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EU asked to drop anti-dumping measures

20/07/2011

SHANGHAI -- The China Fastener Industry Association (CFIA) strongly demanded the lifting of discriminatory anti-dumping duties from the EU on fasteners from China in an open letter sent to the Council of European Union on Monday.

Clinton asks India to lower trade barriers

20/07/2011

New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Tuesday urged India to lower investment barriers even as the two countries agreed to re-open negotiations on a bilateral investment treaty.

Myanmar: Burma lifts import ban on 15 Thai products

20/07/2011

Exports to Burma are expected to grow significantly this year, thanks to Rangoon lifting a decade-old import ban on 15 products from Thailand, the Trade Negotiations Department reported.

EU Extends 85% Tariff on Chinese Screws and Bolts to Malaysia

20/07/2011

The European Union extended to Malaysia an 85 percent tariff on screws and bolts from China, saying Chinese exporters used the country to evade the levy and undercut EU producers.

Vietnam: Indonesia commences investigation into alleged dumping of cold rolled steel

18/07/2011

The Indonesian Anti-Dumping Committee has commenced an investigation into the alleged dumping of cold rolled steel from Viet Nam, mainland China, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan.

India: More clarity needed on anti-dumping notifications

18/07/2011

The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has clarified (through Circular number 28/2011-Cus dated July 8, 2011) that definitive/final anti-dumping duty can be collected beyond the stipulated period only when a notification extending the levy has been issued, before the expiry of the parent notification.

WTO says EU illegally taxes China steel fasteners

18/07/2011

GENEVA -- The World Trade Organization ruled Friday in favor of China in its case alleging the European Union is illegally taxing steel fasteners of all sizes needed for everything from furniture to cars to bridges.

U.S. Manufacturers File Anti-Dumping Petition, Citing Unfair Korean Competition

18/07/2011

ABB Inc., Delta Star Inc. and Pennsylvania Transformer Technologies Inc. have jointly filed an anti-dumping duty petition with the U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) alleging that "unfairly traded imports of large power transformers [LPTs] with a top rating of 60 MVA or more from Korea are causing material injury to the domestic industry."