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Australia hit with 3rd WTO complaint on tobacco law

20/07/2012

GENEVA, July 18 (Reuters) - The Dominican Republic filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization about Australia's tobacco packaging laws on Wednesday, becoming the third country to challenge regulations strongly opposed by big cigarette manufacturers.

USITC makes determination in sunset reviews concerning stainless steel bar

20/07/2012

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that revoking the existing antidumping duty orders on stainless steel bar from Brazil, India, Japan, and Spain would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.

Google unit Motorola Mobility says will avoid US import ban on smartphones

19/07/2012

WASHINGTON: Google unit Motorola Mobility said on Tuesday it has taken steps to avert an interruption of US imports and sales of its smartphones after the devices were found to infringe on a Microsoft patent.

Peru to Quit Anti-dumping on Chinese Surfboards on July 28

19/07/2012

Recently, Peru's INDECOPI authority has noticed China's diplomatic organ that Peruvian antidumping (AD) duty on China-made surfboards will be removed from July 28, 2012 because the three-year antidumping measure will expire then and Peruvian enterprises have not petitioned for review within a time limit.

Mexico fires back in tomato war with Florida

19/07/2012

(UPDATED COVERAGE 5:04 p.m., July 17) Several organizations representing Mexican tomato growers have fired back in the Florida tomato industry’s pursuit of lifting a 16-year suspension agreement between the U.S. and Mexico.

EU Ups Anti-dumping Duties on Chinese Makers of Tartaric Acid

19/07/2012

On July 13, 2012, the EU gave an antidumping (AD) midterm-review ruling on China-made tartaric acid, which raises the antidumping duty from 10.1% to 13.1% on Jiangsu Changmao Biochemical Engineering Co., Ltd. and from 4.7% to 8.3% on Zhejiang Ninghai Organic Chemical Factory.

EU Quits Anti-dumping on Plastic Bags from China & Thailand

19/07/2012

On July 13, 2012, The EU announced that it has decided to cancel its antidumping (AD) measures on plastic bags made in China and Thailand and terminate its midterm review on Chinese plastic bags, which are under EU consolidated HS Codes ex39232100, ex39232910, and ex39232990.

Canadian Two-Anti Injury Rulings on Welded Carbon-Steel Pipes

19/07/2012

On July 13, 2012, Canadian International Trade Tribunal announced its preliminary injury rulings for antidumping and anti-subsidy on welded carbon-steel pipes from India, Chinese Taiwan, Oman, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey and the UAE, holding that their dumping and subsidy have inflicted material injury or material retardation or material injury threat on Canadian domestic industries.