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Malaysia Stop Dumping Investigation PET Indonesia
23/05/2011
Ministry of International Trade and Industry of Malaysia to stop repeated allegations of dumping investigations against products of polyethylene terephthalate, Indonesia. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)-which, among other materials used in the manufacture of synthetic fibers and where food and beverages-from Indonesia and the country facing similar charges were Chinese Taipei and Korea.
Importers and Consignees Increasingly Facing Criminal Prosecutions in Trade Remedy and Customs Enforcement Cases
19/05/2011
A recent case involving circumvention of antidumping duties highlights the US government’s strategy of using criminal charges in trade enforcement cases. The US government has traditionally enforced its trade laws through customs-related civil penalties (e.g., 19 U.S.C. § 1592), but, of late, it has begun subjecting trade law violators to criminal penalties as well. Moreover, in a sign of the breadth of these prosecutions, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) is coupling these prosecutions with the enforcement of criminal statutes promulgated by non-trade-related agencies that regulate import safety.
Trade case over imported steel wire moves forward
19/05/2011
The U.S. Department of Commerce is continuing to investigate possible countervailing and anti-dumping duties against certain steel wire products from China and Mexico after all six United States International Trade Commissioners determined that there is reasonable indication that domestic producers are being hurt by these imports.
