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Proposed Paper Tariff Pits Jobs Vs. Costs

09/06/2010

A U.S. Department of Commerce proposal to impose stiff tariffs on coated free sheet paper imported from China and Indonesia would help save American jobs and allow domestic companies to compete more fairly for business, supporters say. Thomas Prusa, professor of economics, Rutgers University

EU looks pleased, but asks for more efforts

09/06/2010

Last year was a year of changes and while everything looks to be going smoothly, there is still work to be done, says the European Commission’s annual report on Macau, released late last week.

Duties on oil for Belarus break Russia’s international obligations

09/06/2010

MINSK, 7 June (BelTA) – Russia’s existing duty on the oil Belarus buys is a particularly tangible exception from free trade rules. The levying of customs duties from specific kinds of the oil products Belarus buys from Russia as from 1 January 2010 breaks international obligations of the Russian Federation, representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus told BelTA.

China Looking to Better Manage Reserves of Rare Earth Metals

09/06/2010

Two recent articles on essentially the same topic illustrate the differing views that can be placed on China’s decision to restrict Rare Earth Element (REE) mining to a limited number of major state enterprises. The first with the headline, “China tightens stranglehold on rare earth minerals” appears in the Telegraph newspaper and goes on to say how the US is turning to the World Trade Organization (WTO) to bring legal action to reverse restrictions China has placed on the export of these critical metals

China Warns U.S. on Steel Dispute

07/06/2010

BEIJING --China lashed out at the U.S. over a final decision to slap duties on imports of Chinese steel gratings, warning that the rising number of U.S.-initiated trade disputes against Beijing hurts economic ties between the two powers.

Anti-dumping PET ruling could push prices up for European converters

07/06/2010

A European Union proposal to impose import duties on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) shipments from Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is expected to result in cost increases for European converters, said Brussels.

Non-petitioners might still get import duties, Customs says Encourages U.S. manufacturers to keep filing claims

07/06/2010

WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection has advised domestic manufacturers that didn't support antidumping petitions in their respective industries to keep filing claims to seek duties collected under the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act, otherwise known as the Byrd Amendment.

Industry to seek restrictive duty on steel alloy imports from China

07/06/2010

NEW DELHI: Stainless steel makers on Wednesday said they will approach the Commerce Ministry for imposition of anti-dumping duty on certain grades of the alloy from China to protect the domestic mills from cheap imports.