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US: AAFA Calls for Reductions of Global Trade Barriers

10/04/2012

ARLINGTON, Va. — April 2, 2012 — The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) today released the following statement regarding the publication of the 2012 National Trade Estimate Report. The NTE Report is an annual review coordinated by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) of foreign trade barriers faced by U.S. companies.

US lists Taiwan in trade barrier report amid beef dispute

10/04/2012

Taiwan has been listed in a report on foreign trade barriers published by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on Monday amid a dispute over US beef exports to the island.

India: Anti-dumping duty on truck tyres from China, Thailand to continue

10/04/2012

Domestic tyre manufacturers have cause for cheer. Anti-dumping duty will continue to be levied on non-radial bus/truck tyre imports from China and Thailand till October 7 this year.

Indonesia: KADI initiated sunset review on antidumping duty imposed on Hot Rolled Coil (HRC)

10/04/2012

Based on the application of PT Krakatau Steel (Persero) Tbk. which represents the domestic industry, KADI (Komite Anti Dumping Indonesia) initiated a sunset review on antidumping duty imposed on hot rolled coil (HS No. 7208.10.00.00, 7208.08.25.00, 7208.26.00.00, 7208.27.00.00, 7208.36.00.00, 7208.37.00.00, 7208.38.00.00, 7208.39.00.00, and 7208.90.00.00) from China, India, Russia, Taiwan, and Thailand.

EU: Terminating an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of sodium cyclamate

10/04/2012

Commission Decision 2012/185/EU of 4 April 2012 terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of sodium cyclamate originating in China, limited to two Chinese exporting producers Fang Da Food Additive (Shen Zhen) Limited and Fang Da Food Additive (Yang Quan) Limited.

EU lifts restrictions on Thai poultry after H5N1 eradication

10/04/2012

(BRUSSELS) - The European Union decided Tuesday to lift restrictions on the import of fresh poultry meat from Thailand that had been in place since 2004 due to an avian flu outbreak.

Malaysia: Rivals MISIF and MSA call for government regulation on steel imports

06/04/2012

PETALING JAYA: Previously split between the Malaysian Iron and Steel Industry Federation (MISIF) and Malaysia Steel Association (MSA), players in the country's steel industry are joining forces to seek the Government's aid to regulate the mechanism on imported steel products into Malaysia.

WTO dents U.S. ban on clove cigarettes

06/04/2012

GENEVA/WASHINGTON, April 4 (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization on Wednesday dealt a blow to a U.S. law barring the sale of clove-flavored cigarettes to discourage children from smoking, saying it was unfair to Indonesia because menthol cigarettes can still be sold in the United States.