising the possibility of EU tariffs on shipments worth more than 700 million euros ($876.19 million)a year, the European Commission said in a statement on Friday.

China Made Little Change to Rare Earth Quotas

27/08/2012

China has made little change to this year's rare earth export quotas from 2011, in order to help maintain stable international market demand and supplies.

WTO Gives Impetus to Shorten Russia's "Black List"

27/08/2012

Now that it’s part of the WTO, the Russian government will move to knock down trade barriers on exports, an Economic Development Ministry official said Thursday.

Mexico AD Ruling on RG Coaxial Cables from China

27/08/2012

On August 10, 2012, Mexico's economic ministry announced ending its antidumping (AD) probe on RG coaxial cables from China, with 88% antidumping duties to be levied on such products made by Chinese Chuangmei and Risingsun companies and 345.91% antidumping duties on other Chinese companies respectively.

U.S. Sunset-Review Injury Ruling on Some Steel Pipes from Germany

25/08/2012

On August 21, 2012, the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) announced an antidumping (AD) sunset-review final ruling that revoking the existing antidumping duty order on small-bore seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line, and pressure pipes from Germany would lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to American industries within a reasonably foreseeable time.

U.S. Anti-Circumvention Ruling on Chinese Honey

25/08/2012

On August 21, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced its final anti-circumvention ruling on Chinese honey, affirming the imports of honey-rice syrup mixture (regardless of honey ratio) from China have circumvented the U.S. antidumping duty order of December 10, 2001 on China-made honey products.