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U.S. Importer of Chinese-made Garment Hangers Arrested and Charged with Fraud, Smuggling and Money Laundering Related to Evasion

09/08/2010

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Members of the Coalition for Enforcement of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, including the U.S. wire garment hangers industry, have been working closely with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to identify instances of illegal evasion of U.S. trade laws. Today, the Coalition is able to announce that an importer of steel wire garment hangers has been arrested and charged with fraud, smuggling, and money laundering in connection with bringing Chinese-made hangers into the United States via a third country and then falsely claiming a country of origin other than China. Conviction of these felonies carries a maximum term of imprisonment between five and 20 years per count, plus substantial monetary fines and the payment of applicable dumping duties.

Potato Commission tries again to end Canadian anti-dumping duty

09/08/2010

Washington Ag Today August 6, 2010 The anti-dumping duties imposed against some U.S. potatoes going into British Columbia are up for review again. And once again the Washington State Potato Commission is seeking to get the 25 year-old tariffs eliminated.

New Legislation Combats Evasion of U.S. Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders

09/08/2010

Evasion destroys U.S. jobs, injures domestic industries, and costs millions of dollars in uncollected duties

(Pakistan) Govt’s efforts for removal of EU duty on PET collapsing

09/08/2010

KARACHI: The government’s efforts to have duty on Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) by European Union (EU) removed appear to be collapsing with the latest move of EU by proposing duty of 42-44 euros per tonne on import of plastic from Pakistan along with Iran and United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Glass fibre duties could be 43.6%, warns EuCIA

09/08/2010

An anti-dumping investigation into glass fibre products originating in China is coming to a first conclusion and could result in “shocking” levels of 43.6%, the European Composites Industry Association (EuCIA) is warning.

Anti-dumping duty on Chinese woven electric blankets

09/08/2010

The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of woven electric blankets from China that the U.S. Department of Commerce has determined are sold in the United States at less than fair value.

11 panels from India, 4 other nations attempt Doha revival

09/08/2010

NEW DELHI: India is in the thick of an effort to revive the stalled global trade talks with the World Trade Organisation, or WTO, setting up eleven different groups with representatives from five countries to resolve contentious issues.

Cement sales also hit by 'Dudus' unrest

09/08/2010

CARIBBEAN Cement Company (CCC) blamed the recession and the State of Emergency for its "disappointing" $218 million net loss in its second quarter, despite internal operational challenges related to its Mill-5 plant.