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Brazil Takes Anti-dumping Probe on Chinese Stainless Steels

23/04/2012

On April 13, Brazil's foreign-trade authority announced its launching anti-dumping (AD) investigations into flat-seizing austenitic 304 (304, 304L and 304H) stainless steels and cold-rolled ferrite 430 stainless steels (thickness no less than 0.35mm but less than 4.75mm) originating in South Africa, Germany, China, South Korea, the U.S., Finland, Chinese Taiwan and Vietnam, which are under Mercosur HS Codes 72193200, 72193300, 72193400, 72193500, 72202090.

Argentina to impose anti-dumping duties on coated woodfree paper imports

23/04/2012

SAO PAULO, (RISI) - Argentina on Mar. 3 issued a resolution recognizing damage caused by imported coated woodfree paper (CWF) from the USA, Austria and China on the local industry.

$US: Year-long refrigerator fracas ends in favor of Samsung, LG$

US: Year-long refrigerator fracas ends in favor of Samsung, LG

19/04/2012

By a unanimous 5-0 vote, the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled today in favor of Samsung and LG in a year-long anti-dumping case initiated by Whirlpool. The decision came as somewhat of a surprise after the U.S. Department of Commerce found last month that the South Korean manufacturers were illegally dumping certain foreign-made refrigerators in the U.S. market by selling them at prices below their fair market value. As a result of today's decision, duties ranging from 5 to 30 percent will not take effect.

US reject import duties on refrigerators, steel wheels

19/04/2012

WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - A U.S. trade panel on Tuesday rejected punitive duties on bottom-mount refrigerators from South Korea and Mexico and on steel wheels from China in a blow for Whirlpool and other U.S. manufacturers seeking import relief.

EC: Court rules mandarin anti-dumping duties invalid

19/04/2012

Anti-dumping duties on Chinese canned mandarins have been declared invalid after a court in Hamburg took issue with the European Commission's use of analogue countries. The duty has not yet come into force, but is expected to do so in the coming months.

China slams US trade protectionism measures

19/04/2012

BEIJING - China's Ministry of Commerce urged Tuesday the United States to stop using trade protectionism in the name of promoting fair trade.

Australian Judges Query Tobacco Companies’ Stand on Packs

19/04/2012

Tobacco companies’ claims that Australia was illegally seizing their trademarks with a law requiring cigarettes to be sold in plain packages was questioned by judges who said companies would still retain their brand names on the new packs.

India: Anti-dumping duty on EU chemical imports

19/04/2012

India is likely to impose anti- dumping duty of up to $490 per mt on imports of a chemical, mainly used in pharmaceutical and plastic industry, from European Union to protect domestic players from cheap shipments.