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Mexico ends tariffs on Northwest apples, pears, Christmas trees after winning a trade dispute

27/10/2011

Workers in Eagle Creek load Christmas trees in 2009 for shipping to Mexico. Mexico slapped 20 percent tariffs on Christmas tree and other products that year as part of a trucking dispute, but dropped the duties Friday, clearing the way for increased sales.

U.S. ITC advocates six-month exception for 4G devices from potential HTC Android import ban

26/10/2011

“The ITC staff’s initial position on a potential import ban against HTC’s Android-based devices was that such a sanction ‘is not contrary to the public interest,’ especially since other devices (devices made by other companies as well as HTC’s own Windows Phone-based products) could easily replace HTC’s Android devices,” Florian Mueller reports for FOSS Patents.

Paraguay Lifts Beef-Export Ban

26/10/2011

Buenos Aires—Paraguay has lifted a one-month ban on beef exports and will begin negotiations with other countries to restart sales.

Africa: Kenya Retains Higher Import Quota of Tax-Free Sugar

26/10/2011

Kenya will retain the current enlarged import quota of duty-free sugar from the Africa's largest market as part of a deal that saw the country granted a two-year extension to fully liberalise its sugar sector.

WTO Ruling On Vietnamese Shrimp Is One of Many Rulings Against U.S.

25/10/2011

The membership of the United States in the World Trade Organization (WTO) has made it nearly impossible for the U.S. to instate trade policies that are in the best interest of the country. In fact, the United States loses 9 out of 10 cases that are brought against it in the WTO.

India: Dumping duty on select rubber chemicals from China

25/10/2011

The Finance Ministry has imposed definitive anti-dumping duty on certain imported rubber chemicals namely ‘MBTS' Dibenzothiazole disulphide from China. This anti-dumping duty will be valid for a period of five years with effect from October 20 this year.

India: Nylon traders oppose levy of anti-dumping duty

25/10/2011

SURAT: South Gujarat Nylon Traders Association (SGNTA) and South Gujarat Wrap Knitting Association (SGWKA) have jointly nylon filament yarn opposed levy of anti-dumping duty on nylon filament yarn by the central government.

India plans to move WTO against US over imposition of penal duties on steel import

25/10/2011

NEW DELHI: India plans to approach the World Trade Organisation over the imposition of 18% to 500% penal duties by United States on imports of hot-rolled steel, a move that has priced Indian producers out of the US market. The move follows India's failure to sort out the issue with the US bilaterally.